"Saturday Night Live" mocked former President Trump's impeachment trial this weekend, calling it the "dumbest trial" ever just hours after senators voted to acquit him Saturday.
Ashley Carman / The Verge : A look at the challenges of podcast moderation: the difficulty of finding infringing content, the plethora of players, and philosophical objections to the idea — When former White House adviser-turned-podcaster Steve Bannon called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI director Christopher Wray, the tech platforms reacted.
Alan Boyle / GeekWire : Pivotal Commware, which develops mmWave 5G infrastructure products that make use of metamaterials tech, raises $50M Series C led by Tracker Capital Management — Kirkland, Wash.-based Pivotal Commware says it has closed on a $50 million funding round that will help it expand research …
Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN : A DoorDash worker's vehicle was carjacked with two of his kids inside, showing the precarious position of parents in the gig economy during the pandemic — (CNN Business)For Ashley Vincent, a single mom in Binghamton, New York, delivering for DoorDash often requires some negotiation with her seven-year-old son.
President Joe Biden issued a statement late Saturday, hours after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on an article of impeachment for "inciting an insurrection" in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Deputy White House press secretary TJ Ducklo on Saturday said he was resigning amid allegations that he made "derogatory and misogynistic" remarks to Politico reporter Tara Palmeri nearly a month ago.
Angel Au-Yeung / Forbes : Following Bumble's IPO, CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, who is 31, became the youngest female CEO ever to take a company public in the US — [Update 7 pm ET: Whitney Wolfe Herd ended the day Thursday with a net worth of $1.5 billion based on Bumble stock closing at $70.55.]
Deputy White House press secretary TJ Ducklo on Saturday said he was resigning amid allegations that he made "derogatory and misogynistic" remarks to Politico reporter Tara Palmeri nearly a month ago.
They didn’t just win the Super Bowl but Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team appear to be feeling that way after getting the former president a second impeachment acquittal.
Democrat impeachment managers on Saturday drew harsh criticism from both the left and the right after their stark reversal on whether to call witnesses in the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently isn't buying New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s claim that congressional Democrats’ proposed coronavirus aid package would not provide enough relief to the Empire State.
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Yandex says it caught an employee selling access to user email accounts for personal gains, and is in process of notifying 4,887 affected mailbox owners — The Russian company said the employee sold access to 4,887 user email accounts. — Russian search engine and email provider Yandex …
Michelai Graham / Technical.ly DC : Data privacy management company WireWheel raises $20M Series B led by ForgePoint Capital, bringing its total raised to $45M — Led by ForgePoint Capital, this new financing will go toward expanding the data protection company's SaaS platform and adding to its product engineering, sales and marketing teams.
Jay Peters / The Verge : Microsoft's Edge extensions store is hosting unofficial copies of games like Mario Kart 64, Pac-Man, more; Microsoft and Nintendo say they are investigating — Super Mario Bros., Sonic, Pac-Man, Tetris, Cut The Rope, even Minecraft — Microsoft's Edge extensions store appears …
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" and "Fleabag" star Phoebe Waller-Bridge will team up for a remake of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," which originally starred Angelina and Brad Pitt in 2005.
Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of "Toxic" singer Britney Spears, has spoken out following the release of the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" and the court ruling in favor of a co-conservatorship over the pop star.
Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy urged President Biden to adjust his plan for distributing vaccines nationwide after finding "obvious flaws" that could prove detrimental to states with higher rates of seniors.
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Garrard blasted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Friday, after an active duty Marine and the son of freshmen Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., was barred from her swearing-in ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions.
Corinne Reichert / CNET : BitPay adds Apple Pay support for its prepaid Mastercard which allows users to instantly convert their cryptocurrencies into fiat to pay for goods and services — BitPay cards can now be added to Apple Wallet. … Bitcoin wallet BitPay's Prepaid Mastercard users in the US can now add …
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch : Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition, including Clearview AI's software, by its police department — Minneapolis voted Friday to ban the use of facial recognition software for its police department, growing the list of major cities …
Larry King's wife Shawn King has spoken out after the TV icon's will was revealed online, stating that he wished to divide his $2 million estate among his children.
House aides claim Democrats' impeachment managers accidentally included a fake blue check verification mark on tweets that were presented at the Senate trial, according to a report.
The second impeachment trial for former President Trump wrapped up a key phase Friday night and could head for a vote on conviction as soon as Saturday.
Impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump neared their conclusion Friday as his lawyers delivered their closing arguments in his defense.
Stacey Plaskett, one of the House impeachment managers, called out former President Trump's defense team for focusing on "Black women like myself" in their video montages during the impeachment trial.
Dr. Tom Robinson / Elliptic Blog : The founder of Joker's Stash, one of the most popular marketplaces for stolen credit card and identity data, has allegedly retired with a fortune of $1B+ — Elliptic's Co-founder and Chief Scientist discusses cryptocurrency forensics, investigations, compliance, and sanctions.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo drew calls for his resignation or impeachment this week after damaging new details emerged about the state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes and subsequent withholding of vital information on the death toll – with even Democratic critics calling for greater transparency from the governor’s office.
Conor Hale / FierceBiotech : Hyperfine Research raises $90M Series D from GV, Nextrans, Axiom Associates, and others for its portable AI-powered MRI scanner — Hyperfine Research has raised $90 million to scale up the commercial rollout of its wheeled, bedside MRI scanner in the U.S. and abroad, following its debut last year.
Adam Tempkin / Bloomberg : SEC filing: Figure, which uses blockchain to provide loans and is led by Mike Cagney, ex-CEO of SoFi, plans to raise $250M via a SPAC — - Ex-Sofi CEO Cagney's blockchain fintech Figure creates SPAC — Ellington Management has ‘economic interest’ in effort: filing