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• Facebook reverses its Australian news ban and restores news pages Summary List PlacementAfter a few days of negotiations, Facebook has announced it will restore Australia's access to news pages following changes in the country's media code.  At issue was a provision in the country's proposed News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code which would force platforms like Google and Facebook to pay news sites for their content. It would also require the platforms to give advance notice about shifts in their algorithms. "It's about a fair go for Australian…
• Forget ‘The Bachelor’! Berkeley woman goes crowdfunding for a husband An enterprising young Berkeley woman is eager to find a husband and achieve her happily-ever-after. But she has no desire to chase roses on “The Bachelor,” or rely on the various online dating apps that she finds “terrible.” And so Kimber-Lee Alston, 29, has taken things into her own hands by launching a crowdfunding campaign in an effort to find someone who will put a ring on it. Yes, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, she has initiated this “uplifting…
• The benefits of Biden's child allowance could be worth 8 times its cost, new report finds Summary List PlacementAs part of his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden proposed a conversion of the current child tax credit to a fully refundable child allowance. A new study suggests that would generate about $800 billion in benefits to society. The report — released on Feb. 18 by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University — found that Biden's proposal to create a fully refundable child allowance of $3,600 per child aged 0-5, and…
• The many alleged identities of Bitcoin's mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto Summary List PlacementThe identity of the creator of Bitcoin has captured public attention once more, after Coinbase sent a copy of its public filing to Satoshi Nakamoto on Thursday. In the filing, the digital trading platform said if Nakamoto's true identity was ever revealed it could negatively impact bitcoin's value. The S-1 filing also referenced the creator's 1.1 million cache of bitcoin — currently worth about $30 billion. Since it was created in 2009, Bitcoin has experienced significant highs and…
• How I Found The Motivation To Launch A Business During The Pandemic Once a year, America acknowledges the egregious pay gap in which Latinas earn just 67 cents for every dollar a non-Latinx white man makes. It’s time we interrogate this fact  year-round. The L-Suite examines the diverse ways in which Latinx professionals have built their careers, how they’ve navigated notoriously disruptive roadblocks, and how they’re attempting to dismantle these obstacles for the rest of their communities. This month, we’re talking with lifestyle influencer and entrepreneur Ada Rojas about the lessons she’s…
• Ergatta's CEO reveals how the connected-fitness startup generated $2.5 million in monthly revenues within a year of launching Summary List PlacementErgatta only launched sales in March 2020, but the home-fitness startup has already reached $2.5 million in monthly revenues, it says.  Business has been so good that the company has already sold out of its luxury rowers multiple times during the pandemic. The waves of lockdowns and gym closures made 2020 the ideal time for Ergatta to launch sales, but the stay-at-home fitness trend is here to stay, Tom Aulet, the brand's CEO and co-founder, told Insider. Ergatta…
• Biden supports an 'independent review' into sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Cuomo, press secretary says Summary List PlacementWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Joe Biden supported an "independent review" of the allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after two women accused the governor of sexual harassment. In an interview published Saturday with The New York Times, former aide Charlotte Bennett said Cuomo made unwanted sexual advances toward her and asked her inappropriate questions on multiple occasions in spring 2020. "I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and…
• Cuomo says his behavior towards women was 'misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation' Summary List PlacementNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his behavior towards women had been "misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation" after allegations of sexual harassment had been made against him.  In a statement released on Sunday, Cuomo said he never inappropriately touched or propositioned anyone, but said he made jokes that he thought were funny, both in public and in private. "I have teased people about their personal lives, their relationships, about getting married or not getting married. I mean no offense…