Source: TechCrunch

Apple faces UK ‘iCloud monopoly’ compensation claim worth $3.8 billion

U.K. consumer rights group ‘Which?’ is filing a legal claim against Apple under competition law on behalf of some 40 million users of iCloud, its cloud storage service.
Natasha Lomas
Nov. 14, 2024, 12:14 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Apple’s AI-powered Final Cut Pro 11 is now available

It’s been 13 years since Apple released Final Cut X. That’s just over half of the video-editing software’s entire lifespan, having celebrated its 25th birthday this April. It’s several lifetimes in the world of consumer software, leading some to wonder whether the company had quietly washed its hands of the offering.
Brian Heater
Nov. 13, 2024, 11:14 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

What’s DOGE? Musk’s new political appointment under Trump is a crypto joke

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that one of his top donors, Elon Musk, will co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. It’s a not-even-thinly-veiled nod to the popular Doge meme, depicting a cute Shiba Inu, which is also the inspiration behind the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin.
Amanda Silberling
Nov. 13, 2024, 11:14 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

OpenAI’s take on AI agents could come in January

OpenAI could release an “AI agent” tool as soon as January.
Kyle Wiggers
Nov. 13, 2024, 10:44 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Don Lemon officially leaves Elon Musk’s X

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Wednesday he is leaving Elon Musk’s X, a decision made less than a year after X announced that “The Don Lemon Show” would appear on the social media platform three times a week. That deal was canceled before it was ever signed, and Lemon sued Musk and X over it back in August.
Maxwell Zeff
Nov. 13, 2024, 10:14 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Don Lemon leaves X, the platform he nearly had a video show with

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Wednesday he is leaving Elon Musk’s X, a decision made less than a year after X announced that “The Don Lemon Show” would appear on the social media platform three times a week. That deal was canceled before it was ever signed, and Lemon sued Musk and X over it back in August.
Maxwell Zeff
Nov. 13, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform

Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos on its streaming platform, as the company looks to take on YouTube’s dominance in the video podcast space. Although creators can already monetize their podcasts on the platform, they are now being incentivized to publish a video component alongside their podcasts.
Aisha Malik
Nov. 13, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg sings with T-Pain on ‘Get Low’ remix

There now exists an .mp3 file in this world of Mark Zuckerberg earnestly singing the lyric “to the window, to the wall, ’til the sweat drop down my balls.”
Amanda Silberling
Nov. 13, 2024, 8:44 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Amazon scraps secret fertility-tracking project

Amazon has shut down a four-year-old secret program working on a fertility monitoring device and accompanying smartphone app, CNBC reported.
Marina Temkin
Nov. 13, 2024, 8:44 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Lawyer allegedly hacked with spyware names NSO founders in lawsuit

A lawyer who was allegedly hacked with government-grade spyware made by the infamous surveillance tech maker NSO Group has filed a complaint in court against two of the company’s founders and one executive. It appears to be the first attempt to hold the people behind a spyware company accountable for hacking crimes, rather than just the company itself.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Nov. 13, 2024, 8:14 p.m.
5 min read
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