December 2022

Reddit’s end-of-year Recap experience rolls out with personalized shareable cards

December 8, 2022

Reddit is rolling out its annual end-of-year Recap experience to give users a way to reflect on the time they spent on the platform in 2022. Your personalized Reddit Recap will show you a variety of stats, including a summary of the time you spent on Reddit, the content you most engaged with and the […]

Reddit’s end-of-year Recap experience rolls out with personalized shareable cards by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon launches Inspire, a TikTok-like shopping feed that supports both photos and videos

December 8, 2022

Amazon is bringing a TikTok-like shopping experience to its app. The company today announced the launch of Inspire, a new short-form video and photo feed that allows consumers to explore products and ideas and shop from content created by influencers, brands, and other customers. The feature is designed to draw consumers’ attention away from apps […]

Amazon launches Inspire, a TikTok-like shopping feed that supports both photos and videos by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Schrödinger’s blue check: according to Twitter, I may or may not be notable

December 8, 2022

Twitter is rumored to re-roll-out its flopped Twitter Blue subscription tomorrow, which will once again enable people to pay real cash money to get a blue check next to their name. Hopefully, this time, it won’t lead to mass impersonation and misinformation, but who can say? Yet already, some users are noting that when they […]

Schrödinger’s blue check: according to Twitter, I may or may not be notable by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners

December 8, 2022

When Ankur Nagpal sold Teachable for a quarter of a billion dollars, he felt lucky. Then, he quickly felt lost when trying to navigate the financial systems of a country he wasn’t born in and learn the institutional language often only spoken fluently by the historically wealthy. It would be a few years of self-employment, […]

Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

India’s Paytm considers buying back shares following a rough year

December 8, 2022

Indian financial services firm Paytm said Thursday evening it is considering repurchasing its shares, following a tremulous year that has seen its stock price fall by over 60%. Paytm said it will discuss the proposal to buyback the fully paid-up equity shares of the company with board on December 13, the Noida-headquartered firm disclosed in […]

India’s Paytm considers buying back shares following a rough year by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Starbucks opens up its blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community to first beta testers

December 8, 2022

Starbucks today is launching its blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey, to its first group of U.S. beta testers. The new initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs that translate to real-world experiences, is an extension of Starbucks’ existing loyalty program, Starbucks Rewards, but leverages web3 technology like the polygon blockchain and NFTs. Announced to […]

Starbucks opens up its blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community to first beta testers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Komi, a landing page tool for content creators, raises $5M seed round

December 8, 2022

Komi, a personalized website page builder tool for influencers and celebrities to create and customize a landing page to promote their projects, today closed a $5 million seed round led by Contour Venture Partners. Launched in October 2021, Komi is designed to provide content creators, musicians, athletes, celebrities and other creative talent and personalities alike […]

Komi, a landing page tool for content creators, raises $5M seed round by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch