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- Information Technology
- August 4, 2024
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Twitter launches Blue for Business, grants gold checkmarks to ‘corporate entities’ • TechCrunch
Alongside of the relaunch of Twitter Blue, Twitter’s controversial subscription service, Twitter has begun rolling out a new offering called Blue for Business that adds a gold checkmark to company…
- Information Technology
- June 18, 2024
- 83 views
Breakthrough fusion power announcement expected tomorrow. Here’s what it means • TechCrunch
Overnight, news broke that the National Ignition Facility, a U.S. government research lab, was the first to achieve net-positive nuclear fusion. When lasers hit the tiny fuel pellet, it created…
- Information Technology
- May 7, 2024
- 77 views
All signs point to IT spending rising in 2023 • TechCrunch
But CIOs will be smarter with allocation You don’t need to be a genius to see that we are in a period of great economic uncertainty. For startups, however, a…
- Technology
- April 9, 2024
- 82 views
Sydney-based Pathzero helps investors track their portfolios’ carbon emissions • TechCrunch
Financial institutions are waiting for the SEC and other regulators to pass rules about how to disclose emissions from their portfolio companies. Until then, many are following the standard set…
- Information Technology
- March 31, 2024
- 81 views
Meta unplugs Connectivity division, home of satellite and drone internet experiments • TechCrunch
Meta has quietly reabsorbed the resources of its “Connectivity” division, the company confirmed. For nearly 10 years, this was the home of the former Facebook’s experimental internet and telecoms efforts,…
- Information Technology
- March 14, 2024
- 79 views
AI art apps are cluttering the App Store’s Top Charts following Lensa AI’s success • TechCrunch
Lensa AI’s popularity has had a notable impact on the App Store’s Top Charts. The popular photo and video editing app recently went viral over its new “magic avatars” feature,…
- Information Technology
- February 20, 2024
- 75 views
Fortnite and MrBeast will give away $1 million in a pop-up game challenge • TechCrunch
The world’s most popular YouTuber is taking over a corner of Fortnite and somebody will walk away with $1 million. Jimmy Donaldson, better known by the handle MrBeast, is partnering…
- Technology
- October 16, 2023
- 82 views
Digip digitizes the process of applying for trademarks • TechCrunch
For businesses, protecting trademarks is often a lengthy and expensive process, especially if they have multiple brands. Digip digitizes much of the process, helping its customers file trademarks by themselves…
- Information Technology
- September 26, 2023
- 76 views
How much money should you raise for your startup? • TechCrunch
TL;DR: Enough to hit the milestones to raise your next round of funding The correct amount of money to raise for your startup is “as much as you need to…
- Information Technology
- September 14, 2023
- 84 views
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas • TechCrunch
Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States filed criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX,…
- Information Technology
- July 20, 2023
- 80 views
HBO/HBO Max and Netflix are top streamers among Golden Globe nominees • TechCrunch
Nominations for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with HBO, HBO Max and Netflix tied for the lead in the TV category, getting 14 noms each. Major…
- Information Technology
- June 8, 2023
- 75 views
Snyk scores another $196M as valuation drops 12% to $7.4B • TechCrunch
Snyk hasn’t been afraid to take money over the years, scoring an ever larger investment haul with each passing round, and with each one has come a correspondingly large valuation…
- Information Technology
- May 10, 2023
- 81 views
HR platform Sequoia says hackers accessed customer SSNs and COVID-19 data • TechCrunch
Benefits and payroll management company Sequoia says hackers accessed sensitive customer information, including their Social Security numbers and COVID-19 test results. According to Wired, which first broke the news of…
- Information Technology
- April 21, 2023
- 80 views
Elon says Twitter will remove all legacy verifications ‘in a few months’ • TechCrunch
Twitter will remove all legacy blue checkmarks “in a few months,” according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. “The way in which they were given out was corrupt and…
- Information Technology
- March 24, 2023
- 76 views
That’s a wrap • TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Thanks for everyone who came to TC Sessions: Space in Los Angeles on December 6. I even had the pleasure of meeting a…
- Information Technology
- March 10, 2023
- 81 views
As China relaxes zero-COVID, tech firms assume a larger role in fighting the virus • TechCrunch
China’s abrupt easing of its zero-COVID policy last week has led to a spike in cases and rising fears of the virus. Over the last three years, the authority has…
- Information Technology
- January 30, 2023
- 78 views
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight • TechCrunch
Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just hours after the launch of a privately funded and built…
- Information Technology
- December 27, 2022
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Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier • TechCrunch
Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to ease those constraints by connecting parts buyers around the world…
- Information Technology
- December 17, 2022
- 76 views
Beamery, the all-in-one talent management platform, becomes a unicorn • TechCrunch
HR organizations are faced with a widening skills gap, economic headwinds and changing expectations around work. It’s no surprise, then, that burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with one…
- Information Technology
- December 13, 2022
- 76 views
Twitter disperses the Trust & Safety Council after key members resigned • TechCrunch
Twitter today dispersed the Trust & Safety Council, which was an advisory group consisting of roughly 100 independent researchers and human rights activists. The group, formed in 2016, gave the…
- Technology
- October 7, 2022
- 87 views
Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1M pre-seed funding • TechCrunch
A Kenya-primarily based enterprise studio with a concentration on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has lifted $1 million pre-seed funding to establish the next era of startups that use know-how…
- Computer & Technology
- September 12, 2022
- 82 views
Genies Updates Its Software Improvement Package And Companions With Gucci, Giphy TechCrunch
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