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Some news: Today is my first day at the Wall Street Journal!
I'll be reporting from L.A., tracking big California stories and digging into the nexus between politics and tech. Really excited to get started.
For coffees, tips, ideas, gossip, etc., I'm at [email protected].
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Scooter company Bird delisted from NYSE after stock collapse, will trade over the counter cnbc.com/2023/09/22/scooter-…
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Per @TheHustle
@YouTube is no rookie when it comes to building out creative platforms. In 2019, its creative ecosystem contributed:
•~$16B to the US GDP (equivalent of 345k full-time jobs)
•~$2B to the British GDP (30k jobs)
•~$622m to the French GDP (15k jobs)
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Sunday night scoop:
Bird is preparing to merge with Switchback II, a Dallas SPAC.
Value is $2.3 billion, below the $2.85 billion it reached in 2020.
The financials reveal Bird lost $226 million in 2019 and $183 million last year.
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Forty-four attorneys general sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg asking him to abandon plans to create a version of Instagram for children under 13 trib.al/plD9iIR
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Aaron Hirschhorn, an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor, died Sunday in a boating accident near Miami Beach. He was 42. trib.al/FYAR4BW
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It’s a New Day! Pass this along to any friends trying to figure out their 2021. bit.ly/damnjob
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Those #StimulusChecks are a joke. Like we’ve been saying for months, it’s time to #createyourowndamnjob bit.ly/damnjob
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We see the numbers all the time, but this is an interesting way to put the world in perspective. bit.ly/damnjob
#createyourowndamnjob #socialmedia #ecommerce #digitalmarketing
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TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., is reportedly in discussions with the U.S. government on ways to avoid a complete sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Read the latest on the company's negotiations: labusinessjournal.com/news/2….
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I, for one, do not wish Ghislaine Maxwell well.
I do wish for her to stay alive and to help hold accountable every single one of the people who need to be held accountable.
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TikTok just revealed its new five-story LA office, showing its commitment to battling US social media giants like Instagram and Youtube businessinsider.com/tiktoks-…
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Greycroft's Dana Settle is one of the most powerful venture capitalists and one of the few women in her field. She reveals what needs to be done to close the startup funding gap if you're not a man. businessinsider.com/greycrof…