Source: TechCrunch
X pushes more users to Communities
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, each with its own dedicated space and timeline. Today,…
Sarah Perez
May 16, 2024, 7:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover: midlife crisis or carefully crafted rebrand?
For Mark Zuckerberg’s fortieth birthday, his wife got him a photoshoot. Zuckerberg gives the camera a sly smile as he sits amid a carefully crafted recreation of his childhood bedroom.…
Amanda Silberling
May 16, 2024, 7:24 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats; unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
Strava announced a slew of features, including AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, a new ‘family’ subscription plan, dark mode and more.
Paul Sawers
May 16, 2024, 6:24 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Astronauts fall over. Robotic limbs can help them back up.
We all fall down sometimes. Astronauts are no exception. You need to be in peak physical condition for space travel, but bulky space suits and lower gravity levels can be…
Brian Heater
May 16, 2024, 5:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Tesla keeps cutting jobs and the feds probe Waymo
What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation.
Kirsten Korosec
May 16, 2024, 5:24 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Google expands hands-free and eyes-free interfaces on Android
As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments. Project Gameface allows gamers…
Devin Coldewey
May 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Meta Threads is testing pinned columns on the web, similar to the old TweetDeck
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in the town, and it’s from Instagram…
Ivan Mehta
May 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
With the end of Workspace, it’s fair to wonder if Meta was ever serious about the enterprise
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, launched an enterprise version of the prominent social network in 2015. It always seemed like a stretch for a company built on a consumer…
Ron Miller
May 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Bolt founder Ryan Beslow wants to settle an investor lawsuit by returning $37 million worth of shares
The investor lawsuit is related to Bolt securing a $30 million personal loan to Ryan Breslow, which was later defaulted on.
Christine Hall
May 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
GrubMarket buys Butter to give its food distribution tech an AI boost
Winston Chi, Butter’s founder and CEO, told TechCrunch that “most parties, including our investors and us, are making money” from the exit.
Rita Liao
May 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
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