CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Out of all cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has made the greatest impact, capturing the attention of investors, traders and even the general public. This digital currency, introduced in 2009 by an anonymous entity known as Satoshi Nakamoto, has since undergone significant price fluctuations, making it […]
Month: December 2023
Twilio might actually deserve activist investor attention
Twilio’s stock has fallen from 2021 of $400 a share to somewhere in the $60s today. It’s no wonder activist investors are circling. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Halide says it will never support video, so it’s launching Kino instead
Image: Kino Halide cofounder Ben Sandofsky has a message for everyone who’s asked if video capture will be added to the popular iPhone photography app: “Never.” Lux, the development team behind Halide, is instead working on Kino — a new, dedicated video capture app for […]
Here’s what intentionally crashing a plane for YouTube clicks gets you
Yea, you don’t typically eject from a malfunctioning plane without at least trying to save it. | Image: TrevorJacob A YouTuber pilot was sentenced to six months in federal prison by the Central District of California on Monday for intentionally crashing an airplane for online […]
Omniful, a supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, emerges from stealth with $5.85M
Supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, Omniful, has today emerged from stealth with $5.85 million seed funding led by VentureSouq, with participation from 500 Global, DASH Ventures, Jahez Group, SEEDRA Ventures, Bunat Ventures, Hala Ventures, RZM Investments and several family offices including Al Rasheed, Siraj […]
Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight
Image: The Verge Heavyweight, one of Gimlet’s flagship shows and a favorite among people in the industry, has been cancelled by Spotify. After the show finishes its current season, the team that makes Heavyweight will be laid off, a person familiar with the situation told […]
‘Animate Anyone’ heralds the approach of full-motion deepfakes
As if still-image deepfakes aren’t bad enough, we may soon have to contend with generated videos of anyone who dares to put a photo of themselves online: with Animate Anyone, bad actors can puppeteer people better than ever. The new generative video technique was developed […]
Omniful, a supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, emerges from stealth with $5.85M
Supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, Omniful, has today emerged from stealth with $5.85 million seed funding led by VentureSouq, with participation from 500 Global, DASH Ventures, Jahez Group, SEEDRA Ventures, Bunat Ventures, Hala Ventures, RZM Investments and several family offices including Al Rasheed, Siraj […]
Grand Theft Auto VI trailer — The big cultural moment is here for games, a day early
We were treated to one of the biggest moments in the industry as Rockstar Games released the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI.
SoftBank Corp takes 51% of Cubic Telecom for $513M to drive into the connected car world
As automakers and technology companies continue to build ever-more sophisticated digital platforms into cars and other vehicles, a startup that’s built a system that makes it easy to connect that hardware to wireless networks around the world has picked up a major round of funding. […]