Monthly Archives: June 2024

Unit and Loop lay off staff and Brex ditches co-CEO model

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at layoffs at BaaS startup Unit and car insurance company Loop, as well as Brex’s decision to abandon its co-CEO model, Apple killing its Pay Later feature, and more! To get a … Continue reading

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Is Amouranth about to become an owner of Kick, Twitch – or something else entirely?

Amouranth, the hugely popular live streamer and Only Fans creator, has announced that she’ll be making an announcement, and the speculation is off the charts. Anything Amouranth does attracts huge amounts of attention, and she has used it to her … Continue reading

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Take part in the “biggest Mario Party yet” with Super Mario Party Jamboree

Mario Party games bring out the best (and worst) in your family and friends, as you get together to throw down in some minigames to battle it out for those all-important stars. While the Nintendo Switch has already received a … Continue reading

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Bitcoin drifts back under $65,000 for the first time in more than a month

Bitcoin fell with the broader cryptocurrency market on Tuesday amid concerns about the global economy and lower summer liquidity.

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Meet Seen, a new app for friends to record reactions to TikToks and other content

We all know the feeling when we send a funny TikTok video, anticipating a response from a friend, only to receive a basic laughing emoji or, worse, no reaction at all. Seen aims to solve this with its new social … Continue reading

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Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist

Butterflies wants to let users create AI personas that then take on their own lives and coexist with others.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond incoming in 2025, eight years after it was announced – and the first trailer was epic

Nintendo saved perhaps the best until towards the end at its Nintendo Direct with the announcement trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond with the only downside being we will have to wait until next year to get our hands on … Continue reading

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Tether introduces gold-backed synthetic dollar, aUSDT

Tether Holdings Ltd. — the issuer of the world’s top stablecoin — Tether (USDT) announced the launch of a new synthetic dollar backed by gold. The USDT token announced in a June 17 tweet by Tether chief technology officer Paolo … Continue reading

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Play as Zelda for the first time in the newly announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

There’s no question that The Legend of Zelda franchise is one of the most beloved, with the vast majority of gamers playing at least one of the titles over the years. However, while the usual task is to fight against … Continue reading

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US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscribers

The US government has taken legal action against software heavyweight Adobe for allegedly violating consumer protection laws, including the imposition of a difficult cancellation process. It has been claimed the US multinational computer giant has hidden expensive fees to cancel … Continue reading

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