February 21, 2025

The Download: dismantling US science leadership, and reproductive care cuts

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it. Research fuels American innovation and…

April 2023

Snapchat adds Public Stories, expands revenue share program for creators

April 19, 2023

Snapchat is rolling out additional features to help creators get noticed and make a living. Over a year ago, the platform piloted a program that allowed select creators to earn a share of revenue from ads that appear between their Stories posts. Now, creators who have at least 50,000 followers and 25 million monthly Snap […]

Snapchat adds Public Stories, expands revenue share program for creators by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat unveils new Story modes, updates to Snap Map, enhanced Bitmoji and more

April 19, 2023

At its Snap Partner Summit today in Santa Monica, Snapchat unveiled a series of new features coming to its app. The company is rolling out new Stories features, adding updates to the Snap Map, enhancing Bitmoji, introducing new ways to virtually interact with friends and more. Snapchat is launching two new shared Story modes, starting […]

Snapchat unveils new Story modes, updates to Snap Map, enhanced Bitmoji and more by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat+ subscription now has more than 3 million users

April 19, 2023

Snap said today that its Snapchat+ paid plan has more than 3 million users. At its Snap Partner Summit event, the company added that in the coming days, Verizon users will have the option to buy Snapchat+ subscriptions through the carrier’s subscription store called +Play. The company launched the paid tier last June and expanded […]

Snapchat+ subscription now has more than 3 million users by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Dabbsson’s new Home Backup Power Station are here to keep your lights on

April 19, 2023

What do you do when the lights go out? When the snow became too much for the power lines as a kid, I remember candles and Primus stoves. In today’s world of high-tech electrification, we’re going in a slightly different direction and Dabbsson today announced its new Portable Home Backup Power Ecosystem, which harnesses the […]

Dabbsson’s new Home Backup Power Station are here to keep your lights on by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix blames a technical bug for its ‘Love is Blind’ live stream issues, says it will try live again

April 19, 2023

Netflix’s flubbed foray into livestreaming was a topic of discussion during the streamer’s first-quarter earnings on Tuesday with co-CEO Greg Peters telling investors how sorry the company was for “disappointing so many people,” and explaining in more detail what had happened. Over the weekend, Netflix had been set to release its first live reunion special […]

Netflix blames a technical bug for its ‘Love is Blind’ live stream issues, says it will try live again by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch