November 2022

OnlyFans partners with Spring to add shopping features

November 17, 2022

Merch is coming to OnlyFans. In a partnership with Spring — the merch company formerly known as TeeSpring that just got acquired by Amaze — OnlyFans creators can sell physical products to their supporters directly on their platform pages. The feature works via an integration. If you go to a creator’s page who has a […]

OnlyFans partners with Spring to add shopping features by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Speak lands investment from OpenAI to expand its language learning platform

November 17, 2022

Speak, an English language learning platform with AI-powered features, today announced that it raised $27 million in a Series B funding round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, with participation from Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, Justin Mateen, Gokul Rajaram and Founders Fund. Notably, Speak is the third startup in which OpenAI, the AI lab closely […]

Speak lands investment from OpenAI to expand its language learning platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Binance’s CZ on FTX: “We were the last straw that broke the camel’s back”

November 17, 2022

Binance co-founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, commented on the collapse of FTX at TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022. He played down his personal role in the series of events that ultimately led to FTX filing for bankruptcy. “I still don’t think I have that much influence. I think we were the last […]

Binance’s CZ on FTX: “We were the last straw that broke the camel’s back” by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok begins testing an early version of its platform research API

November 17, 2022

Earlier this year, TikTok announced that it’s developing a research API to improve access to public and anonymized data about content and activity on its app. Now, the company says it’s ready to make a beta version of its platform research API available and has asked members of its Content and Safety Advisory Councils to […]

TikTok begins testing an early version of its platform research API by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Binance chief says crypto exchange doesn’t currently see a viable business in India

November 17, 2022

Scores of crypto-focused venture capital firms have raced to India in the past two years, hoping to turn the world’s second largest internet market’s large developer community into a key web3 power house. But what does Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, arguably the most powerful and influential figure in the crypto industry, think about the potential of […]

Binance chief says crypto exchange doesn’t currently see a viable business in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Roku lays off 200 US employees, citing economic conditions

November 17, 2022

Roku wrote in a new SEC filing that it plans to cut 200 jobs in the U.S. as it braces for economic headwinds. Thanks to the workforce reduction, the company expects to incur a non-recurring charge of between $28 to $31 million, mainly because of severance payments, employee benefits contributions, other related expenses, and notice […]

Roku lays off 200 US employees, citing economic conditions by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is buying Cider Security for up to $300M

November 17, 2022

More consolidation is afoot in the world of cyber security. TechCrunch has learned from sources that Palo Alto Networks is going to be announcing the acquisition of Cider Security for $200 million in cash and a further $100 million in shares. The deal has been rumored for weeks, but we understand that investors have now […]

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is buying Cider Security for up to $300M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch