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by: Dana Winter Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:26 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:27 PM CDT MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — As people across the country reacted to the three guilty verdicts, people in Mobile did the same. WKRG News 5 went out in Downtown Mobile finding out how people felt about the jury’s final decision. An attorney, Gregory Harris pulled over on his bicycle and told people about the news minutes after the verdict was read aloud. He spoke to WKRG News 5 about how he learned the verdict. He said he was listening to it in a discussion on the app Clubhouse. Harris said, “We were listening to it in real-time as it came out and so I had a real opportunity to hear how people across America really felt about what just happened today and the thing that I’m getting right now. The one word that I’m hearing is vindicated.” A WKRG reporter asked Harris if he was surprised by the verdict.  » Read More

Law360 (April 20, 2021, 6:11 PM EDT) -- Facebook wants to convince users that the mass scraping of personal data from social media sites is a common practice as it deals with fallout from the recent posting of more than 500 million users' information on an online hacking forum, a new internal memo reveals.In the memo, which Facebook confirmed as authentic on Tuesday, a member of the company's communications team outlines a "long-term strategy" for responding to criticism stemming from news that a trove of user data — including phone numbers, full names and birthdates — was scraped from its systems by what the company called "malicious actors" exploiting a tool designed to help... Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.) Access to attached documents such as briefs,  » Read More

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Alarmed at the popularity of invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse, Facebook is launching a similar product called Live Audio Rooms which will also be available on Messenger this summer.Announcing multiple social audio products, the company said on Monday that it will test Live Audio Rooms in Groups, making it available to the 1.8 billion people using Groups every month and tens of millions of active communities on Facebook."As part of this initial rollout, we'll also bring Live Audio Rooms to public figures so they can host conversations with other public figures, experts and fans," said Fidji Simo, Head of Facebook App."In addition to bringing this to Facebook, we also plan to release Live Audio Rooms on Messenger this summer so you can easily hang out with your friends, too," Simo added.Facebook announced multiple products that emphasise voice content over text, images, or video.The company said it is building a set of new audio creation tools and will make them available in an audio creation tool directly inside the Facebook app.  » Read More

Every new social app creates space for different content and different business models. Social audio app Clubhouse — which just raised funds at a $4B valuation mere months after notching a $1B price tag — has become a blank canvas for new ways to monetize live audio. Among the most interesting experiments on the platform is “NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys,” which The Washington Post describes as a combo of an interactive comedy show, dating game, and podcast. Founded by a group of New York University (NYU) grads… … this Clubhouse room re-creates the atmosphere of a bar. Attendees get the opportunity to spit some game at potential dates (AKA “shoot your shot”). The live nature of the room can lead to viral unscripted moments and attracts upward of 10k unique Clubhouse users a night. The Hustle recently spoke to 2 of the show’s co-hosts — Devin Lewtan and Sarah Jannetti — to find out what’s next for NYU Girls: Business model NYU Girls utilizes the tipping feature from Clubhouse and also runs a chat channel on Spore where listeners can interact with each other (and also tip the hosts).  » Read More

April 19, 2021 Print this page Consumers around the world have stockpiled an extra $5.4tn of savings since the coronavirus pandemic began Your browser does not support playing this file but you can still download the MP3 file to play locally. Consumers around the world have stockpiled an extra $5.4tn of savings since the coronavirus pandemic began, and many of Europe’s wealthiest football clubs have agreed to join a breakaway “Super League” competition. Plus, the FT’s Lex columnist Elaine Moore discusses whether the audio chat app, Clubhouse, has staying power. Global savers’ $5.4tn stockpile offers hope for post-Covid spendinghttps://www.ft.com/content/8cbfe40d-1ce1-4dc6-bcb2-1314b77b9443?Top European football clubs sign up to breakaway Super Leaguehttps://www.ft.com/content/4cbef20a-7599-4580-82aa-2af383bd0f5aReach for the stars: what Clubhouse can learn from TikTokhttps://www.ft.com/content/84b3879b-f3bb-4138-a688-e3ed4179d45bHSBC top brass forced to hot desk as HQ scraps executive floorhttps://www.ft.com/content/4984410c-e6fe-41d6-9d66-67ee54188f38? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  » Read More

