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Paramount+ grows to 60M subs as it prepares to integrate with Showtime

May 4, 2023

The previously announced integration of Showtime into Paramount+ draws closer as the company reports its first-quarter fiscal earnings. Paramount+ with Showtime is set to launch in the third quarter. While the integration is anticipated to generate around $700 million in future annual expense savings, which Paramount announced last quarter, it also resulted in a programming […]

Paramount+ grows to 60M subs as it prepares to integrate with Showtime by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Bytedance is making its music streaming service Resso premium-only

May 4, 2023

Three years after first launching the music streaming app Resso in India, Bytedance is making it a paid-only service. The company notified users on the app and website saying that “Resso will upgrade to a Premium-only service from May 11, 2023, to elevate your social music streaming experience.” The service currently operates in India, Brazil, […]

Bytedance is making its music streaming service Resso premium-only by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Meet Liquido, which aims to be the ‘Stripe of LatAm’ — but with even bigger ambitions

May 4, 2023

The ability to offer businesses more ways to accept digital payments is crucial globally, but merchants’ specific needs typically differ based on geography. In recognition of those nuances, Liquido has for two years been working on building payments infrastructure aimed at modernizing payments access for businesses in Latin America. And today, the company is emerging […]

Meet Liquido, which aims to be the ‘Stripe of LatAm’ — but with even bigger ambitions by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

How the feds caught a notorious credit card fraudster

May 4, 2023

The U.S. government announced on Wednesday that it had dismantled “Try2Check”, a credit card checking operation that allowed cybercriminals involved with the bulk purchase and sale of stolen credit card numbers to see which cards were valid and active. Department of Justice prosecutors confirmed the indictment of Russian citizen Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, who is suspected […]

How the feds caught a notorious credit card fraudster by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s ad business slapped with interim measures in France over suspected antitrust abuse

May 4, 2023

More regulatory woes for Meta: France’s competition watchdog has announced interim measures on the adtech giant — saying it suspects it of abusing a dominant position in the French market for ads on social media and across the broader (non-search-related) online ads market. It’s ordering Meta to suspend application of the current criteria it imposes […]

Meta’s ad business slapped with interim measures in France over suspected antitrust abuse by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Slack updates aim to put AI at the center of the user experience

May 4, 2023

Slack has evolved from a pure communications platform to one that enables companies to link directly to enterprise applications without having to resort to dreaded task switching. Today, at the Salesforce World Tour event in NYC, the company announced the next step in its platform’s evolution where it will be putting AI at the forefront […]

Slack updates aim to put AI at the center of the user experience by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Green-Got is a neobank for climate-conscious customers

May 4, 2023

French startup Green-Got is building an alternative to your traditional bank account with a focus on climate change. Essentially, Green-Got guarantees that your savings and the money that is sitting in your bank account aren’t going to finance fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries. The startup recently raised a $5.5 million (€5 million) funding […]

Green-Got is a neobank for climate-conscious customers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch