TechCrunch Minute: X lost 40 million monthly active users after Brazil ban
Bluesky has gained 2 million new users over the last week, which can only mean one thing: something fishy is going on at X. And, indeed, X was banned in Brazil, which means the platform will lose an estimated 40 million monthly active users. The dispute between X and the
Read moreBest practices for cost-efficient Kafka clusters
In today's data-driven world, Apache Kafka has emerged as a cornerstone of modern data streaming, particularly with the rise of AI and the immense volumes of data it generates.
Read moreYouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens
Once linked, parents will be alerted to their teen's channel activity, including the number of uploads, subscriptions and comments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreIreland’s privacy watchdog ends legal fight with X over data use for AI after it agrees to permanent limits
The exact contents of X's (now permanent) undertaking with the DPC have not been made public, but it's assumed the agreement limits how it can use people's data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreX doubles down on video with a new TV app
Years ago, Twitter tried but eventually walked away from building TV apps after getting a lukewarm reception. Now, as it looks to revive its advertising business, its new incarnation X is hoping for a rerun. The company announced a new TV app available “on several app stores” as part of
Read moreDubClub wants amateur sports betters to win more
The American sports betting market produced $10.9 billion in revenue in 2023 for casinos, sportsbooks and iGaming, according to the American Gambling Association. One of the reasons this industry is so lucrative is because the majority of people who bet on sports lose. A three-year-old San Francisco-based startup called DubClub
Read moreDutch clean energy investor SET Ventures lands new €200 million fund, which will go toward digital tech
New climate tech VC firms have emerged in recent years, but existing ones are also raising larger funds. Founded in 2007, Dutch firm SET Ventures is one of the latter. Its fourth fund, which just closed at €200 million, is twice the size of its previous one, and will be
Read moreRevefi seeks to automate companies’ data operations
Revefi connects to a company's data stores and databases (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks and so on) and attempts to automatically detect and troubleshoot data-related issues. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreYou.com ‘refocuses’ from AI search to deeper productivity agents with new $50M round
If you build an AI search product, you compete with Google. But Google has a lot easier time answering queries with a single, simple answer, such as “how many is a dozen?” than it does answering complex questions like “what influence did Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ have on Enlightenment ideals?”
Read morereMarkable’s Paper Pro adds color, light and more but keeps the focus on ‘focus’
The $499 Paper Pro — a new naming convention to indicate it is a higher-end alternative to the now-$379 reMarkable 2, not a direct successor — is momentous for its addition of both color and a "frontlight," though both features are what you might call muted. © 2024 TechCrunch. All
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