Blizzard has a lot going on. The company’s leadership is a toxic trash heap nightmare (hi Bobby Kotick!) and it’s only partially cleaned house. Its failure to deliver on the lofty promises of the Overwatch League makes the game’s scene, both competitive and casual, even less of a sure thing. And Microsoft is currently in […]
Overwatch 2 Review: Can you teach an old game new tricks? by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
As part of its earnings call, Microsoft today announced a number of new data points for GitHub, the massively popular code repository service it acquired for $7.5 billion in 2018. According to Microsoft, GitHub now has an annual recurring revenue of $1 billion, up from a reported $200 to $300 million at the time of […]
Microsoft says GitHub now has a $1B ARR, 90M active users by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Rumors have been flying that Nutanix is up for sale. Here’s a look at what it could end up being worth and who the most likely suitors are.
Who’s most likely to buy Nutanix? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Whenever YouTube superstar MrBeast crops up in business or tech headlines, you’re guaranteed to find a slew of bewildered comments: Who is this guy, and why is a YouTuber such a big deal? Am I old if I don’t know who this is? Why is he younger than me, yet makes so much more money? […]
Is MrBeast actually worth $1.5 billion? by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Too often, startup recruiting resembles scenes from heist movies where the characters are putting a crew together.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
First, WhatsApp went down this morning. Now, Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime appeared to experience an outage in the U.S. this afternoon. Several Twitter users noted they were having trouble sending messages and connecting on the services and Apple’s System Status dashboard marked iMessage and FaceTime as having issues. “Some users are affected,” the status said. […]
Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are down for some users by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
For early-stage companies, you need a big market and a strong team. If you don’t have both, don’t invest.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Palau Project’s $125k pre-seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch