Lawmakers want Apple and Google to take their eyes off you
Four Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the FTC asking for it to investigate the tech giants for “enabling the collection and sale of mobile-phone users’ personal information.”
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Airbnb opens $10 million fund to build wild rentals
Airbnb is launching a $10 million fund to give 100 hosts the resources to build crazy, eye-popping rentals that can go viral on the platform and get people booking.
Gene-edited rice could be a delicious way to capture carbon emissions
The Innovative Genomics Institute (IG) has received funding to use CRISPR technology to modify rice so that it can help pull and keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
The public library is the new WeWork
Coworking is upgrading to an old-school option, public libraries.
MrBeast is the mayor of Greenville, North Carolina
MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) has funneled his huge YouTube success and the tons of revenue it generates back into his hometown of Greenville, North Carolina.
Elon Musk lays out three hurdles to hatching the Twitter deal
Elon Musk is taking to the press again to reveal where he’s at with his acquisition of Twitter.
BTS hiatus rocks South Korean economy
BTS' surprise hiatus is sending ripples throughout the South Korean economy.
New cities could pop up to accommodate a remote work boom
The rise of remote work may also eventually lead to the rise of new cities, or “Remotevilles,” giving workers plenty of choices of where to live while easing the population burden on existing metros.
Congress may finally see eye-to-eye on data privacy
Congress is getting closer to formally introducing federal data-privacy legislation, with a bipartisan bill moving through committee.
The IRS wants a piece of your Venmo balance
The IRS is cracking down on payments from platforms such as Venmo, eBay, and Etsy by lowering the threshold for tax reporting to a measly $600.