Friday, April 21, 2023

Twitter’s legacy blue check mark era is officially over

Twitter appears to have officially killed off its legacy blue check marks, one of the last remaining vestiges of the pre-Elon Musk era. The legacy blue checks, which Twitter doled out to journalists, celebrities and other public officials for free to help curb impersonations and spam, were supposed to end April 1. Musk took to […] Twitter’s legacy blue check mark era is officially over by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Chaos reigns after Twitter’s blue checks vanish

The blue checkmarks that once christened an echelon of elite Twitter users as trustworthy — or at least probably themselves — are no more. It’s only been a few hours since the so-called legacy blue checks flickered and eventually disappeared, but chaos already reigns. Prior to the great unchecking, Twitter check havers and have-nots were […]

Chaos reigns after Twitter’s blue checks vanish by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

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Three-wheeled EV startup Arcimoto shuffles leadership again

A new-ish leadership team is taking over at Arcimoto, a Eugene, Oregon-based startup that makes doorless, three-wheeled electric vehicles. On Thursday, the company said that board member Chris Dawson will step in as CEO, replacing interim CEO Jesse Fittipaldi. Arcimoto added that Fittipaldi will stick around as president and report to Dawson going forward. Two […]

Three-wheeled EV startup Arcimoto shuffles leadership again by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Proton releases end-to-end encrypted password manager for desktop and mobile

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Daily Crunch: Proton releases end-to-end encrypted password manager for desktop and mobile by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Paramount alleges Warner Bros. Discovery owes $52M for ‘South Park’ streaming rights

A few months after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) sued Paramount over the streaming rights for “South Park,” Paramount is now striking back. On Wednesday, April 19, Paramount countered sued WBD, alleging that the company is withholding two required payments of $26 million each, bringing the total unpaid fees to $52 million. “South Park Studios has […]

Paramount alleges Warner Bros. Discovery owes $52M for ‘South Park’ streaming rights by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Apple’s newest feature helps solve App Store billing issues without bugging developers

Apple is introducing a new feature that will reduce the burden on app developers when it comes to solving subscription billing issues. Often, when an app’s subscribers have a payment method that fails, they’ll turn to the app developer for help. But the developer doesn’t handle billing issues for their App Store apps — those […]

Apple’s newest feature helps solve App Store billing issues without bugging developers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Wavelength is a new app trying to make group chat suck less

There are billions of people using WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, or even Instagram for group chats. These platforms are ideally designed for “personal conversations” — more specifically individual chats. A new app called Wavelength wants to change that narrative by putting group chat on the front stage. The app is built by the makers of Telepath, […]

Wavelength is a new app trying to make group chat suck less by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Robust.AI raises $20M, as it scales robot deliveries for pilot customers

When the company started, Robust.AI’s founders had no intention of making hardware. “Hardware’s hard,” cofounder and CTO Rodney Brooks tells TechCrunch, “and doing hardware at scale is harder. It takes a lot of resources and it takes a long time to get there. Which is why people love pure software plays: the marginal cost of […]

Robust.AI raises $20M, as it scales robot deliveries for pilot customers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Tesla Q1 income falls 24% as EV price cuts squeeze profits

Tesla reported Wednesday net income of $2.51 billion in the first quarter, a 24% drop from the same period last year as the company’s EV price-cutting strategy cut into profits. Tesla has repeatedly reduced the price of its four EVs — the Model S, Model X, Model Y and Model 3 — in the United […] Tesla Q1 income falls 24% as EV price cuts squeeze profits by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on TikTok ban: ‘We’d love that’

At the Snap Partner Summit, one thing is clear: the company is pulling out all the stops to woo its Gen Z userbase and keep them on the platform. Like literally every other social media app, Snapchat responded to the pressure of TikTok’s massive growth by rolling out its own short form video feed and […]

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on TikTok ban: ‘We’d love that’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Inside Hyundai’s plan to turn software into a profit machine

The car industry is in the midst of its biggest transformation since the first Model T rolled off the assembly line. And no, it’s not just about shifting to electric vehicles. It’s about software, which goes hand-in-hand with the EV transition. Automakers are betting that apps designed to work natively with infotainment systems, over-the-air updates, […]

Inside Hyundai’s plan to turn software into a profit machine by Patrick George originally published on TechCrunch

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Microsoft kicks Twitter in the teeth

Microsoft is dropping Twitter from its advertising platform next week, nearly two months after Twitter announced that it will begin charging a minimum of $42,000 per month to users of its API, which include enterprises and research institutions. Users began receiving emails about its new pricing details in early March, per a Wired report that […]

Microsoft kicks Twitter in the teeth by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

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Another Starship explosion would be bad news for nearby park managers

Tomorrow’s Starship orbital flight test may well go explosively wrong, and SpaceX’s less than stellar coordination with officials responsible for overseeing debris cleanup on nearby state parks could leave them with another “substantial burden,” emails between the organizations show. Starship’s upcoming test does not have a very high probability of success, according to SpaceX CEO […]

Another Starship explosion would be bad news for nearby park managers by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Meta is dismissing around 4,000 more employees this week 

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Daily Crunch: Meta is dismissing around 4,000 more employees this week  by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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