November 2023

TikTok launches dedicated account tags for artists and new promotional tools

November 30, 2023

TikTok announced today the “Artist Account” or “shop window” for followers to see musicians’ songs, learn about upcoming releases and get an inside look into their creative process. The video-sharing app is launching a suite of new tools to enable artists to further promote their music and increase discoverability, such as a new artist tag, […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This small French company wants to build the open alternative to Kindle and Kobo

November 30, 2023

For the past decade, three companies have been building full-fledged ebook ecosystems with devices, apps and digital bookstores all working perfectly together — Amazon, Rakuten and a tiny company called Vivlio. While Amazon’s Kindle is the clear leader and Rakuten’s Kobo the obvious challenger, Vivlio has been building an open European alternative to these two tech […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Nucleos puts secure, tablet-powered education in the hands of inmates

November 30, 2023

Inmates in correctional facilities around the country have wildly varying levels of opportunity to prepare for life after release. Nucleos is a startup that hopes to make the kind of e-learning tools we tend to take for granted available to inmates with an all-in-one service that’s free for them to use. There are numerous barriers […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Sustainability starts with the data center

November 30, 2023
When asked why he targeted banks, notorious criminal Willie Sutton reportedly answered, “Because that’s where the money is.” Similarly, when thoughtful organizations target sustainability, they look to their data centers—because that’s where the carbon emissions are. The International Energy Agency (IEA) attributes about 1.5% of total global electricity use to data centers and data transmission…