May 2023

Time’s up for Elizabeth Holmes

May 17, 2023

After years of high-profile court proceedings, Elizabeth Holmes could actually be headed to prison. For real this time. The former Theranos founder and CEO was found guilty of defrauding investors last January, but has consistently delayed and appealed her sentencing to remain out of incarceration. Though the infamous biotech entrepreneur is still appealing her 11-year […]

Time’s up for Elizabeth Holmes by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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May 17, 2023

TechCrunch Live has had a huge 2023. We’ve had some of the best founders and investors speaking to current issues facing startups in nearly every industry. We’ve had talks on how to find a co-founder with Tanis Jorge and how to manage employees’ wellbeing with Arianna Huffington. Christina Cacioppo spoke on Vanta, her security and […]

Register for upcoming TechCrunch Live events right here by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Instagram starts supporting GIFs in comments and collaborators in broadcast channels

May 17, 2023

On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg held a chat with Instagram head Adam Mosseri as part of the company launching collaboration feature on broadcast channels. This means users with broadcast channels can invite other creators or fans to have conversations with them. Introducing Collaborators in @instagram broadcast channels — you can now invite other creators or fans […]

Instagram starts supporting GIFs in comments and collaborators in broadcast channels by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: unlocking Chinese social accounts, and AI voice analysis

May 17, 2023
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. Inside Tencent’s weirdly secretive customer service center —Zeyi Yang When I recently visited China, for the first time since the pandemic, I traveled to Shenzhen in a bid to unlock my 15-year old…