Block’s new crypto wallet can only be purchased with real cash
Image: Block Block, the Jack Dorsey-led payment company, has released its long-in-the-works Bitcoin hardware wallet — but you can’t use cryptocurrency to buy it. You can only purchase the $150 Bitkey wallet with your credit or debit card, a sign that crypto might not be as prevalent as its designers
Read MoreTechCrunch Minute: The TikTok ban, or at least the effort to force its sale, is gaining steam
And some folks are pretty mad about it! After a House subcommittee passed a bill that would force a sale of TikTok or ban the app from American app stores, debate reignited around the internet regrading whether or not the social service should face such harsh choices. On the pro-TikTok
Read MoreHurry! Only 72 hours left to pocket $1,000 in savings for Disrupt 2024
Downshift into get ’er done gear, and you can save a hefty $1,000. How? Simply take decisive action and buy your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt before Friday, March 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT. We can think of a lot of great ways to use an extra grand, and we bet
Read MoreDepop sellers faced ongoing payment delays due to tech issue, company admits
Sellers on the Etsy-owned clothing resale app Depop have been facing delayed payments. Over the last few months, more and more sellers have reported that their payment dates were being delayed over and over, with little response from Depop’s support team. Depop, which Etsy bought for $1.6 billion in 2021,
Read MoreWaymo to launch commercial robotaxi service in Austin by end of the year
Waymo will begin offering a robotaxi service to the public in Los Angeles this week and in Austin by the end of the year, the company’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakan said Wednesday at SXSW. The Alphabet company has been testing and validating its driverless vehicles across about 43 square miles around
Read MoreUK chips in $44M for a piece of Europe’s $1.4B pot for semiconductors
The U.K. has exited the European Union, but semiconductor development is emerging as one of the areas where it hopes to partner for better economies of scale — and much-needed funding. Today, the government announced that it was joining up with the EU’s “Chips Joint Undertaking” as a “participating state”
Read MoreATS Network Management – Achiever of the Year award for Customer Retention
Having just returned from the SolarWinds Transformation Partner Summit in Lisbon, I’m excited to reflect on the profound insights and achievements of the past year. This year’s summit was marked by exceptionally insightful and forward-thinking presentations, echoing SolarWinds’ steadfast commitment to a channel-first approach implemented over the past 18 months.
Read MoreHouse passes bill that could ban TikTok
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Banning TikTok in the US is back on the table after the House voted Wednesday to pass a measure that would do just that unless the app separates from Chinese parent company ByteDance. The bill passed with 352 votes, needing
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