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...Chief operating officer Jennifer Wong also has performance-related awards that are still linked to Reddit attaining a $25bn market value....
...Elaine Clark, chief executive of Derby-based industry body Rail Forum, said Alstom’s supply chain was being hit months before the manufacturer’s order book was completed....
...Instead of triggering tougher due diligence, the tech sector is dismissing the case as an outlier, writes Elaine Moore....
...But egg freezing is expensive, invasive and comes with low odds, writes Elaine Moore....
...Mindfulness start-ups seem like a lucrative solution to the problems the tech sector has created, writes Elaine Moore....
...Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second person, after compatriot Usain Bolt, to win the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint competitions at consecutive Olympics, running the second-fastest time in women...
...Big Tech wants its workers back where it can see them In the midst of a truly disruptive global trend, the greatest disrupters are clinging on to tradition, writes Elaine Moore....
...Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah, the defending gold medallists from 2012 and 2016, respectively also ran....
...Instagram temporarily blocked Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah over copyright restrictions after she shared videos of her gold-winning 100-metre and 200-metre races....
...But tedium poses a painful new threat to Instagram’s moneymaking ability just as its owner’s market valuation approaches $1tn, writes Elaine Moore....
...If that sounds unappealing, it may come as a surprise to hear how popular the trend is, writes Elaine Moore....
...But tipping is not just a way for users to show their appreciation, says Elaine Moore, it is a way to outsource payment altogether....
...Now that offices are reopening, perhaps there is a way to moderate constant, unnecessary contact, writes Elaine Moore....
...Podcast of the day Amazon caps big week of tech earnings San Francisco-based reporter Elaine Moore looks back on a busy week for tech earnings, with Amazon reporting its second straight quarter of $100bn-plus...
...But the blurry line between snark and cruelty is starting to feel nonexistent, writes Elaine Moore....
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...Podcast of the day FT News Briefing Consumer savings hit $5.4tn, Europe’s biggest football clubs plan a breakaway “Super League”, and Elaine Moore asks whether audio chat app Clubhouse have staying power...
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...On the 50th viewing it started to feel less like a targeted advert and more like trolling by the algorithm, writes Elaine Moore....
...(FT) What Clubhouse can learn from TikTok A lot of hype — and money — is riding on Clubhouse’s success, writes Elaine Moore....
...In the US, Tinder remains the app that defines online dating, Elaine Moore writes. (FT) An optimist’s guide to 2021 in Asia The pandemic has been a catalyst for change....
...Apology YouTube videos are the ‘new new thing’ I love everything Elaine Moore writes about tech and life in Silicon Valley....
...Less poignant, but trying twice as hard, is the misleadingly titled Thanks a Million, in which celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez give away $100,000 (why not a million?)....
...Lex’s Elaine Moore says Airbnb’s float signals it is a maturing tech platform, with all the scaled network advantages that confers....
...We always want to hear your thoughts and feedback, so drop me a line at jennifer.thompson@ft.com or email us at longstoryshort@ft.com — and have a lovely weekend. Jennifer Assistant companies editor...
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