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Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering

December 22, 2022

Despite already cutting thousands of employees, the layoffs at Twitter continue. According to posts on Twitter and LinkedIn from a former public policy employee, Twitter cut half of its public policy team. TechCrunch asked both the former employee and Twitter for comment but could not immediately confirm the exact magnitude of these cuts. Twitter also […]

Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight

December 22, 2022

For years, Austin has made headlines as an evolving tech hub where startups, large companies and investors alike have flocked to set up a presence. But as 2022 closes, the Texas capital is in the news for a very different, tragic reason – being home to the sudden death of a startup founder at the […]

Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker

December 22, 2022

This holiday season, consider giving the gift of security with an ad blocker. That’s the takeaway message from an unlikely source — the FBI — which this week issued an alert warning that cybercriminals are using online ads in search results with the ultimate goal of stealing or extorting money from victims. In a pre-holiday […]

Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube secures NFL Sunday Ticket in landmark streaming deal

December 22, 2022

YouTube and the National Football League announced on Thursday that the two have reached a deal for the NFL Sunday Ticket. Starting next season, NFL Sunday Ticket will be available on two of YouTube’s subscription businesses as an add-on package on YouTube TV and standalone a-la-carte on YouTube Primetime Channels. The NFL Sunday Ticket has […]

YouTube secures NFL Sunday Ticket in landmark streaming deal by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch