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Category Archives: Tech
Inside Elon Musk’s Chaotic Revamp of Twitter Blue
Twitter Blue, a revamped subscription service that let users buy verified badges, was the first big test for the platform’s new owner. It didn’t go well.
Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco. City Officials Say ‘Good Riddance.’
The company, founded in the city as Twitter, is moving its headquarters to Texas as a shadow of its former self.
X shareholders as of June 2023 included funds tied to Bill Ackman, Binance, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
A court order recently forced Elon Musk’s X to reveal its full list of shareholders, as of June 2023, to the public. Many of the recognizable tech industry names had already been reported as backers of Musk’s effort to buy … Continue reading
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VCs are so eager for AI startups, they’re buying into each others’ SPVs at high prices
VCs are increasingly buying shares of late-stage startups on the secondary market as they try to get pieces of the hottest ones — especially AI companies. But they are also increasingly doing so through financial instruments called special purpose vehicles … Continue reading
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The top AI deals in Europe this year
Cumulatively, there have been more than 1,700 funding rounds for AI startups in Europe so far in 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The founder building a wealth-management product her grandmother would have loved
Mical Jeanlys-White built WealthMore out of frustration. She spent years on Wall Street, building products at American Express and serving as a managing director at JPMorgan Chase. She realized the finance industry still had a long way to go when … Continue reading
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Threads confirms it is experimenting with ephemeral posts
Disappearing posts on social networks are handy if you have a habit of deleting them through third-party tools or the context of those posts is short-lived. Earlier this month, Threads said it is testing ephemeral posts only as an internal … Continue reading
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Meta says it found WhatsApp accounts linked to Iranian hackers targeting Biden and Trump
Meta said it blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts linked to an Iranian hacking group targeting U.S. officials.
Should you have to pay for online privacy?
Some websites have started introducing paywalls which can be lifted with data rather than cash.
Justice Department sues RealPage over allegedly helping landlords collude to drive up rents
RealPage, which makes property management software, was sued Friday by the U.S. Justice Department and eight attorneys general for allegedly helping apartment and building managers around the country collude to drive up unit prices. The Richardson, Texas-based outfit is accused … Continue reading
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