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222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences

TechCrunch

“In early 2022, we moved to Los Angeles and started partnering with brick and mortar locations, creating a marketplace between hyperlocal venues and members looking to discover their city and meet new people through unique social experiences.” ” That marketplace became 222. 222’s onboarding survey.

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The best comedies streaming on Netflix right now

Mashable Tech

Whether you're craving action-spiked shenanigans, quirky coming-of-age adventures, awkward humor, stranger-than-fiction silliness, madcap musical numbers, or crime with a spree of laughs, there's a perfect pick for you. They play the Icelandic musical duo Fire Saga, who find themselves in the Eurovision spotlight.

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Facebook groups are falling apart over Black Lives Matter posts

The Verge

The groups, which range in focus from video games to music to local communities, are moderated by other group members. She only bans hate speech or threats, but during the Black Lives Matter movement, she started banning “all lives matter” content because she considers the memes people shared to be hate speech. “I

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LeBron James song edits are taking over TikTok

Mashable Tech

LeBron James — the most famous basketball player in the world — has become one of TikTok's latest genres of music. SEE ALSO: Iowa vs. LSU delivered memes, jokes, and a great game from Caitlin Clark In my personal opinion — which seems to be backed by its prevalence — one remix outdoes them all. Yes, genre.

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Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic

The Verge

You’ve done music festivals, all sorts of “IRL events.” The number of people who can go to a music festival is small; it’s really the privileged few. Those cues are in TikTok, TikTok videos, those are in what you’re watching on Netflix, those are in the memes that are circulating. Then you made a spring break mode.

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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

If you make a music app, like Spotify, or a video app, like Netflix, you can force people to sign up on the web and Apple won’t take a cut. Meanwhile, Apple offers a mediocre Spotify alternative, Apple Music, which it advertises throughout the operating system. The reason, writes David Pierce at Protocol , is “ rule 3.1.1

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The tech antitrust hearing was good, actually

The Verge

Apple makes at least 60 apps like Music and Mail that compete with third-party sellers but are not subject to the 30 percent tax that it places on them, reducing competition in the marketplace. The new meme campaign is primarily focused on vote-by-mail registration. Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times ).

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