Monday, July 3, 2023

Threads, Instagram’s Twitter competitor, is expected July 6

Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the U.S. The app will be called Threads, and according to App Store data, it’s expected to launch on July 6. It’s a good time for Instagram to enter the fray — this past weekend, as Twitter fumbled the bag with rate-limit errors, […]

Threads, Instagram’s Twitter competitor, is expected July 6 by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Twitter competitors soar after yet another bad Musk move

Twitter was even messier than usual this weekend. On Saturday, owner Elon Musk tweeted that Twitter would combat “extreme levels of data scraping,” by limiting accounts that don’t subscribe to Twitter Blue so that they could see only 600 posts per day. Once you hit the quota, almost any act on the site would trigger […]

Twitter competitors soar after yet another bad Musk move by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way

Comedy-drama TV series “Insecure” is the first HBO title heading to Netflix, with more on the way. Netflix announced today that all five seasons of Insecure, which aired on HBO between 2016 and 2021, are now available on its streaming platform. The launch comes a few weeks after reports indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) […]

Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes

There are many note-taking apps ranging from Apple Notes and Google Keep to Obsidian and Notion. Most of them use text as the primary input method and provide features around it. Developer Louis Pereira’s Audio Pen app focuses on converting your voice to neat text-based notes. Audio Pen is a web app, so don’t expect […]

Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh

In their first YouTube video together in seven years, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla summoned a demon to score Taylor Swift tickets.  The sketch was gently absurd, infused with pop culture references, and above all, goofy as hell — all the markers of classic Smosh comedy.  “We were just approaching it from this place of […]

Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch

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Kenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding

Kenyan e-health startup MyDawa has raised $20 million funding from private equity investor Alta Semper Capital, to expand its regional reach and product offerings with the aim of becoming an all-in-one health platform for users. MyDawa, which launched in 2016, has diversified from an e-pharmacy to include online and in-person consultations, and laboratory services at […]

Kenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

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Lina Zakarauskaite is elevated from Principal to Partner at London’s Stride VC

London-based VC Stride has appointed Lina Zakarauskaite, formerly a Principal at the firm, as its newest Partner. The move follows the departure of Partner Cleo Sham a month ago to pursue new ventures. Zakarauskaite joined Stride in October 2021. Prior to that she was Head of Growth at travel firm Secret Escapes. She has led […]

Lina Zakarauskaite is elevated from Principal to Partner at London’s Stride VC by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

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Three days left to snag a TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 pass at early-bird prices

We interrupt your holiday weekend for this quick reminder. You have only three days left to take advantage of our Fourth of July early-bird price rollback sale. Right now through Wednesday, July 5 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, you can save up to $800 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21. […]

Three days left to snag a TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 pass at early-bird prices by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

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TweetDeck suffers as Musk enforces read limits on Twitter

Over the weekend, Elon Musk limited the number of tweets users can read in a day, which he said was to prevent data scraping. While this measure has affected all Twitter users, TweetDeck users in particular are today reporting major problems, including notifications and entire columns failing to load. Musk initially enforced read-limits of 6,000 […]

TweetDeck suffers as Musk enforces read limits on Twitter by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Fintech M&A gets a big boost with Visa-Pismo deal

It was a very busy week in the world of fintech, which certainly kept us on our toes. We covered a couple of notable M&A deals (including one of the biggest of the year so far), a different kind of financial services startup aimed at undocumented immigrants, Brex’s official recommitment to the startup community and […] Fintech M&A gets a big boost with Visa-Pismo deal by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Sunday, July 2, 2023

Tesla delivers record EVs amid federal tax credits, price cuts

Tesla has topped Wall Street delivery estimates in the second quarter of 2023 as the automaker’s many price cuts and the Biden administration’s federal electric vehicle tax credits take effect. The Elon Musk-owned EV-maker reported record global production of 479,000 units and record deliveries of 466,140. That’s up 10% from the 422,875 Tesla EVs delivered […]

Tesla delivers record EVs amid federal tax credits, price cuts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Lucid scores a win, Bird’s founder leaves the nest and Zoox robotaxis roll out in Vegas

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Lucid scores a win, Bird’s founder leaves the nest and Zoox robotaxis roll out in Vegas by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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