Quibi redux? Short drama apps saw record revenue in Q1 2024
This represents an over 8,000% increase from $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2023, when just 21 apps were available. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMegan Thee Stallion’s favorite app is Pinterest, obviously
It actually makes sense that in an era of oversaturation, people would escape to a more quiet and rather peaceful corner of the internet to dream once more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreUK’s antitrust enforcer sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s grip on GenAI
The UK's competition watchdog has sounded a warning over Big Tech's entrenching grip on the advanced AI market, with CEO Sarah Cardell expressing "real concerns" over how the sector is developing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLyrak to take on X by combining the best of Twitter with fediverse integration
Threads. Mastodon. Bluesky. Substack Notes. Post. Nostr. Spoutible. There’s no shortage of X competitors in the months following the acquisition of the text-based social network formerly known as Twitter by Elon Musk. Now you can add one more startup to that lineup: Lyrak, a new X rival that aims to
Read moreEmpowering Entrepreneurs: Introducing ALX Ventures in SA
In a bold move to accelerate Africa’s entrepreneurial trajectory and empower a new generation of agile startups with 21st-century digital capabilities, ALX, a tech training and career acceleration provider, announces the rollout of ALX Ventures in South Africa (SA). Already launched in two other African markets, Lagos and Rwanda, the
Read moreFlipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse)
Flipboard users can now see their new followers and other activity around the content they share in the fediverse directly in the Flipboard app. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreEnhanced Customer Engagement: Salesforce’s WhatsApp Upgrade
Salesforce has announced the general availability of Unified Conversations for WhatsApp. This feature revolutionizes traditional one-way marketing promotions or service requests into dynamic, two-way conversations from a single WhatsApp number. Instead of managing separate threads for promotions and support, customers can now seamlessly engage in personalized opt-in marketing promotions and
Read moreA leading global PayTech provider partners with Calleo.
Calleo, a Market Intelligence and full-service Marketing Agency, proudly announces its engagement by Stanchion to provide marketing support. They are thrilled to be involved in crafting a new, modern identity, brand, and website for Stanchion. Stanchion, established in Cape Town, South Africa 23 years ago, has evolved into a global
Read moreSubstack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify
Substack announced on Thursday it’s introducing a few new features for podcasters on its platform. Most notably, the company is rolling out a Spotify integration that will allow podcasters on Substack to sync and distribute all of their free and paid episodes to Spotify’s streaming service. In addition, Substack is
Read moreHumane’s $699 Ai Pin is now available
Humane today announced the availability of its first product, the Ai Pin. The Bay Area-based hardware startup has been kicking around since 2017, a year after co-founders Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri left Apple. Since then, the company has been well-funded, to the tune of $230 million, and focused on
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