Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization
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Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization | TechCrunch
Facebook will begin lowering the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and making them ineligible for monetization, Meta announced on Thursday. The
Chess.com reaches 200 million members
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Chess.com reaches 200 million members | TechCrunch
The nearly 20-year-old company credits is continued success to the rise of interest in chess and its ability to meet players where they are.
Netflix now offers dialogue-only subtitles
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Netflix now offers dialogue-only subtitles | TechCrunch
Netflix just introduced a new way to experience subtitles that eliminates the need to read audio cues like “door slams” or “phone rings.” Announced on Netflix now has dialogue-only subtitles that only displays spoken words without audio cues and other context.
Mark Zuckerberg really wants to make Facebook cool again
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Mark Zuckerberg really wants to make Facebook cool again | TechCrunch
In an ongoing antitrust case, the Federal Trade Commission says that Meta has a monopoly on “personal social networking services” and should have to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp. Throughout the proceedings, there have been several internal messages and…
Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B
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Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B | TechCrunch
Leading AI data centers in the recent future may be hugely expensive and energy-sucking, according to a new study.
Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up
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Exclusive: Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up
Flex, a startup that offers personal finance software for business owners, has acquired Maza, a finance app aimed at Spanish speakers in the U.S., for $40
Pope Francis’ funeral to stream on YouTube
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Pope Francis' funeral to stream on YouTube | TechCrunch
The funeral of Pope Francis will be livestreamed on YouTube on Saturday. Pope Francis passed away earlier this week at age 88 due to a stroke and cardiac
Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office
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Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office | TechCrunch
Meta may have managed to kill a bipartisan bill to protect children online, but parents of children who have suffered from online harm are still putting
Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural
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Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural | TechCrunch
Meta laid off employees on Thursday in its Reality Labs division, which encompasses various virtual and augmented reality projects. The cuts impact
You’re invited to a fireside with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC
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You're invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC | TechCrunch
We’re thrilled to announce that Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, will be joining us for a rare, intimate fireside
OpenAI may be developing its own social platform but who’s it for?
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OpenAI may be developing its own social platform, but who’s it for? | TechCrunch
OpenAI is reportedly building its own X-like social network. The project is still in the early stages, but there’s an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation that contains a social feed, The Verge reports. A social app would give OpenAI its…
OpenAI wants its ‘open’ AI model to call models in the cloud for help
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OpenAI wants its 'open' AI model to call models in the cloud for help | TechCrunch
OpenAI is reportedly planning for its forthcoming 'open' AI reasoning model to 'hand off' to the company's models in the cloud for complex queries.
Report: Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B
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Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B | TechCrunch
Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has raised over $100 million in capital for his proptech startup, Flow, in a round that values that company at about $2.5
Evernote founder’s video startup mmhmm becomes Airtime, launches new products
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Evernote founder's video startup mmhmm becomes Airtime, launches new products | TechCrunch
Evernote founder Phil Libin is ready to liven up your video meetings. The entrepreneur's video startup, mmhmm, launched in 2020 amid the pandemic, on
Astro Teller is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October
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Astro Teller is joining the stage at Disrupt 2025 in October | TechCrunch
Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at Alphabet's "moonshot factory," X, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 in San Francisco. Register here.
Public comments to White House on AI policy touch on copyright, tariffs
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Public comments to White House on AI policy touch on copyright, tariffs | TechCrunch
In over 10,000 public comments to the White House, a range of groups and people expressed their views on what the U.S.' AI policy should look like.
Intel mandates four days in the office
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Intel mandates four days in the office | TechCrunch
Intel says that it'll require employees to work from the office four days a week, a shift from the company's old policy.
Intel reverses course, opts not to spin out Intel Capital
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Intel reverses course, opts not to spin out Intel Capital | TechCrunch
Intel Capital was set to be spun out of its parent company. Now, Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is changing course.
Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads
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Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch
Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.
OpenAI rolls out a ‘lightweight’ version of its ChatGPT deep research tool
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OpenAI rolls out a 'lightweight' version of its ChatGPT deep research tool | TechCrunch
OpenAI is rolling out a 'lightweight' version of its ChatGPT deep research tool, powered by the company's recently launched o4-mini AI model.