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TikTok turns up on the volume on its music play with NewMusic search feature

May 12, 2023

TikTok has upended how music is discovered, used and consumed these days; now, its long-term effort to build a business around that is getting a boost. The Bytedance-owned app today announced a search feature called “NewMusic”, which users can use to find new tracks, and artists can use to promote them. To see new music […]

TikTok turns up on the volume on its music play with NewMusic search feature by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Toyota Japan exposed data on millions of vehicles for a decade

May 12, 2023

Toyota Japan has apologized after admitting to leaving millions of customers’ vehicle details on the public internet for a decade. The car maker said in a notice that it will notify about 2.15 million customers whose personal and vehicle information were left exposed to the internet after a “cloud misconfiguration” was discovered recently in April. […]

Toyota Japan exposed data on millions of vehicles for a decade by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

China’s phone giant Oppo disbands chip design unit as shipment slumps

May 12, 2023

Chinese smartphone giant Oppo is disbanding its young chip design unit Zeku as weak global demand forces major handset manufacturers to cut costs and restrategize. The decision comes as a surprise to those who believe the phone maker is bolstering its in-house chip development as rising geopolitical tensions with the U.S. threatens to cut Chinese […]

China’s phone giant Oppo disbands chip design unit as shipment slumps by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Twitch’s new clip editor makes sharing vertical video on YouTube and TikTok a snap

May 12, 2023

Twitch released a small but mighty product update on Thursday, introducing a new tool that lets streamers craft and share short, vertical video clips in seconds. The new clip editor is accessible through the clips manager in the creator dashboard. Clicking “edit and share clip” opens the slick editing tool, which keeps things simple. You […]

Twitch’s new clip editor makes sharing vertical video on YouTube and TikTok a snap by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Tinder will remove social handles from bios as part of its updated community guidelines

May 12, 2023

Tinder is updating its community guidelines in a bid to keep the dating app safe and respectful, the company announced today. As part of the updates, Tinder will automatically remove social handles from bios and discourage users from posting private conversations with their matches on other platforms. Tinder says its platform is not a place […]

Tinder will remove social handles from bios as part of its updated community guidelines by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch