As Twitter’s legacy blue check mark system finally comes to an end, the social network’s new paid-for verification system is causing more than a little chaos, with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities’ verification when they refuse to do so. However, another little nugget to emerge from the carnage today […]
Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today. With energy becoming more expensive, and energy security ratcheting-up as a geopolitical issue, tech startups looking at this problem have […]
Home energy assessment startup Enter raises €19.4M Series A to expand in Germany and beyond by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta can be sued in the East African country over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of content moderators, and dismissed the social media giant’s application that sought to have the case thrown out. Meta Platforms Inc and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd wanted the case nullified on claims that they […]
Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of moderators, court rules by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Google is hoping to speed along the resolution of its antitrust legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, Match Group, and state Attorneys General. In a new filing, Google’s legal team is now asking the court to dismiss several of the plaintiffs’ arguments regarding the nature of its app store business, revenue-sharing agreements, and other […]
Google asks court to dismiss multiple claims in Epic Games antitrust trial by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
The blue checkmarks that once christened an echelon of elite Twitter users as trustworthy — or at least probably themselves — are no more. It’s only been a few hours since the so-called legacy blue checks flickered and eventually disappeared, but chaos already reigns. Prior to the great unchecking, Twitter check havers and have-nots were […]
Chaos reigns after Twitter’s blue checks vanish by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
A new-ish leadership team is taking over at Arcimoto, a Eugene, Oregon-based startup that makes doorless, three-wheeled electric vehicles. On Thursday, the company said that board member Chris Dawson will step in as CEO, replacing interim CEO Jesse Fittipaldi. Arcimoto added that Fittipaldi will stick around as president and report to Dawson going forward. Two […]
Three-wheeled EV startup Arcimoto shuffles leadership again by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Proton releases end-to-end encrypted password manager for desktop and mobile by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch