Friday, May 7, 2021

Prescient, a North Carolina-based startup that makes architectural software, raises $190M from JE Dunn and Eldridge, bringing its total raised to around $295M (Zachery Eanes/Raleigh News & Observer)

Zachery Eanes / Raleigh News & Observer:
Prescient, a North Carolina-based startup that makes architectural software, raises $190M from JE Dunn and Eldridge, bringing its total raised to around $295M  —  Prescient, a North Carolina-based startup that makes architectural software, said Monday it has raised $190 million from investors …



Using PayPal for Twitter's Tip Jar could reveal tipper's address to the recipient and possibly recipient's email to the tipper; Twitter says it will add a label (Brian Barrett/Wired)

Brian Barrett / Wired:
Using PayPal for Twitter's Tip Jar could reveal tipper's address to the recipient and possibly recipient's email to the tipper; Twitter says it will add a label  —  Sending its users to PayPal has created all sorts of problems that Twitter should have caught ahead of time.



WhatsApp introduces Mother's Day themed sticker packs

It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow. Facebook-owned social messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out a Mother’s Day themed sticker pack for its users. Called the Mama Love, the sticker pack is available on WhatsApp mobile app for download. https://ift.tt/3vNRxmU

Dogecoin in Spotlight as Elon Musk Makes SNL Appearance

With the price of Dogecoin surging, investors are looking ahead to Elon Musk's guest-host spot on this weekend's Saturday Night Live comedy sketch TV show after the billionaire's tweets this year... https://ift.tt/3nYzaJ7

NASA Mars Rover Captures Audio, Video of Ingenuity Helicopter Flight

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time captured the low-pitched whirring of the Ingenuity helicopter's blades as it flies through the rarefied Martian atmosphere. https://ift.tt/3vQcptQ

Sources: India has held up approvals for import of WiFi modules from China for months, causing companies like Dell and Xiaomi to delay product launches in India (Sankalp Phartiyal/Reuters)

Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters:
Sources: India has held up approvals for import of WiFi modules from China for months, causing companies like Dell and Xiaomi to delay product launches in India  —  A man watches a video on his mobile phone as he commutes by a suburban train in Mumbai, India.  Picture taken March 31, 2016.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...