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Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year

April 14, 2023

Spotify is closing down Heardle, the Wordle-inspired music guessing game it acquired last July for an undisclosed sum. Similar to Wordle, Heardle offers players six tries to guess a popular song — but instead of typing in different letters to form words, players listen to a song’s intro to guess the artist and title. At […]

Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Apple partners with Canal+ to bring Apple TV+ content to all subscribers

April 14, 2023

Apple has signed a multi-year deal with Canal+, a leading French premium television channel and streaming service. Starting on April 20, all existing and future Canal+ subscribers in France and some other European countries will be able to stream Apple TV+ content for no additional cost. This is an odd deal as Canal+ isn’t just […]

Apple partners with Canal+ to bring Apple TV+ content to all subscribers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s content review in Africa in limbo as moderation partners decry court restrictions

April 14, 2023

Meta’s main content review partners in Africa have been restrained from offering moderation services to the social media giant, and it is unclear who is currently assessing its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. A Kenyan court through interim injunctions barred Meta from engaging its new partner, Majorel, reserving that role for Sama, the outgoing subcontractor, in […]

Meta’s content review in Africa in limbo as moderation partners decry court restrictions by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

James Murdoch’s fund slashes investment in Reliance-backed Viacom18

April 14, 2023

James Murdoch’s venture fund Bodhi Tree slashed its investment into Viacom18 to $528 million, down 70% from the committed $1.78 billion, the two said late Thursday as the global weakening economy hammers investors’ appetite. Neither Viacom18, a joint venture between Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance and Paramount Global, did not say why Bodhi Tree slashed its pledged […]

James Murdoch’s fund slashes investment in Reliance-backed Viacom18 by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

China’s Didi to dispatch robotaxis 24/7 in 2025, announces trucking service

April 14, 2023

China’s ride hailing giant Didi is back in public view after two years of staying low amid a regulatory crackdown. The SoftBank-backed company announced Friday at a company open day a series of product ambitions, including working with Chinese carmakers to deploy self-developed robotaxis to the public on a 24/7 basis by 2025, which will […]

China’s Didi to dispatch robotaxis 24/7 in 2025, announces trucking service by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter introduces 10,000 character long tweets for Blue subscribers

April 14, 2023

Twitter has introduced a new feature that will let Blue subscribers post 10,000-character-long posts — as if the social network is trying to compete with a rival newsletter platform. Along with this, this Twitter has also added support for bold and italic text formatting. In February, the social network introduced 4,000-character-long tweets for Blue subscribers […]

Twitter introduces 10,000 character long tweets for Blue subscribers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch