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Tidal’s new live feature will let you host a live DJing session

April 4, 2023

Tidal is rolling out a new feature that lets you act as a DJ and allow your friends to listen to your choices. The feature called Live is available for both HiFi ($9.99 per month) and HiFi Plus ($19.99 per month) subscribers of the streaming service. This feature doesn’t exactly work like Spotify’s Group Sessions, […]

Tidal’s new live feature will let you host a live DJing session by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero raises $120M, hitting $3B valuation

April 4, 2023

LayerZero Labs, a web3 messaging protocol, has closed a $120 million Series B round, raising its valuation to $3 billion from $1 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike Web 2.0 messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, this messaging protocol lets users send different types of messages between blockchains, like cross-chain interactions, eliminating the need […]

Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero raises $120M, hitting $3B valuation by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Satellite bus startup Apex Space plans first launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10

April 4, 2023

Los Angeles-based startup Apex Space will launch its first satellite bus next January, part of its bet that spacecraft mass manufacturing will enable humanity’s greater expansion into the cosmos. The company will launch its Aries spacecraft, which will be equipped with multiple customer payloads, on board SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare mission. Aries, the first in a […]

Satellite bus startup Apex Space plans first launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10 by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok hit with $15.7M UK fine for misusing children’s data

April 4, 2023

TikTok has been issued with a fine of £12.7 million (~$15.7M) for breaching UK data protection law, including rules intended to protect children. The privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), announced today that it found the video sharing site “did not do enough” to check who was using their platform and failed to take […]

TikTok hit with $15.7M UK fine for misusing children’s data by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch