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AltspaceVR has had a few close calls over the years, but the company that built virtual social spaces well before “metaverse” was a household word is shuttering for good this time. After announcing that it would close up shop in 2017, Microsoft intervened and the company came under the tech giant’s wing. Now, Microsoft is […]

Microsoft is sunsetting social VR pioneer AltspaceVR by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk continues to change things at a breakneck pace at Twitter, and on Saturday the still-CEO (I guess he hasn’t found anyone willing to take over yet?) seemed to address user complaints that ads are getting worse on the platform. Musk said that the social network would be “taking steps” to address what he […]

Elon Musk admits Twitter has too many ads, says fix is coming by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Buy now, pay later is an alluring option for consumers. But with rising debt and inflation, perhaps the focus should be on companies that help protect borrowers from digging themselves into a hole.

Protect me from what I want by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

With these markets still in their infancy, investigating and adjudicating the FTX scandal will turn out to be a vital evolutionary, developmental and restructuring step.

The Indian government has ordered YouTube and Twitter to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary that is critical of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the directions “for blocking multiple YouTube videos” and “over 50 tweets” linked to the videos of the first episode of the […]

India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

To make cleaning even easier, pair the robot with your voice assistant and simply tell it to clean specific rooms or by specific objects in your home, and it does what you ask instantly.

Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. A spokesperson tells TechCrunch via email that the majority of the Area 120 team has been “winded down,” and that only three projects from the division will […]

Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Alphabet CEO lays off 12,000 people, says company ‘hired for a different economic reality’   by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome back to the TechCrunch Podcast. This week Amanda Silberling is here to talk about how Dungeons and Dragons creators are fighting to keep their livelihoods and Rebecca Bellan comes on to talk about how a tweet has gotten Elon Musk into legal trouble…again. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. […]

Court to decide if Elon Musk is careless or criminal and other TC news by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch