Tech Brew Ride Home Wed. 03/04 - Are Fleets On Fleek?
Mar 4, 2020
Twitter introduces Fleets, a temporary content feature aiming to encourage casual sharing without engagement pressure. Robinhood faces outages, leading to a $15 compensation offer to impacted traders. Google Assistant can now read websites aloud, enhancing accessibility. Meanwhile, Netlify successfully raises $53M, contrasting with the struggles of the closing legal tech startup Atrium. The podcast also dives into the complexities of seed funding and highlights the latest trends in the streaming world, featuring Quibi and Hulu.
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Twitter Fleets
- Twitter is testing Fleets, ephemeral posts disappearing after a short time.
- These posts cannot be retweeted or liked, feedback comes only via DMs.
Robinhood Outages
- Robinhood blamed unprecedented load and record signups for recent outages, not leap year coding issues.
- Their DNS system failed due to infrastructure stress from this high demand.
Google I/O Goes Virtual
- Google canceled in-person I/O due to Coronavirus, offering refunds and online alternatives.
- They're giving $1M to local organizations to offset the economic impact of lost attendees.