Tag: social media
As Figma goes public, a turning point in the long-awaited IPO market recovery takes shape
They’re about the past and the future, about the company that’s going public and the wider market. IPOs are moments of truth—will public market...
Who’s responsible for kids’ safety on smartphones? Many say Google and Apple
Age verification is coming for app stores.
Laws requiring Google and Apple to check people’s ages before they can download apps are gaining momentum in...
The Tea app was intended to help women date safely. Then it got hacked
Tea, a provocative dating app designed to let women anonymously ask or warn each other about men they'd encountered, rocketed to the top spot...
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X will begin experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourcing fact-checking system, to highlight well-liked posts from users...
Open source X rival Mastodon begins raising funds with new in-app donation feature | TechCrunch
Open source X and Threads competitor Mastodon will begin experimenting with a new way to raise funds: in-app donations. The organization on Wednesday announced...
Debate-style video roils internet after participant openly identifies as fascist
The YouTube channel Jubilee, which is known for its debate-style videos, is facing backlash online after a participant in a recent show self-identified as...
Everything Is a ‘False Flag’ Now
Conspiracy theories about so-called false-flag attacks have been around for decades. But as trust in media and public institutions craters, every single major news...
Astronomer’s new interim CEO breaks his silence after the tech company’s viral scandal shook the internet
Pete DeJoy, Astronomer’s interim CEO, spoke out after taking over for Andy Byron, the ex-tech CEO at the center of an internet controversy and...
The CEO caught hugging his HR chief at a Coldplay show has resigned after being placed on leave amid an investigation
Astronomer, the tech company at the center of a viral internet controversy in which the married boss embraced his chief people officer at a...
Meet a 23-year-old TikTok career influencer who gets hundreds of messages per day from Gen Z fans hungry for job advice
Most times Pranav (Nav) Karmacharya works from home. Sometimes he decides to hop over to a local college and find somewhere comfy to catch...
