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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... →

As the NFT ecosystem continues to waver, superfans and blue-chip holders are still holding on strong. But how can the digital asset sector reignite growth and appeal to new audiences? The number of NFT sales is down almost 90% from the year-ago date, according to data on NonFungible market tracker. But still, the hype is […] Yuga Labs’ Nicole Muniz to talk about NFTs and Bored Apes at TC Sessions: Crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

For investors Annie Case, Sheel Mohnot, and Jomayra Herrera, the founders who manage to capture their attention are the ones who come to the pitch process prepared. 3 VCs explain how founders can stand out when pitching by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

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If you’re a parent, one of the hardest things about getting divorced is still having to deal with your ex about financial matters regarding your children. And, according to a 2015 report, just 50.2% of all 13.6 million custodial parents in the United States had either legal or informal child support agreements. Even in those […] Uber alum rakes in $9.7M to curb finance-related fights between co-parents by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

A good strategy is more important than ever, so here are a few tried-and-tested steps you can take to set yourself and your web3 game apart. 5 tips for launching in a crowded web3 gaming market by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Elon Musk published a note addressed to Twitter advertisers on his account this morning, the day before his court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In the short address, Musk — who is currently in San Francisco and spending the week at Twitter HQ — explains to Twitter advertisers […] Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become “a free-for-all hellscape” by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Persona, a four year old identity startup, has done pretty well for itself with its original identity verification idea, an API that lets companies capture various documents like a driver’s license or passport to prove who you are online. It went so well, the company announced today that it has expanded into a full blown […] Persona expands beyond identity verification with new suite of services by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

The New York Post, one of the biggest New York City daily newspapers, said it was hacked on Thursday after several offensive articles and tweets were published to the newspaper’s website and Twitter account. The articles and tweets, which were racist and sexually violent in nature, were pulled a short time later. TechCrunch is not […] New York Post says its site was hacked after posting offensive tweets by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch... →