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Peacock adds live TV from all local NBC stations to its Premium Plus tier

November 9, 2022

Peacock announced that, on November 30, its Premium Plus subscribers will get 24/7 access to their local NBC station in all of NBC’s 210 markets, including live TV programming like local news, sports, weather, and entertainment. Subscribers will soon be able to livestream popular programs like “The TODAY Show,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” […]

Peacock adds live TV from all local NBC stations to its Premium Plus tier by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Roblox stock drops on widening losses in Q3, but other growth metrics remain strong

November 9, 2022

One of the big players in the “metaverse” space, gaming platform Roblox, saw its stock tumble by over 15% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after reporting a wider-than-anticipated loss in its third-quarter earnings. The company, which caters to a younger demographic with its virtual world gaming platform, reported a loss of $297.8 million, or 50 […]

Roblox stock drops on widening losses in Q3, but other growth metrics remain strong by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter begins to roll out grey checkmarks for high-profile accounts

November 9, 2022

A day after announcing that it’d denote high-profile accounts in a way distinctive from the blue checkmark now available to all Twitter Blue subscribers, Twitter has begun to roll out new badges that denote particular categories of official accounts, including government accounts, major media outlets and some public figures. The move is an attempt to […]

Twitter begins to roll out grey checkmarks for high-profile accounts by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Web3 messaging infrastructure Notifi raises $10M seed round co-led by Hashed, Race Capital 

November 9, 2022

Notifi, a communication infrastructure platform for Web3, said Tuesday it has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed seed funding co-led by previous backers Hashed and Race Capital. Other investors include Struck Capital, HRT Capital, Wintermute, Superscrypt founded by Temasek, bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.    The ten-month-old startup wants to address the broken […]

Web3 messaging infrastructure Notifi raises $10M seed round co-led by Hashed, Race Capital  by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Tech layoffs may get worse before they get better

November 9, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Nolan Church, the CEO and co-founder of Continuum, about […]

Tech layoffs may get worse before they get better by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Binance chief says FTX going down ‘not good for anyone’, warns of greater regulatory scrutiny

November 9, 2022

Binance founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao says FTX “going down is not good for anyone in the industry,” and the ongoing episode has “severely shaken” the confidence of consumers, a day after the world’s largest exchange signed a non-binding agreement to acquire its most formidable rival firm. Zhao said the sudden liquidity crunch at […]

Binance chief says FTX going down ‘not good for anyone’, warns of greater regulatory scrutiny by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Plain is a new customer support tool with a focus on API integrations

November 9, 2022

Meet Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. Plain […]

Plain is a new customer support tool with a focus on API integrations by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch