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Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users photos to train AI if they don’t delete them

April 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Community, Dont, license, Photos, Train, users

EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik, after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users’ photos to train AI models. Earlier this month, the company informed users via email that it was adding a new clause to its Terms & Conditions that would grant it the rights to upload [...]read morePhoto-sharing community EyeEm will license users photos to train AI if they don’t delete them

Even Introverts Need Community

As an adult, I crave alone time. The funny thing is, I didn’t really think that alone time was something I would struggle to find, until one day, I woke up, a married woman with two kids and three dogs, and realized that I am never ever alone. While some people are afraid to be [...]read moreEven Introverts Need Community

Even Extroverts Need Community

As an adult, I crave alone time. The funny thing is, I didn’t really think that alone time was something I would struggle to find, until one day, I woke up, a married woman with two kids and three dogs, and realized that I am never ever alone. While some people are afraid to be [...]read moreEven Extroverts Need Community

Why Do We Need Community?

Isolating has always been a temptation for me. Even in my faith, I’ve attempted to follow Jesus with minimal dependence on others while avoiding sharing my struggles and fears. But living the Christian life in isolation doesn’t work for long. Why can’t I seek God on my own and please Him? Why is community essential [...]read moreWhy Do We Need Community?

Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund

April 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology college, Community, founders, fund, led, series, Startup

Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor’s degrees within six years. But Campus, an online alternative to traditional community colleges, has an approach that aims to change that. Many adjunct professors at the nation’s top universities, including UCLA, Princeton [...]read moreCampus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund

Cherub, an angel investing community inspired by dating apps, entices investors and founders to pair up

April 18, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Community, Dating, founders, Inspired, investing, investors

Jaclyn Johnson and Angeline Vuong were on a hike deliberating how hard it can be for people to get started in angel investing when they realized they had stumbled upon a startup idea. Today they are the co-founders of Cherub, a marketplace that pairs angel investors with entrepreneurs. Vuong spent nearly five years working in [...]read moreCherub, an angel investing community inspired by dating apps, entices investors and founders to pair up

First Community Mortgage selects Blue Sage platform to scale business

April 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate Community, Mortgage, platform, scale, Technology

Tennessee-based multichannel mortgage lender First Community Mortgage announced on Wednesday that it has selected the Blue Sage Solutions digital lending platform and its LION Consumer POS to help scale its growth efforts across the 48 states it operates in. The move allows the lender to have “modernized its mortgage operational processes, boosted productivity and delivered [...]read moreFirst Community Mortgage selects Blue Sage platform to scale business

Western Australia’s Close-Knit Japanese Car Community

April 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Community

‘Perth is a cornucopia of JDM goodness, and we want the world to know.’ That is the simple motto behind Japanese Car Spotting WA (Western Australia) and events like their recent JCSWA Easter Meet. That’s how I came to join some friends on Easter Monday at the Ocean Reef Boat Harbour Parking Station in Joondalup [...]read moreWestern Australia’s Close-Knit Japanese Car Community

Estée Lauder invests in community beauty start-up Kiki World

April 12, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business Community, invests, Startup, world

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Apr 12, 2024 The American cosmetics group Estée Lauder, via its New Incubation Ventures (NIV) fund, has participated alongside several tech players in the first round of financing for Kiki World, a Californian beauty start-up. The total value of the deal is $7 million (€6.5 million). Kiki World – DR [...]read moreEstée Lauder invests in community beauty start-up Kiki World

Potential Destiny 3 Leak Sets D2 Community On Fire

April 11, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Community, Destiny, Fire, Leak, potential, sets

Earlier this week, Bungie unveiled most of the major features included in Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, including a new enemy faction, an exotic class item that allows players to mix and match game-changing perks, and most importantly, a chaotic new subclass called Prismatic that similarly combines previous Light and Dark subclasses. Interestingly, [...]read morePotential Destiny 3 Leak Sets D2 Community On Fire