Follow TechCrunch, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/techcrunch Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:56:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDD_NwX7vo4tMA In this edition of Week in Review, we cover Tinder's pricey new subscription, Amazon's investment in Anthropic and the features of Apple's next-gen AirPods.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:15:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDD_NwX7vo4tMA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDAnpPGiXDaQoA As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share. But so far no one can agree on whether or how much artists should be paid. A recent open letter from the Authors Guild signed by more than 8,500 writers, including Margaret Atwood, […]]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:30:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDAnpPGiXDaQoA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDA5je9VMKzsyA Anduril is symbolic of a trend in which defense tech and venture capital dollars are no longer antithetic.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:00:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/KvNPiqLgQDA5je9VMKzsyA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ceRIMO6sNm-w You’d better believe that Humane is going to milk the media hype cycle for all it’s worth. After all, the company’s been buzzy since it first engaged with the media – well before it offered the slightest bit of insight into what it’s been working on. That’s courtesy of its being founded by high-profile Apple […]]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:27:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ceRIMO6sNm-w https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fKhrEU-fBLfw Streamers are leaving Kick en masse in protest of the platform’s lack of safety guidelines, after a prominent creator streamed an encounter with a sex worker without informing her that there were other people present. She was briefly prevented from leaving after she expressed discomfort, while Kick’s CEO posted laughing emotes in the stream chat.  […]]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 02:13:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fKhrEU-fBLfw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1du3g3Ai3WRzw Volkswagen’s $2.1 billion plan to launch a dedicated electric-vehicle factory in Wolfsburg, Germany is kaput.  The automaker instead reportedly plans to modify its existing plants in Zwickau and Wolfsburg to handle production of a new flagship EV — the postponed Project Trinity — and an all-electric Golf hatchback.  This tracks with an earlier statement from […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:36:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1du3g3Ai3WRzw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1e0SSIyFYa4Zg Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You know what isn’t a great idea for my energy levels? Enjoying a week of TechCrunch Disrupt and then getting straight on a plane to attend a startup event in Oslo, Norway. I’ve only just gotten over my jet lag, […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:05:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1e0SSIyFYa4Zg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1f9aPwqqs5q5g The company's toy-focused expansion is its bet that NFTs should have a broader presence, one that’s not limited to the digital world.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:30:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1f9aPwqqs5q5g https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1egV_GzLfOf5A Erin Harkless Moore talks about Pivotal Ventures’ investment strategy, and its future.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:00:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1egV_GzLfOf5A https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1cnURfEwDLGvg Two large equity funds came out of the gate in Europe this week. So, what gives? Earlier this year we covered how Liquidity Group, a growth-stage debt financier, had raised $40M and launched a $250M Europe debt fund for tech companies. Backers included Apollo (private equity, and Yahoo! owner) and MUFG (a Japanese bank). Liquidity […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:08:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1cnURfEwDLGvg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1dBg03t5aGPTw Meeting investors is easy. The hard part is crafting a story that’s so convincing, they’ll wire you some money.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:05:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1dBg03t5aGPTw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fnWGFFQO2j-g According to a survey from Battery Ventures, the percentage of respondents that let their engineers self-select tools fell from 74% in Q3 2023 to 44% last quarter.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:00:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fnWGFFQO2j-g https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ccQMUcEQWdQg Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20 million users launching the app every day to snap their candid photos. However, in the months since, BeReal’s traction has declined, according to a new report from Similarweb, despite its rollout of new features like […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:52:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ccQMUcEQWdQg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1enK0kzjek0XQ If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask, keep reading.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:30:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1enK0kzjek0XQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fkIHZ1h-ugiA It’s been a wild few weeks for consumer hardware news, but it seems the season is finally winding down. We’ve already seen big events from Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, and now it’s time for Google to get in on the action. After all, being fashionably late to consumer electronics is kind of Google’s thing. Spoilers […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:20:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1fkIHZ1h-ugiA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1enw1UBl-Efmw How Blue Apron got to where it is today an interesting story, and one that we should trace from the company's IPO through to today. ]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1enw1UBl-Efmw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1e7XjGqDOkoew The full power of emerging technology cannot be realized without a diverse set of imaginations to fuel it.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:37:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1e7XjGqDOkoew https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1dDPmpiamycSg The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The platform, now called X, began paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in the replies to their posts to other verified users. To […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:32:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1dDPmpiamycSg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1cz1JAIYeTPRw The former head of trust and safety at Twitter has warned the platform now known as X is charting a collision course with the European Union’s rebooted digital rulebook, the Digital Services Act (DSA) — which carries penalties of up to 6% of global annual turnover for confirmed breaches of the online governance regime. Speaking […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:36:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1cz1JAIYeTPRw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ePx83Z0h2clg The liquidators behind Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the now-defunct crypto hedge fund, shared that the firm’s co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore at the Changi Airport while trying to leave the country. Teneo, a financial advisory firm controlling the liquidation and management of affairs for the defunct crypto hedge fund, said it got a […]]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:36:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jA2sWPoYz1ePx83Z0h2clg