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Early Snapchat employee debuts Yoni Circle, a social storytelling app for womxn

TechCrunch

Drimal, has now launched her own social app, Yoni Circle. Drimal came up with the idea for a social storytelling app, in part, because she saw the potential when working on the Snapchat “Our Stories” product. An early Snapchat employee who once architected the “Our Stories” product, Chloe?

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Why Is It Necessary to Run Cybersecurity Evaluation Exercises?

Altexsoft

The rapidly growing volume and sophistication of attacks entail the need for greater preparedness, especially through regular security exercises. Here’s a question related to the field of security: Why do military organizations ceaselessly conduct combat exercises or drills? Reason 1: Knowing if the system works.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

This analysis isn’t just a statistical exercise but a crucial necessity in our interconnected world, where the security of our digital infrastructure is intertwined with our physical safety and economic stability. A BCP typically includes four steps: business impact analysis, recovery strategies, plan development, and testing and exercises.

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Nextdoor’s SPAC investor deck paints a picture of sizable scale and sticky users

TechCrunch

The SPAC parade continues in this shortened week with news that community social network Nextdoor will go public via a blank-check company. Nextdoor then argues that its user base is distinct from that of other social networks and that its users are about as active as those on Twitter, albeit less active than on the major U.S.

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Athleisure icon Ty Haney raises $9.8M in fresh funding for her blockchain rewards startup

TechCrunch

The startup uses blockchain technology to help brands build customer loyalty without having to rely on buying up pricey ads on third-party social media platforms, Haney explained. “[Outdoor Voices] would spend 30% to 40% of our dollars raised directly to the big [social media] platforms.

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Wave brings some science and sanity to the business of mental health

TechCrunch

I asked Dr. Adler to give an example of the type of exercises the app would be able to provide. A values clarification exercise is an exercise that you might do with your therapist if you have one, and you can afford to pay $250 an hour to do that. ” “We’re not fighting social media.

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Quell raises $3M to turn home fitness into a game

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Investors in this round include Twitch co-founders Kevin Lin and Emmett Shear, AngelList founder Naval Ravikant, WikiHow founder Josh Hannah, TenCent, Khosla Ventures, Heartcore, Social Impact Capital and JamJar Investments. Time for jumping jacks! Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2.

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