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Some users searching for alternatives to Twitter have flocked to Hive Social. The platform is run by its 24-year-old founder, Raluca Pop, and two other employees. Insider spoke to Pop about the platform, some of its server and impersonation glitches, and whether it will hire content moderators.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…

Hello, Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly newsletter. When not starting to freak out about how soon the New York City Marathon is, we've been busy keeping tabs on all the biotech news and beyond that came out this week. The healthcare team is also planning to add two great reporters to the team —…

Ayomi Samaraweera was laid off in December and is now focused on her creator-economy startup.  She revealed the lessons she's learned while building a business. She said speed and strong communication skills are crucial for new founders.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're…

The Impossible Burger. Impossible Foods The magic ingredient that makes Silicon Valley's favorite veggie burger "bleed" has officially been approved by federal regulators. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for a protein called soy leghemoglobin to appear in food items sold in grocery stores. When soy leghemoglobin is cooked, it…

Ruby Gadelrab, former VP at 23andMe, and Jill Hagenkord, former CMO at Color Genomics, teamed up to launch MDisrupt — a consultancy venture that aims to determine if there's evidence to back up healthcare startups' scientific claims, per CNBC. Business Insider Intelligence Gadelrab and Hagenkord say they've already lined up a few law firms and…

Johnson & Johnson is bulking up on its surgical-robotics presence by acquiring Auris Health for $3.4 billion. Auris makes a controller-operated robotic camera that helps doctors get visuals from within the body, including the lungs. Auris was most recently valued at $2.1 billion as a private company, putting it among other health-tech unicorns. J&J agreed…

Demand for solar-energy systems has risen dramatically in light of the energy crisis. Enpal is a green-energy startup that aims to make solar power available to all consumers. The parents of Insider's Steffen Bosse tested it out. This is an edited, translated version of an article that originally appeared on October 5, 2022.With the ongoing…

For the past two years, a startup founded by two ex-Facebook employees has been lying low. Since 2016, the employees at Rockset have been quietly working on a new kind of data platform. But on Thursday, the now startup has formally launched its product, and announced it had raised $21.5 million in seed and Series…

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Developer working on a Roblox game.ForbesSocial gaming platform Roblox announced today that it has acquired PacketZoom, a company that produces software to optimize app performance on mobile networks. Its solution is aimed at lowering latency on data transfers over older or more unreliable mobile networks. This…