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Ahead of Meta’s launch of a text-based social network, female-founded social networking startup RTRO is launching its app this week with the goal of connecting brands, creators, and their fans and followers in a more positive environment focused on human connections and communities, not algorithm-driven content. To accomplish this, RTRO divides its social experience into […] RTRO launches an algorithm-free social app for friends, creators and brands by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spotify and Findaway announced today that Findaway Voices, an audiobook distributor for independent authors, is eliminating its 20% distribution fee for audiobooks purchased on Spotify. The streaming service acquired digital audiobook distributor Findaway back in November 2021. Findaway says the change means that Spotify now offers the highest royalty authors can make when selling their […] Spotify-owned Findaway Voices eliminates distribution fee for audiobooks on the streaming service by Aisha Malik origi... →

The American tech IPO market is in need of a champion to brave the unknown, and if ARM's offering performs well, it could encourage other companies to go public, too. The ice-breaking IPO we’ve waited for might not come from the US after all by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

As part of its pitch to advertisers this week at the IAB NewFronts, Amazon announced today it has plans to bring over 100 Amazon Original series and movies from Amazon Prime Video to its ad-supported free streaming service Amazon Freevee (previously known as IMDb TV). The titles will be released throughout the year, the company […] Amazon will juice its Freevee free streaming service with 100+ Amazon Originals in 2023 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Frontend platform Vercel today announced the launch of a number of backend services, including Redis and PostgreSQL databases and an object storage service, all of which Vercel built with partners like Upstash, Neon and Cloudflare. That’s in addition to the launch of new security features like Vercel Secure Compute and the Vercel Firewall, as well […] Vercel brings new backend tools to its frontend cloud by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Гостями подкаста «Места с открыток» о путешествиях по России стали гиды, местные жители из регионов и путешественники... →

Jumpscare alert: there is currently a bug on Twitter wherein legacy blue check holders can update their bio and briefly get their badge of (dis)honor back. It doesn’t seem to matter what text you’re adding to your bio — I added a few spaces, then got my check back for a moment. It even showed […] Blue checks reappear on Twitter if you update your bio, lmao by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

It's a perennial question for early-stage startups: how does one find product-market fit (PMF)? It’s never too late to align product-market fit metrics with your company’s values by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

I’m thrilled to announce this TechCrunch Live event. The startup Cambrian BioPharma is developing a life-changing technology while pioneering a radical approach to a pharmaceutical company. Don’t miss this TechCrunch Live taking place on May 3 at 12 p.m. PDT. Register here. It’s free to watch and participate. Cambrian BioPharma bills itself as a new […] Hear how Cambrian BioPharma is reinventing drug (and drug company) development by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

As part of this year’s YouTube Newfront presentation, the company announced Monday that it’s rolling out new ad formats to its short-form feature Shorts. For instance, the company is expanding Shorts into its video reach campaigns. Video reach campaigns use Google AI to improve reach by combining ad formats like skippable and non-skippable ads. With […] YouTube gives advertisers new ad formats across Shorts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ранее в России подобные студии развивала IKEA... →

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point […] Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a ‘deep fake’ defense by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down. The company announced the news via a Medium blog late last week, informing users that the app would be discontinued and users had until June 30, 2023 to download their content. Last year, Poparazzi’s founders at TTYL […] Once-hot photo-sharing social app Poparazzi is shutting down by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Picking a fight with warm intros — replacing them with the 5-minute hurdle of having to record a video — has given GoAhead Ventures an edge, it believes. How this investor widens its net by refusing warm intros by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

SpaceX’s recent Starship test flight, the first during which it flew with its Super Heavy orbital booster, was a bit more of a mess than it even appeared when it ended with a large explosion. During a Twitter Space on Saturday, SpaceX founder and Twitter owner Elon Musk shared more details about the launch, which […] SpaceX’s Starship didn’t self-destruct immediately as planned during test launch by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

Анимационный фильм стал самой кассовой адаптацией видеоигры в истории... →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today we are talking about OpenAI, earnings, First Republic Bank, and ARM. Oh, […] Hey look, OpenAI is even richer now by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Now that you have reached competitive yield rates, spending valuable time trying to squeeze out additional value is a mistake. Automation helps founders avoid the basis point yield trap by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. And by crikey, answer the call they did. Literally thousands of applications, dozens of late nights and gallons of coffee later, we narrowed down the […] Vote for the roundtables you want at Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Эксперт рассказал, как компаниям сохранить бизнес, не утратив положительной репутации и лояльной аудитории... →