December 19, 2025

The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down

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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…

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Meta Verified is under fire in sex work circles for revealing users’ legal names

April 10, 2023

With Meta Verified, users can pay for an enviable blue check next to their name. But the feature also requires users to use their legal name as their profile display name without the option to change it, raising concerns among sex workers, trans creators and other privacy advocates.  “For $15, it’s doxxing you,” Pomma, a […]

Meta Verified is under fire in sex work circles for revealing users’ legal names by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch’s startup building podcast Found is nominated for a Webby Award

April 10, 2023

Each week listeners can tune into Found to get the real stories behind today’s startups. And while that isn’t changing any time soon, this week I’m excited to bring you something a little extra. I’m pleased to announce that Found has been nominated for a viewer’s choice Webby Award in the Best Technology Podcast category. […]

TechCrunch’s startup building podcast Found is nominated for a Webby Award by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Circle tweets are not that private anymore

April 10, 2023

PSA: do not post your deepest darkest secrets on your Twitter Circle. Numerous Twitter users are reporting a bug in which Circle tweets — which are supposed to reach a select group, like an Instagram Close Friends story — are surfacing on the algorithmically-generated For You timeline. That means that your supposedly private posts might […]

Twitter Circle tweets are not that private anymore by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Making the world a data-driven place with the cloud

April 10, 2023
As businesses look to get the greatest value from their data, investments in cloud infrastructure from customer relationship management (CRM) systems to email to points of sale can help make data more accessible and bolster innovation, says PwC principal in the analytics insights practice, Anil Nagaraj and Microsoft director of product management Azure Synapse Analytics…

YouTube Premium adds more perks with SharePlay support, higher quality video and more

April 10, 2023

YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers. Most notably, the subscription plan will now include higher-quality video for web and iOS users, support for co-watching videos on FaceTime through Apple’s SharePlay, and other controls for managing your queue […]

YouTube Premium adds more perks with SharePlay support, higher quality video and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

The Petty Shall Inherit The Pennies

April 10, 2023

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today we are talking about crypto, Uber, and how to be petty at […]

The Petty Shall Inherit The Pennies by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch