WhatsApp’s cat-and-mouse game with ads continues. While the company is not planning to show ads in the main inbox, it could still show ads in Status — the app’s Stories-like feature — and channels. In an interview with Brazilian media, WhatsApp’s head, Will Cathcart said […]
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Marvel’s Mysterious Moves: Cats, Controversy, and the Future of Blade
In the ever-evolving landscape of superhero cinema, Marvel has always been a beacon of innovation and surprise. But recent developments have left even the most ardent fans scratching their heads….
‘Stranger Things’ is coming back to ‘Dead by Daylight’
Dead By Daylight has brought a fan-favorite collaboration back into its universe: Gamers can once again access the Stranger Things chapter, entering The Upside Down and choosing to play as Survivors Nancy Wheeler or Steve Harrington against the Killer, The Demogorgon. Behaviour Interactive first released […]
TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund in favor of its newer Creativity Program
TikTok has announced that it’s shutting down its original $1 billion Creator Fund and shifting the focus to its newer Creativity Program. Starting December 16, the Creator Fund will be discontinued in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Creators who are currently enrolled […]
Volante raises $66M for payments tech for banks and other legacy financial businesses
“Digital transformation” among enterprises hasn’t happened with quite the gusto that people predicted it would a few years ago. But today, a startup building fintech technology — for businesses to modernize legacy financial services like payments — is announcing a decent round of funding, a […]
Cloud spend skyrocketing? Meet the AI startup that’s slashing these costs in half
Cast AI’s AI-driven tuning allows enterprises to save 50% or more on their cloud spend, boosting performance, reliability, DevOps and engineering productivity,
23andMe data theft prompts DNA testing companies to switch on 2FA by default
DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing giant 23andMe. Ancestry, MyHeritage, and 23andMe have begun notifying customers that their accounts will use […]
Meta, Discord and others unveil effort to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse
The Tech Coalition, the group of tech companies developing approaches and policies to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), today announced the launch of a new program, Lantern, designed to enable social media platforms to share “signals” about activity and accounts that might […]
WeWork files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
There has been another twist in the WeWork saga as the office space rental company has filed for bankruptcy protection. Following reports last week that the company was expected to file for Chapter 11 protection, WeWork’s shares were halted on the New York Stock Exchange […]
Nintendo earnings get a bump from Zelda and Super Mario Bros. Movie
Nintendo reported sales and profit figures above expectations for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30.