Art
Emicida, a rapper on a mission to recover Brazil's black history
When the black Brazilian rapper Emicida imagines his country’s whitewashed history, he sees a textbook missing a succession of key pages. In his songs and on stage, the São Paulo-born musician tries to correct that skewed telling, remembering the lives and times of black Brazilian academics, artists and activists in the hope of changing Brazil’s future. “If we’d been told about this story and these [black] contributions at school, we’d have a ... Full story
Education
Only 1% of UK university professors are black
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Economics
Netflix shares soar as it passes 200M paying subscribers – TechCrunch
Netflix capped off a year of impressive streaming growth by adding 8.5 million net new paying subscribers during the fourth quarter. That means the streaming giant now has a total of 204 million paying subscribers worldwide — net growth of 37 million new subscribers for the full year, up from 28 million net additions in 2019. The company also reported that it brought in $6.64 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $1.19 during Q4, ... Full story
A first look at Qualtrics’ IPO pricing – TechCrunch
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Ireland Leads On Facebook Privacy Regulation But EU Fractures Emerge
Rivian raises $2.65B as it pushes towards production of its electric pickup – TechCrunch
Entertainment
Facebook and Instagram’s AI-generated image captions now offer far more details – TechCrunch
Every picture posted to Facebook and Instagram gets a caption generated by an image analysis AI, and that AI just got a lot smarter. The improved system should be a treat for visually impaired users, and may help you find your photos faster in the future. Alt text is a field in an image’s metadata that describes its contents: “A person standing in a field with a horse,” or “a dog on a boat.” This lets the image be understood by people who can’t ... Full story
Health
Covid: Woman given vaccination on 108th birthday
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Law
Eleven-foot snake found in search of suspected cannabis farm
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Living
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Politics
Government considers scrapping some EU labour laws - BBC News
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China 'committed genocide against Uighurs' BBC News
US Capitol riots: FBI investigates whether stolen Pelosi laptop was offered to Russia
Reps oppose school resumption, propose three-month postponement
Meet The Billionaires Behind Signal And Telegram, Two New Online Homes For Angry Conservatives
Jeremy Corbyn: Details of Labour inquiry into ex-leader made public
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump’s account – TechCrunch
Sport
US-Mexico border wall seesaws win design award
While a wall is usually designed to keep people apart, this see-saw installation managed to bring people on both sides of the Mexico-US border together. And now the Teeter Totter Wall has won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year award, which is run by London's Design Museum. The seesaws were placed through sections of the wall and allowed people in both countries to play together. They were installed by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello at ... Full story
Technology
How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies – TechCrunch
Deep tech startups develop cutting-edge innovations with the power to truly revolutionize society. The founding team members at these companies often come from deeply technical backgrounds, which powers rapid product progress but can create bottlenecks on the go-to-market side. In this post, I outline the answers to four key questions around marketing at early-stage deep tech companies that are post-revenue:. - What marketing teams at deep tech ... Full story
Aurora, Paccar Partner On Autonomous Tech For Big Rigs As Robotruck Race Intensifies
Indian Army Shows Off Drone Swarm Of Mass Destruction
SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship – TechCrunch
Amazon-Backed Rivian Hauls In Additional $2.65 Billion To Fund Electric Vehicle Push
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