Elliott has nominated its own slate of candidates for Salesforce board

Elliott Management, one of five activist investors working inside of Salesforce, has nominated a slate of candidates to the Salesforce board of directors. This move, which was confirmed by sources to TechCrunch, is an indication that negotiations to resolve this without getting to this point have broken down. CNBC was first with this news. “Elliott […]

Elliott has nominated its own slate of candidates for Salesforce board by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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TIDAL will cut ‘direct artist payout’ program to invest more in emerging artists

The Block-owned music streaming service TIDAL is shifting the way it pays artists after an experimental program failed to generate results. Unlike Spotify and other market leaders, which pay musicians small fractions (…of fractions) of pennies for each play, TIDAL has taken a more imaginative approach to artists payouts. The platform, which targets consumers who […] TIDAL will cut ‘direct artist payout’ program to invest more in emerging artists by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Remote workspace platform Gable raises $12M Series A

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Daily Crunch: Remote workspace platform Gable raises $12M Series A by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Startup inks $65M deal to help Air Force make ‘sustainable’ jet fuel on bases

Air Company, a startup that turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and aviation fuel, is now on the U.S. Defense Department’s payroll, so to speak. The JetBlue and Toyota-backed company struck an up-to $65 million deal to help the Air Force capture CO2 and turn it into “sustainable” aviation fuel on […]

Startup inks $65M deal to help Air Force make ‘sustainable’ jet fuel on bases by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

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Putting the Boston in Boston Dynamics

When you name your company Boston Dynamics, certain geographical constraints are inserted into the operation. While the Spot-maker is, by many accounts, a global brand, it’s one that remains deeply tied to Massachusetts, even as it’s changed hands between owners in California, Japan and, most recently, South Korea. Headquarter a dozen miles outside of downtown […]

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Nothing’s Phone (2) will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 series

Nothing’s presence stood in stark contrast to OnePlus at this year’s MWC. Whereas Carl Pei’s old company, OnePlus, put on a flashy launch event for a concept device yesterday, Nothing has largely used the event to meet with vendors and other big names in the industry. We sat down with Pei yesterday, fittingly in a […]

Nothing’s Phone (2) will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 series by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Flipboard joins the Fediverse with a Mastodon integration and community, plans for ActivityPub

Magazine app Flipboard is joining the Fediverse — the group of interconnected servers powering a range of open source, decentralized applications, including the newly popular Twitter alternative Mastodon. Starting today, the Flipboard app for iOS will include a beta feature that will allow Mastodon users to visually flip through their timeline to view posts from […]

Flipboard joins the Fediverse with a Mastodon integration and community, plans for ActivityPub by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Max Q: It’s the final countdown

Today we're thinking of the four astronauts heading to the International Space Station. See you guys soon! Max Q: It’s the final countdown by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
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Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team

After several rounds of layoffs, Twitter’s staff is down from about 7,500 employees to less than 2,000 — and one of the numerous cuts across the company eliminated the platform’s entire accessibility team last year. In an open letter to Elon Musk, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) called on the new Twitter owner to bring the […]

Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS

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Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Mammoth is a free Mastodon app for iOS that makes it easier to get started

A new Mastodon app called Mammoth has already gained 10,000 downloads in the first few days of its availability on the App Store. The app was built by a team that includes the developer of the Aviary app for Twitter, which was among those unceremoniously killed by Twitter earlier this year after new owner Elon […]

Mammoth is a free Mastodon app for iOS that makes it easier to get started by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Max Q: It’s the final countdown

Today we're thinking of the four astronauts heading to the International Space Station. See you guys soon!

Max Q: It’s the final countdown by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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Canada bans TikTok on government devices

TikTok has been banned from government-issued mobile devices in Canada, the country’s Treasury Board announced Monday. Taking effect on February 28, this block follows similar actions taken by the European Commission and some state governments in the U.S. The European Commission issued their directive to remove TikTok from government devices late last week. That same […]

Canada bans TikTok on government devices by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’

Emily Kramer is well known in the marketing world, both for her professional expertise and her voice. The entrepreneur was Carta’s former VP of marketing, and made headlines in 2020 when she filed a lawsuit that accused the company of gender discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and of violating the California Equal Pay Act. Now, three […]

Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’ by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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Here’s how every social media company is trying to adopt subscriptions

For the longest time, social media companies have rallied on the fact that their service is “free” to use. All these companies banked on showing ads and getting some user data in return to let them use social networks without any charge. Now with declining revenues and tough global economic conditions, social networks are resorting […]

Here’s how every social media company is trying to adopt subscriptions by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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