TechCrunch Minute: The FTC bans anonymous social app NGL from serving minors
Not gonna lie, things aren’t looking great for NGL. The FTC is banning NGL from serving minors or advertising to them, marking the first time that the government agency has taken this sort of action against an app. You might recognize the app from your friends’ Instagram stories, when people
Read moreMicrosoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing
Cybersecurity experts are criticizing Microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMarc Andreessen, Sequoia again back Kearny Jackson, this time in $65M Fund III
After securing $14 million for its second fund in 2023, early-stage VC firm Kearny Jackson is back with a third fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSpotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network
The question now is whether Spotify will add something similar for music artists in the future. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMicrosoft settles with European cloud trade body over antitrust complaints
The core issue relates to a 2019 licensing change whereby Microsoft made it more expensive to run Microsoft’s enterprise software on rival cloud services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read more40 Years Celebration: Duxbury and Cambium at the Racetrack
Duxbury Networking, a specialized networking distributor since 1984, is continuing its 40th-anniversary celebrations. They, along with their outgoing CEO, Graham Duxbury, took to the track to enjoy high-speed, supercharged laps in a modified racing Ferrari F430 at Zwartkops Raceway. Graham is not only a CEO for Duxbury. He wears many
Read moreVimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels
Vimeo joins companies TikTok, YouTube, and Meta in implementing a way for creators to label AI-generated content. The video hosting service announced on Wednesday that creators must now disclose to viewers when realistic content is created with AI. The new updates to Vimeo’s terms of service and community guidelines ensure
Read moreGoogle brings new Gemini features and WearOS 5 to Samsung devices
Along with Samsung’s launch of new devices such as the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and the new Galaxy Watches, Google said today it is bringing its own new features across multiple apps to these devices. The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be
Read moreAdapting to Tomorrow’s Payroll Trends: Sage’s Expert Insights
Payroll and human resources (HR) teams at small and medium businesses (SMBs) in South Africa have seen a profound shift in the regulatory, technological, and business landscape over the past five years. From an increasingly complex tax and labour regulatory environment to the rise of more flexible working models, and
Read moreXNXX joins handful of adult sites subject to EU’s strictest content moderation rules
The European Union has designated adult content website XNXX as subject to the strictest level of content regulation under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) after it notified the bloc it had passed the usage threshold of more than 45 million regional average monthly users. It’s the fourth porn site
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