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Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible
Tracksuit, a New Zealand-based brand tracking startup, wants to take on traditional market research players by offering a more affordable, accessible brand insights tool. “Market research and brand tracking has been around for a long time, and it usually consists of a consultant coming in on a quarterly or biannual basis with a 100-page slide […]
Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Pentagon locks down unsecured email server that exposed sensitive military data
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Daily Crunch: Pentagon locks down unsecured email server that exposed sensitive military data by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk suggests Twitter could open source its algorithm ‘next week’
A new tweet by Twitter owner Elon Musk suggests the company is preparing to open source its algorithm as soon as next week — unless, of course, it’s all a joke. (One never knows these days!) However, Musk has been a longtime proponent of the idea that Twitter’s recommendation algorithm should be open sourced, having […]
Elon Musk suggests Twitter could open source its algorithm ‘next week’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its ‘natural next stage’
Soylent, which is profitable and had been growing over the past few years, is Starco Brands’ third acquisition in six months.
Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its ‘natural next stage’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results
Earlier this afternoon Coinbase reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results. TechCrunch’s first look at the numbers is here. In response to the company’s raw numbers, shares of Coinbase are off around 2.2% in after-hours trading as of the time of writing. (The company initially fell much further before recovering to positive territory, gains that […]
Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations
YouTube Music is introducing a new radio experience that lets users create their own custom stations, the company told TechCrunch on Tuesday. Prior to the launch of this feature, users have started music listening experiences by picking from preexisting playlists, radios or albums, but now users can create their own radios from the ground up. […]
YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch