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German and UK investors like to tweet about startup Europe. French VCs, not so much. Their Twitter feeds are 99% focused on their home turf. So, if you want to know everything about the French way of building startups, we’ve curated this list of the most active French VC investors on Twitter using the data of Atitlan.co, a Twitter growth startup. French(tech) lovers, here are some of the big names in VC to follow: Fleur Pellerin — @fleurpellerin Fleur Pellerin is founder of Paris-based Korelya Capital. (Photo by Olivier Vigerie / Contour by Getty Images) Who? Founding partner of Korelya Capital, a VC firm investing in French startups with ambitions to expand in Asia. Why should you care? Fleur Pellerin is one of the most prominent female tech leaders in France. Before moving into the tech industry, she served as France’s Minister of Culture and Communications between 2014 and 2016, and developed La French Tech. Born in South Korea and raised in France, Pellerin advocates for more tech collaborations between European and Asian ecosystems. Korelya, the VC firm she founded in 2016, is currently looking to raise a new fund. How about those tweets? French startups, diversity in tech and Asia-Europe tech partnerships Followers: 631kOur favourite tweet: “To…

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

Vaccine hunters on Twitter help users get their COVID-19 vaccines sooner C-D-C... HALF OF ALL ADULTS IN THE U.S... HAVE ALREADY RECIEVED ONE SHOT. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 6. I'M LIZ STRZEPA. MEANWHILE, IN OUR REGION... THERE ARE PEOPLE CALLED VACCINE HUNTERS WHO FINDING WAYS TO GET PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR COVID-19 SHOTS ááSOONER. NBC5's KRYSTIN RAE EXPLAINS IN HER STORY NEW TONIGHT AT SIX. IN VERMONT, THERE'S MULTIPLE PLACES TO LOOK WHEN SIGNING UP FOR A COVID-19 VACCINATION "its kind of a hussle that's possible to do, but not everybody knows about it." WHO CAN GET THEIR VACCINE FIRST, AND SOONEST, IS A RUSH VERMONTERS HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH. KEVIN LUMPKIN BEING ONE OF THEM. "I just found that I was finding out this information that would be helpful to other folks. So I went to the only place I could think of which was twitter, just so I could blast it out there." WHILE LOOKING INTO SIGNING UP FOR HIS OWN SHOT, HE CAME ACROSS VACCINE- SPOTTER.ORG. A WEBSITE THAT WILL TELL SOMEONE WHAT PHARMACIES IN THEIR STATE ARE OFFERING VACCINATIONS, AROUND THAT SAME WEEK. "it's about 6:15 every morning that this scheduler opens back up.…

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

Many social media influencers hide their personal life from the world. Although, to reveal it or not is their own decision. But the fans all over the world are always curious about the lives of their favorite stars, who influence them in one way or the other. One such influencer is Adin Ross. The 20-year-old Twitch streamer is in the news for his relationship status. everyone wants to know who Adin Ross is dating? Streaming on different social media platforms has become a daily routine for millions of people around the world. They live to stream any and every kind of activity, like experimenting with a new dish or making a DIY craft; showing hidden talents of singing and dancing or providing people some makeup hacks; and reviewing some of their favorite games, books, movies to name a few. Among these, the live-streaming of games is one of the most famous activities on YouTube. People who don’t have access to the latest high-tech games enjoy the same through the help of this live-streaming. On platforms like YouTube and Twitch, the live-streaming of games is very popular.Famous streamer on TwitchYouTube offers one of the best online gamers in the world. But,…

Apple has a huge market share when it comes to mobile phones. While Samsung is edge-to-edge with Apple in the competition, iPhones are still the industry's most loved device. This gives Apple an advantage over its competitors. If you look at Google's Android ecosystem, you will find that there is much freedom for developers and customers.Apple's lawsuits over the yearsApple is still very restricted and has fought lawsuits over developers jailbreaking the device and customizing it at their own will. One of the latest and ongoing lawsuits for Apple is related to its App Store.Many companies such as Spotify, Angry Birds, Epic Games, etc. have accused Apple of taking a huge cut of 30% for the in-app purchases on its store. While some of them have tried to let users download their app directly through their website, Apple has come forward to defend itself and restrict that as well.Unlike Android, where there are multiples unofficial app stores such as ACMarket, Aptoide, APKPure, etc., Apple doesn't allow its users to download applications from anywhere else than its own App Store.To use unofficial app stores on Apple, namely Cydia, Tweakbox, etc., users need to jailbreak their devices. This is a risky process…

Gen Z-focused social media app Yubo has launched its first global advertising campaign, with investment in Australia to boost local growth. The platform says it has more than 40 million Gen Z users around the world, including 1.1 million in Australia. Its new campaign, Friends, Not Followers, aims to push its image as a social media platform without the social pressure. The global campaign includes investment in Australia, with Yubo saying it wants to boost the local growth it’s seeing. The campaign will run for two weeks in Australia with 175 out-of-home ads and 82 Xtrack TVs across major train stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. Yubo has also partnered with livestreaming service Twitch to roll out digital advertisements across its platform. The roll out will see pre-roll advertisements, a homepage takeover and Show & Tell influencer program that will consist of a two-hour livestream with Twitch streamers that will engage with its community around the Yubo brand. “I read that people with more than 200 followers are more likely to say they felt pressure about the way they look than those with fewer followers,” says Yubo founder and CEO Sacha Lazimi. “This resonated with me - so…

The singer Marc Anthony announced this Sunday that he will offer for free on his YouTube channel, although recorded, the concert One night, which failed in its transmission on Saturday. It will only be available for 24 hours. After those who bought their ticket for the virtual concert on social networks asked for their money back for the failed concert, the Puerto Rican singer apologized and hours later announced the free concert. The streaming event, broadcast from Miami, was scheduled to be presented through the Livepass Play website, which did not even talk about the technical failure. In a statement through his social networks, Marc Anthony said that he ordered the disbursement of money from all the people who bought tickets for his presentation. “My people, as I promised you last night, my team and I have been working non-stop to find a solution to the technical problems of broadcasting last night’s scheduled event. I have demanded that all promoters refund the money to all who bought their tickets and that that process begin today, ” he said in the statement. To compensate his fans, he said that he would offer the free concert starting this Sunday at 5:00 pm…

Mortal Kombat 2021's Sonya Blade actress Jessica McNamee did her homework for the role, watching YouTube videos to get into her character. Mortal Kombat's Jessica McNamee, who will play Sonya Blade in the reboot, watched YouTube videos to prep for her role. A member of the Earthrealm's Outer World Investigation Agency, Sonya Blade is a formidable fighter and an original character from the very first Mortal Kombat video game. Sonya Blade is just one of the many iconic fighters set to appear in the upcoming reboot, the first Mortal Kombat film since 1997's failed sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. In addition to Sonya, everyone from Kano and Jax to Sub-Zero and Liu Kang will be fighting in the tournament that determines the fate of the world. Lewis Tan will also be introduced as Cole Young, a new character to the Mortal Kombat universe with a past tied to the mythology surrounding the events of the film. All of the actors trained vigorously to prepare for their roles in the film, but McNamee revealed her unique approach to doing the homework. Continue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view. The actress tells Collider that she first set out Googling the character to…

NewsThe contest is part of L&L’s Luau & Learn Activity Program and runs from April 19th to May 10th. Sunday, April 18th 2021, 11:01 AM HST by Annalisa BurgosL & L Hawaiian BarbecueL&L Hawaiian Barbecue is launching a national Instagram contest called “Luau & Learn: Flavor Remix Giveaway” asking all amateur chefs to “remix” a traditional L&L plate lunch into some entirely different. The prize is valued at $500.  Follow @llhawaiianbbq on Instagram and like the post about the “Luau & Learn: Flavor Remix Giveaway”. Create your own “Flavor Remix” dish. The dish must incorporate at least one L&L menu item (purchased from an L&L location) and cannot be the same as an existing Flavor Remix dish. Post a picture of your Flavor Remix dish on your Instagram profile using the hashtags #llhawaiianbbq, #flavorremix, and #luauandlearn. Make sure that your profile is public so that we can see it! Include the name of your dish and the list of ingredients in your photo caption.  Always Pan®Dinner for 4 Set Custom-designed L&L Family Set of Chef Aprons (2 adults & 2 kids) L&L Cookbook  Luau & Learn Flavor Remix Cutting Board No purchase necessary. Open to all Instagram users with a valid U.S.…