Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store
Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options or disable transactions on iOS, instead of using Apple’s own in-app purchasing system. In a blog post and email to Patreon creators about upcoming changes to membership in the
Read moreEnhance your brand: Host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Elevate your brand’s presence at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco by hosting a custom Side Event during “Disrupt Week,” taking place October 26 through November 1. Engage face-to-face with over 10,000 Disrupt 2024 attendees, your network, and the Bay Area’s dynamic tech community. You can host any activity that
Read moreCrowdStrike accepted a ‘Most Epic Fail’ award at Def Con hacking conference
Image: The Verge CrowdStrike president Michael Sentonas personally accepted a “Most Epic Fail” award over the weekend at the annual Las Vegas Def Con hacking conference for the company’s software update that caused a global IT outage last month. While accepting the award, he said it was “super important to
Read moreMeta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement
Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced on Monday the expansion of their multi-year music licensing agreement, which enables users to share songs from UMG’s music library across Meta’s platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Horizon, Threads and WhatsApp) without violating copyright. What’s most notable about the new agreement is that it states
Read moreHow Can Tech Companies Form an Inclusive Workforce for Women?
The demand for software developers is increasing worldwide, particularly in the technology industry. The scarcity of skilled workers has reached critical levels, with the number of vacancies exceeding 40 million in 2021, according to a report by SaaS company Trien Pont International. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that
Read moreTrump campaign reportedly hacked by Iranian government
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images Former President Donald Trump confirmed his campaign was hacked just hours after Politico revealed it had been sent internal documents from the campaign. In a statement to CNN, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, “These documents
Read moreChina’s autonomous vehicle startup WeRide seeks US IPO at $5B valuation
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, is officially gearing up for a U.S. public debut, over a year after China started easing its effective ban of foreign IPOs. The company is seeking a valuation as high as $5.02 billion in its initial public offering. WeRide expects to raise about $96 million
Read moreCommvault Recognized as 2024 Gartner Backup Magic Quadrant
Commvault, a supplier of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, announced that Gartner has named it a leader in the 2024 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions. Commvault’s review was based on specific criteria that assessed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and
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When users click on an event on Polymarket, they will now see a summary of news related to the event based on search results from Perplexity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSynopsys’s plans to buy Ansys for $35B falls on UK regulatory radar
The U.K. antitrust regulator has confirmed that it’s carrying out an early-stage inquiry into Synopsys‘s plans to buy Ansys. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an “invitation to comment,” meaning any stakeholders or interested parties can file their objections to the transaction, after which the regulator will decide
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