Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 41, and former rival Kevin Rose, 48, are teaming up to relaunch Digg, a social and link-sharing website founded by Rose in 2004. The new Digg will feature AI content moderators, a unique feature not yet implemented by Reddit, aiming to combat spam and filter content more effectively. The platform, set for a mobile-first relaunch, has garnered over 175,000 sign-ups, with Justin Mezzell appointed as CEO and investments from Seven Seven Six and True Ventures, as the team aims to revitalize the once-popular website in the face of competition from Reddit’s advanced AI capabilities.
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Barclays to pay out up to £7.5mn to customers after 3-day IT outage
The Editor's Digest for free, curated by Roula Khalaf of the FT, highlights Barclays' expected compensation of up to £7.5mn for a recent outage affecting over half of its payments. Findings from a Treasury committee reveal that the top UK banks experienced 158 IT failures in the past two years, with Barclays leading in outages. Customers faced turmoil during the three-day incident in January, prompting Barclay's CEO Vim Maru to apologize and prioritize customer interests...
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