TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Twitter Launches Stories – Monthly Revelations Beyond The 140

By TechTaffy Desk

By Adam E. John

Twitter is launching the first in a series of Twitter stories. A different Web address altogether, Twitter stories showcase incidents, anecdotes, and memories (stories, in short) of how you or someone else you may know of, has used Twitter in an ‘interesting way’. And yes, you can go beyond your 140-character ration to tell your side of the story.

You can submit your story by mentioning @twitterstories or by using the hashtag #twitterstories. You can even include a link to a photo or video that illustrates your point. Be warned, not all our Twitter stories will make it to the proverbial Twitter hall of fame. Each month Twitter will curate a selection of profiles to share. You can follow @twitterstories to get the latest stories, or check the site every month for a new collection.

The current edition of Twitter Stories feature (a random selection):

Queen Rania Al Abdullah: started a global conversation (with a sandwich).

CHAD OCHOCINCO: surprised 100 of his followers with an invitation to dinner.

Aaron Durand: saved his mom’s bookstore with a Tweet.

ROGER EBERT: gained a new voice after losing his ability to speak.

 

(Adam E. John is editorial consultant with techtaffy.com. He can be reached at [email protected])

 

Just in

Series A

Tembo raises $14M

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Tembo, a Postgres managed service provider, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round.
Around the web

Raspberry Pi is now a public company — TC

Raspberry Pi priced its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning at £2.80 per share, valuing it at £542 million, or $690 million at today’s exchange rate, writes Romain Dillet. 
Fundings

AlphaSense raises $650M

AlphaSense, a market intelligence and search platform, has raised $650 million in funding, co-led by Viking Global Investors and BDT & MSD Partners.
Around the web

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to take on OpenAI — VentureBeat

Confirming reports from April, the series B investment comes from the participation of multiple known venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding, writes Shubham Sharma. 
IT

Capgemini partners with DARPA to explore quantum computing for carbon capture

Capgemini Government Solutions has launched a new initiative with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to investigate quantum computing's potential in carbon capture.