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Draymond Green isn’t starting a fund, but is working with top VCs

October 20, 2022

Draymond Green, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, says he’s working with well-known investors involved in the tech space. That wasn’t a massive secret — Green has historically been quite public about his portfolio companies, like SmileDirectClub — but until this morning at TechCrunch Disrupt, he hadn’t […]

Draymond Green isn’t starting a fund, but is working with top VCs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Warriors’ Draymond Green talks podcasts, social media and the elephant in the room

October 20, 2022

The Warriors’ Draymond Green took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today where he discussed his podcast, social media… and yes, the Jordan Poole punch. Green has spent the last several years building up his resume off the court, most notably through his popular podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.” Green touched on how his podcast has […]

The Warriors’ Draymond Green talks podcasts, social media and the elephant in the room by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Instagram is testing an in-app scheduling tool for posts and reels

October 20, 2022

Social media managers and creators have long relied on third-party tools to schedule posts on Instagram. But now the company is testing an in-app tool to schedule posts and reels. The company confirmed the development and said it is indeed experimenting with this.“We are testing the ability to schedule content with a percentage of our […]

Instagram is testing an in-app scheduling tool for posts and reels by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Ocean-climate VC Propeller launches with $100M to fund ‘tomorrow’s narwhals’

October 20, 2022

Propeller, a new climate-tech investor with a focus on the ocean, tells TechCrunch that it has hooked $100 million for its first seed fund. Co-founded by former HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan, the venture firm said in a statement that it backs and incubates startups in areas like ocean carbon removal, algae packaging, offshore wind, desalination […]

Ocean-climate VC Propeller launches with $100M to fund ‘tomorrow’s narwhals’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Google Messages adds reaction support for iPhone texts and in-app reminders

October 20, 2022

Google has left no stones unturned in pushing Apple to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) that the search giant argues will improve cross-platform communication. With little to no luck so far, Google is marching ahead with things that are within its power: Supercharging its RCS client Messages on Android with new features to make lives […]

Google Messages adds reaction support for iPhone texts and in-app reminders by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat expands its paid subscription with Story expiration controls, custom sounds, and more

October 20, 2022

Snapchat+, Snapchat’s $3.99 per month subscription plan, is today rolling out three new features to entice users to its paid service. The company launched the subscription tier in late June as it looked for more revenue during an ad spending slowdown. Since the launch, more than 1 million users have paid for the service, the […]

Snapchat expands its paid subscription with Story expiration controls, custom sounds, and more by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

When you lose weight, where does it go?

October 20, 2022
What happens when we lose weight? This is really a question about how our bodies store and use the energy we need to function.  In general, we store backup energy in fat cells that are distributed around the body, some in the abdomen around the organs (visceral fat) and some under the skin (subcutaneous fat);…