SocialCrowd raises $1.6M pre-seed as venture interest in work software remains high
Launched in 2020, SocialCrowd is a SaaS platform that provides performance management software. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVR sickness happens. Here’s how to avoid and treat it.
Over the past week, a number of people have reported returning their Vision Pros for a number of reasons, including issues around headset comfort and sickness. Returns are par for the course with any nascent technology. No matter how polished a first-generation product is upon release, there’s a very real
Read moreMeta says it will pass on the Apple tax to advertisers paying to boost posts on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is looking to leverage advertiser outrage in its battle with Apple over in-app purchase fees by announcing that it will soon pass on Apple’s 30% service charge to its customers. In an announcement, the social networking giant explains that starting later this month, advertisers who want to pay to
Read moreSecurity by obscurity
Security-by-obscurity is a bad idea in general. It’s better, for example, to have a login page than to give your site an obscure URL. It’s better to encrypt a file than to hide it in some odd directory. It’s better to use a well-vetted encryption algorithm than to roll your
Read moreYouTube now lets you integrate music videos into your Shorts
YouTube is introducing the ability for users to incorporate or “remix” a music video in their short-form videos, called Shorts, as the company continues to challenge TikTok. Given that YouTube has something that TikTok doesn’t, which is a vast library of official music videos, it makes sense for the platform
Read moreTigran Sloyan from CodeSignal talks closing the talent gap and mitigating bias in hiring
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Tigran Sloyan, the co-founder and CEO of skills assessment platform CodeSignal. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTikTok launches a ‘reimagined’ app for the Apple Vision Pro
TikTok has launched a native and “reimagined” app on the Apple Vision Pro, the company announced on Thursday. The Vision Pro launched on February 2 and already has over 1,000 apps specifically designed for the new device, and now one of the most popular social platforms is one of them.
Read moreAudience Choice vote closes for Early Stage 2024 today
Today is the electrifying conclusion for TechCrunch Early Stage Audience voting! We’ve meticulously sifted through a plethora of applications from seasoned founders and luminaries in the startup sphere, all vying for the spotlight in our Audience Choice program, and only six are left. Time is ticking: Secure your tickets to
Read moreCeladyne coats membranes with nanoparticles to make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient
The material could drastically improve the durability of existing fuel cell designs while also improving the efficiency of hydrogen production by 15%-20%. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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