The audio-based social media startup Clubhouse announced Sunday it had secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a  Series C round led by existing investor Andrew Chen, of Andressen Horowitz, as it looks to scale up in face of rising competition. What Happened: Clubhouse named DST Global, Tiger Global Management, and Elad Gil as investors who participated in the funding round, which according to a Reuters report, values the company at $4 billion.  Bloomberg News had earlier this month reported that the startup is looking to raise fresh money at a $4 billion valuation. The fresh funding comes just three months after its previous funding and amid a growing interest of rivals in launching a similar product.  See Also: Twitter Looked To Acquire Clubhouse In $4B Deal: Report Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) will on Monday announce a suite of new audio products, including its own take on Clubhouse, as well as a push into podcasts aided by Spotify Technology S.A.  » Read More

Shanghai-based 5Y Capital holds shares in Trip.com, SenseTime, Xpeng and other heavyweights.   © Reuters EUDORA WANG, DealStreetAsiaApril 18, 2021 10:13 JST | ChinaHONG KONG -- 5Y Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm that has backed smartphone brand Xiaomi and short-video app Kuaishou, has closed an unspecified number of dollar- and yuan-denominated funds totaling more than 13 billion yuan ($2 billion).5Y Capital did not disclose details such as the number and names of its newly closed funds, nor their respective sizes. It did not immediately respond to DealStreetAsia's request for comments.This fundraising "significantly exceeded the firm's original target and hit the hard caps in a very short time after initial launch," the firm said Monday on LinkedIn. Investors include new and existing long-term limited partners from China and elsewhere, it said.The latest U.S. dollar funds alone, which include 5Y Capital's early-stage venture fund and its first-ever growth fund, brought in over $1.7 billion.Formerly known as Morningside Venture Capital,  » Read More

Clubhouse is the hottest social media start-up since Snapchat burst on to the scene a decade ago. Clubhouse is a flash in the pan whose mooted $4 billion valuation will, in retrospect, be seen as a moment of pandemic-induced madness.For the year-old company, both narratives are raging. Here are the facts. The audio chatroom app topped 10 million weekly active users in late February, even though it was invitation-only (it still is) and was not available on Android phones — 84 per cent of the market. It hit the headlines as a buzzy meeting space where Tesla founder Elon Musk would drop in to conversations, along with A-list Hollywood stars, comedians and tech bros.It is fair to say that Clubhouse, created by entrepreneur  » Read More

(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) The WNBA is only 25 years old as of this year; many are trying to compare it to the NBA, which is 50 years ahead in terms of revenue. It is an unfair comparison the WNBA has not been as profitable as its counterpart, but the league is moving in the right direction. This past off-season, the players association, and the league agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deal includes an increase in player salary, benefits, and the top players’ compensation has tripled to $500k. The question is now how can the league continue to build on what they have already accomplished. On Friday afternoon, both Karen Russell and Sue Bird were on the Clubhouse App and discussed that exact topic. “The biggest loss was Kobe’s daughter Gianna Bryant and one of my transformative moments on this app was actually mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, said Russell. “It was the pivotal moment where I said I was going to go all-in on this social media app because I can connect with like-minded people.  » Read More

Season Bennett is a barbershop owner who uses the Clubhouse mobile app to earn tens of thousands of dollars a month. Last year she made six figures with it. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clubhouse, a relatively new mobile app, is paving the road to prosperity for Charlotte entrepreneurs like Season Bennett, who earned $60,000 on the platform in just one month. "The early people really win. They've already got their audience and they've got their foot in the door before everybody else," Bennett said describing her early entry into using the app. Clubhouse facilitates conference calls via virtual rooms and is somewhat exclusive. requiring an invite from a current user to join. There's no video and it will not let you record calls without permission, but if you get invited to a discussion with an influencer who has a huge following the exposure can be lucrative. Bennett remembers the first time she participated in a Clubhouse chat. When she booked a one-on-one consult she saw dollar signs. "I realized, oh my gosh… I know how to teach classes online.  » Read More