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Welcome back to Chain Reaction, TechCrunch's weekly offering for the crypto curious. Apple says, ‘NFTs? Yes, fees’ by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cartridges and discs used to be how you got the latest games, but that’s been changing as downloads have become more convenient and reliable. But some people prefer the sure thing: a physical copy, so they can play offline or with a bad connection. To them, Activision says “qq”: the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare […] Physical ‘copies’ of the new Call of Duty are just empty discs by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fair warning, it’s going to be a quick one from me today. I caught the thing again, roughly three months after the last time I caught the thing. They say, “third time’s the charm,” and I now recognize that they were referring to chest pain and a general light-headedness. Turns out it doesn’t get easier. […] Dawn of the tentacle by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

A Google regulatory filing appears to have confirmed rumors in recent months that the European Union’s competition division is looking into how it operates its smartphone app store, the Play Store. However TechCrunch understands that no formal EU investigation into the Play Store has been opened at this stage. The SEC Form 10-Q, filed by […] Google filing says EU’s antitrust division is investigating Play Store practices by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Snapchat has changed the way it pays creators through its Spotlight reward fund. Creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clone, Spotlight, will now be paid millions per year, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. This marks the second time Snapchat has reduced the payout. In 2021, the company rewarded creators millions per week, down […] Snapchat reduces total payouts for Spotlight creators by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Uber is releasing a suite of new safety features geared towards the driver, including freezing fake rider account names and piloting a front-facing video recording tool to replace a driver’s dashcam. The safety features follow a feedback period from drivers that Uber began this summer. It looks like drivers have been having a hard time […] Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Clubhouse CEO and co-founder Paul Davison came to TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about life after the hype and its most formidable competitor, Twitter. Clubhouse’s Paul Davison on Twitter, the impact of hype and what happened by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

The social platforms that power the creator economy might seem like they’re starting to slip. YouTube’s quarterly ad revenue declined 1.9% year over year, per Google parent company Alphabet’s quarterly earnings report this week. Overall, Alphabet missed analyst estimates, earning $69.1 billion in revenue, about a billion dollars less than expected. For many YouTubers, ad […] YouTube’s ad revenue is declining, but creator economy experts aren’t worried by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids, a $1,900 mini ATV inspired by the yet-to-be produced Cybertruck, is being recalled due to safety concerns flagged by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Radio Flyer, which makes the Cyberquad for Tesla, is handling the recall. About 5,000 units have been sold, per the CPSC. Consumers will receive full refunds […] The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids is being recalled over safety concerns by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google has acquired Alter, an artificial intelligence (AR) avatar startup that helps creators and brands express their virtual identity, for about $100 million, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in a push to boost its content game and better compete with TikTok. The acquisition was completed about two months ago, the source said, […] Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Работает как аукцион на базе блокчейна TON, ставки принимаются семь дней.... →

Meta is not changing course even after shedding more than half of its value from 2021 highs amid public calls from investors for a course-correction. Meta’s metaverse wager is also a bet on founder control by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Telegram announced today that will it hold an auction for usernames — for both individual accounts and channels — through a marketplace built on top of the TON blockchain. In August, Telegram founder Pavel Durov first mentioned the idea by noting the possibility of adding “a little bit of Web 3.0 to Telegram in the […] Telegram announces username auctions on TON blockchain by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s hard to imagine anyone but advertisers being happy with Apple for putting more ads on the page in App Store listings, but the way they rolled it out was especially troubling. Ads for shady gambling apps quickly pervaded the platform, appearing in the “you might also like” section of ordinary apps — including at […] Apple pauses gambling ads on App Store product pages after developer outcry by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Nearly five years ago, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Neptune, a service for running apps that need a graph database to store and query connected data sets. Now, to keep up with the serverless trend, AWS is expanding the offering with Amazon Neptune Serverless, a serverless option for Neptune that automatically scales to support variable […] AWS makes Neptune, its graph database service, serverless by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

While Meta tries to convince users to attend virtual work meetings in its metaverse, ForeVR Games, a VR gaming startup with casual games like bowling, darts and cornhole, is a reminder that virtual reality is supposed to be fun. ForeVR announced today a $10 million Series A funding round, which is being put towards building […] VR gaming startup ForeVR Games raises $10M to grow its library of Wii Sports-like titles by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

The lessons of UserTesting's sale to private equity are pretty simple, and not great for yet-private unicorns. The UserTesting sale to private equity is bad news for unicorns by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Комитет по туризму из Австрии запустил новую имиджевую кампанию... →

Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners announced today that they’re acquiring customer insight platform UserTesting for $1.3 billion in an all-cash deal. The acquirers say they plan to combine it with UserZoom, a customer research company Thoma Bravo bought an $800 million majority stake in last April. The firms paid what appears to be a generous […] Thoma Bravo, Sunstone Partners to acquire UserTesting for $1.3B and combine it with UserZoom by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →