SEC’s Hester Peirce still plans to push for a token ‘safe harbor’ plan
It’s been almost 3 years since SEC commissioner Hester Peirce released her updated Token Safe Harbor Proposal 2.0, but she isn’t giving up. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreApple eyes a foldable iPhone following Vision Pro launch
Last week’s Vision Pro release shed some fascinating light on Apple’s generally top secret development process. A Vanity Fair interview with Tim Cook detailed — in part — what a long and heavy lift it took to get the company’s first headset off the ground. The Apple CEO gave an
Read moreThreads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X
Instagram Threads is getting a highly requested feature that puts it in closer competition with X/Twitter. The text-based social networking app is experimenting with the ability to save posts, allowing users to bookmark favorite posts to revisit them later. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the feature in a Threads post
Read moreAsk Sophie: What are the latest H-1B lottery updates?
This week, Sophie discusses a myriad of recent updates: The lottery will now be “1 person, 1 chance,” there are new filing fees, forms, software updates, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMicrosoft brings new design-focused features to Copilot
Copilot, Microsoft’s family of AI-powered chatbots and assistants, is getting a few new upgrades timed with a flashy Super Bowl LVIII ad campaign. In a post on the official Microsoft blog, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer, outlined what users can expect. “Today marks exactly one year since our entry
Read moreDespite outages, Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users in its first day open to the public
Bluesky opened to the public yesterday after launching in an invite-only beta last year. Getting on Bluesky might not be as exciting as it was when people were selling invites on eBay for $400 a pop, but there’s still a lot of curiosity around the decentralized, open source social app.
Read moreLaunching a New Era in Logistics with CtrlFleet Pty Ltd – Execute Like Never Before
CtrlFleet co-founders have complementary theoretical backgrounds and share the same hands-on practical experience and exposure in the transport industry. Renko Bergh completed his master’s degree in supply chain and after working at a logistics entity for some years co-founded a business that focused purely on the implementation of existing software
Read moreVarsity is a new early stage VC fund based in Paris
It’s not every day that a new VC firm comes out of stealth. This time, Varsity is announcing its first fund. Founded by a former Société Générale executive and two VC investors who worked at Serena Capital, Varsity has already raised €70 million ($75 million at today’s exchange rate) to
Read moreFew infosec pros think higher ed prepared them for their jobs: Survey
Infosec pros don’t have much respect for the cybersecurity or information security courses offered in colleges and universities, a new survey suggests. Half of the respondents to a new survey done for Kaspersky said the availability of cybersecurity or information security courses in formal higher education is either poor, or
Read moreTodoist adds team workspaces to its task manager
Given that Todoist now has more than 30 million users, chances are there are quite a few people in your friends, family and colleagues using Todoist to track their personal and professional tasks. And yet, Todoist has never really taken off as a project management tool in the workspace. Other
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