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Extra Crunch roundup: How Duolingo became an edtech leader

TechCrunch

Yet, as fintech companies have begun to go public, there has been a fair amount of uncertainty as to how these companies will be valued on the public markets. And fintechs now have a multitude of options in terms of how they choose to go public. Will fintech unicorn Flywire’s proposed IPO reach escape velocity?

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Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

Museum 2.0

While Jim and I explained clearly to Wild Idea proposers what they needed to do to submit their project for consideration before MuseumNext, we didn't give them enough support in actually facilitating their group brainstorming at the event. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most.

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Pornhub protests Utah age verification law by blocking the state's access

TechSpot

Utah has been fighting against online pornography for years. It called porn a public health crisis in 2016 and previously proposed that all smartphones and tablets in the state automatically block pornography. Read Entire Article

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Affirm, Airbnb, C3.ai, Roblox, Wish file for tech IPO finale of 2020

TechCrunch

We are likely to see these five price on public markets before the end of an already superlative year for tech IPOs. This coming decade, you have to think that we’ll see a more even spread of tech companies going public. Affirm files to go public. Airbnb files to go public. Roblox files to go public.

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Utah is about to pass a law making iPhones filter porn — but only if other states pass one, too

The Verge

In theory, Utah’s H.B. 72 mandates active adult content filters on all smartphones and tablets sold in Utah. The ACLU of Utah, which opposed the rule, tweeted that it “infringes upon the general public’s First Amendment rights to freely access the internet.” If none pass before 2031, the law will automatically sunset.

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Utah just passed the country’s first age-verification bill for app stores. But the fight isn’t over

Fast Company Tech

On Wednesday, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation mandating that app stores verify users ages and get parental consent for certain activity on minors accounts. In a statement provided on behalf of Meta, Snap, and X, a Meta spokesperson applauded Utah for putting parents in charge with the passage of the law.

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Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill

Engadget

Google is pushing back on a bill that would make Utah the first state in the US to have a law requiring app stores to conduct age verification of their users. A spokesperson also confirmed that the company requested that Utah Governor Spencer Cox veto the bill. Ghanem argues that not all apps should be subject to age verification.

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