Ramp secures $13 billion valuation in deal allowing employees, investors to sell shares The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Allowing ICE Raids in Certain Places of Worship Religious organizations are challenging a Trump administration policy that allows ICE to conduct operations in sensitive locations. The judge declined to pause the policy more broadly.

Facebook allowing pages of videos of breastfeeding that have links to porn? So I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and got another one of these random breastfeeding videos. This one was odd though because the mother was grabbing the babies hand and making it touch her other breast I read some comments that also thought it was wrong so I clicked on the page and it’s just full of them. It’s worded in a way that…

Lawsuit Accuses University of California of Allowing Race to Factor in Admissions The state’s elite campuses, prohibited from using race-based admissions for decades, are now admitting more Black and Hispanic students. A new group is suing, arguing the university system is cheating.

APKMirror is no longer allowing downloads of TikTok, Lemon8, citing US Bill H.R.7521, setting a dangerous precedent for sideloading Currently, you are unable to view the APKMirror web page. Instead, you get the following message shown in the screenshot below. Tiktok downloads are currently blocked in the United States due to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. https://i.imgur.com/fxF8lAN.png The link in this statement leads to the f…

How has Instagram started allowing advertisement of literally explicit porn I don’t know if I’m just extremely behind, but today for the first time I literally saw EXPLICIT porn (a woman with the camera positioned directly in front of her vagina while fingering it) as a SPONSERED Instagram post. Like there was no way around it to attempt to make the video bypass guidelines or anything, it was actually just straight porn…

Vatican approves document allowing gay men to become priests in Italy (RNS) — A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the priesthood. The post Vatican approves document allowing gay men to become priests in Italy appeared first on RNS.

Contributed to employer FSA anticipating baby. Had a miscarriage. Employer is not allowing to unenroll. What are my options? I contributed $2,000 to my employer’s health care FSA account during open enrollment in mid-November 2024, anticipating medical expenses for a baby expected in 2025. Unfortunately, I experienced a miscarriage in mid-December and don’t anticipate using the funds for other health-related expenses next year. I reached out to HR/Benefits to request …

YouTube is letting creators opt into allowing third-party AI training Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeYouTube is rolling out a way for creators to let third-party companies use their videos to train AI models. To be clear, the default setting for this is off, meaning that if you don’t want to let third-party companies scrape your videos for AI training, you don’t have to do anything. But if, for some reason…

Disney was ‘hesitant’ in allowing Jay-Z at Lion King red carpet after allegation submitted by /u/TheExpressUS

Why Is Anime So… Weird? The reasons are cultural, business, and animation dilemmas facing anime creators. And how the solutions they came up with end up allowing them to create stories with a lot more expressiveness. submitted by /u/yuritopiaposadism

OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.

X is allowing people you’ve blocked to see your posts Illustration: The VergeThis weekend, X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announced it’s “starting to launch” a controversial change to how blocking works on its platform. Company owner Elon Musk first revealed the change in September, which will allow people you’ve blocked to continue to see your posts, and, as noted by TechCrunch, your f…

Netflix Adds ‘Moments’ Feature Allowing Users to Easily Share Favorite Scenes submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Bitcoin Exchange River Financial Allowing Users to Earn BTC Interest on Cash Deposits Not a bank itself, River has teamed up with Lead Bank, a member of the FDIC, meaning users’ deposits are protected up to the value of $250,000.

What would be the harm to allowing catch up contributions at young ages? I have been thinking about 401(k) contribution limits recently. As someone who spent a long time in school during which I had no income, followed by several years of very modest income (doctor with a masters degree then residency) I was not able to contribute to retirement until I was pushing 30 years old. I understand that catch up contribution…

N.Y. Judge Loosens Trump’s Gag Order, Allowing Him to Attack Witnesses The judge who oversaw Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial loosened the rules governing what Mr. Trump can say about it, and said his gag order would be lifted after his July 11 sentencing.

New Jersey bill allowing standalone crematories could benefit Hindu funeral rituals (RNS) — Hindu advocates hope the new bill would better fit the spiritual needs of a community that largely cremates its dead. The post New Jersey bill allowing standalone crematories could benefit Hindu funeral rituals appeared first on Religion News Service.

Pat Sajak Bids Farewell to ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in First Look at His Final Episode: ‘Thank You for Allowing Me Into Your Lives’ submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Twitch announces a program allowing DJs to split revenue with record labels Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeLivestreaming platform Twitch announced a new program aimed at DJs today that will allow creators to use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee. Twitch signed deals with major record labels like Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music as well as “hundreds” of independent labe…