Friday, September 6, 2024

Welcome to TC PM! Today we are looking at a recent cyberattack on the Transport for London; how sports reporters are working around the ban of X in Brazil; and Meta's upcoming feature releases. Have a great weekend!

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🚇 Tube trouble: Transport for London, the U.K. agency that oversees public transportation in the city, heads into the weekend still reeling from Monday's cyberattack. While the trains and buses it oversees aren't affected, many systems remain offline. Read more

🇧🇷 Ban workaround: Tonight the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Green Bay Packers in Brazil. The sports reporters on the ground are working around X's ban in the country by relaying information to their families back in the U.S. to post on their accounts on their behalf. Read more

🗳️ Tim to TikTok: VC Tim Draper lands a deal with TikTok to air his international startup pitch competition. TikTok users will be able to watch "Meet the Drapers" episodes and then vote on their favorite submissions in the app. Read more

Afternoon must-reads

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🚙 Capital and charges: Wellen Sham has a lot going on. He's trying to raise $100 million for the EV company he's the CEO of, Thunder Power Holdings, while also dealing with 11 criminal charges from the Taiwanese government regarding a different company. Read more

💬 More messaging: Instagram wants you to think of it as a messaging app. The photo- and video-sharing social media app introduced a handful of new features meant to remove the friction of using its DM feature. Read more

📞 Compliance updates: Speaking of messaging, Meta will roll out new features to its WhatsApp and Messenger services starting next year. These changes are meant to help the company comply with Europe's Digital Markets Act. Read more

💵 Roblox features: Today Roblox announced that it's rolling out new ways for creators to make money on the platform and teased a new project that will power generative AI. Roblox said the changes are meant to bring more traditional game developers to the virtual world. Read more

🏡 Real estate revolutions and staggering AI share prices: Today on Equity, the team chats about the latest on You.com's $50 million play against Google, a new age of real estate, and AI on the secondary market. Listen here

💨Cash for C-Zero: C-Zero, a startup developing a way to strip hydrogen from methane without emitting carbon dioxide, raised $5 million of its $18 million funding goal. The startup previously raised $45 million. Read more

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🧑‍⚖️ Round two: Google and the Justice Department head back to court on Monday regarding whether Google has a monopoly on search. The Verge gives us the lowdown on why the company is headed back to court next week and what has transpired so far. Read more

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