5 things we learned from the Facebook whistleblower’s testimony in Congress

Frances Haugen, who was a product manager on Facebook’s civil integrity team, told members of the Senate Commerce Committee’s consumer protection subcommittee that the company’s policies “harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy.” 2:41 p.m.

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Bumpy times for local tech stocks

In large measure, the sell-off reflects investors’ waning appetite for the tech sector’s many fast-growing but money-losing companies. 10:42 a.m.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Why Fidelity invests in unicorns: A conversation with Karin Fronczke

The Boston-based executive in charge of scouting private equity deals (think investments in Reddit or SpaceX) joined Fidelity in May of 2020. She's also interested in electric vehicles and data companies. 7:30 a.m.

Boston tech scene continues the deal momentum this week

Here are this week's deals spanning the cybersecurity, computing, and health tech sectors. 3:32 p.m.

Google shelves plans for bank accounts in revamped pay app

The idea was that Google Pay users would be able to use the app to apply for so-called Plex checking and savings accounts from 11 banks. 2:15 p.m.

To study Instagram, a senator’s office created an account posing as a teenage girl. Images promoting self-harm surfaced almost immediately

Within a day of Senator Richard Blumenthal and his staff making the profile and following accounts associated with extreme dieting, the Connecticut Democrat said its recommendations were “exclusively filled” with accounts that promoted “self-injury and eating disorders.” 9:27 a.m.

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Power Breakfast: Alicia Chong Rodriguez

Boston tech isn’t just brimming with unicorns and freshly minted billionaires. As part of our innovation newsletter, we’ll sit down over breakfast with founders of early-stage startups getting traction in the market. 8:36 a.m.