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Google’s latest Doodle lets you create your own mini arcade game

December 1, 2022

Today’s Google Doodle lets you make, play and share your own mini arcade game to honor the memory of videogame pioneer Jerry Lawson. Lawson led the team that developed the first home video gaming system with interchangeable game cartridges. Today would have been his 82nd birthday. The interactive Doodle starts off by taking you through […]

Google’s latest Doodle lets you create your own mini arcade game by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter alternative Hive shuts down its app to fix critical security issues

December 1, 2022

The team at the newly popular Twitter alternative Hive is in over their head. The company has now taken the fairly radical step of fully shutting down its servers for a couple of days in response to concerns raised by security researchers who discovered a number of critical vulnerabilities on Hive, several of which they […]

Twitter alternative Hive shuts down its app to fix critical security issues by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

LinkedIn rolls out focused inbox and messaging safety tools as it gets to grip with spam and scams

December 1, 2022

LinkedIn, the social platform for the working world for networking and recruitment, hasn’t been the biggest name in headlines when it comes to how social media is leveraged for spam, scams and fake news, but they’re all significant problems on the platform that will only get bigger as traffic grows (as it’s doing currently, at […]

LinkedIn rolls out focused inbox and messaging safety tools as it gets to grip with spam and scams by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Lumen raises $62M for its handheld weight loss hardware

December 1, 2022

Losing weight sucks. It’s a deeply invidualized experience that’s bogged down by all sorts of societal expectations and fly-by-night promises. Many have amassed fortunes promising silver bullet solutions, all knowing full well that there isn’t any one-size-fits-all solution. The promise at the heart of Lumen’s offering is a personalized health solution, based on individual metabolism. […]

Lumen raises $62M for its handheld weight loss hardware by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

On-demand car rental company Kyte is now offering car subscriptions

December 1, 2022

Car rental delivery startup Kyte said it’s on a mission to disrupt the auto industry by making people think twice about buying a car. Starting Wednesday, Kyte will now offer a car subscription service, following what the startup says was a successful subscription pilot with Teslas. The three-, six- and 12-month subscription plans will be […]

On-demand car rental company Kyte is now offering car subscriptions by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Gucci Ventures Into the Metaverse

December 1, 2022
The experience would feature a space called ‘Gucci Vault Land’ for its customers to witness the brand’s history through games and NFTs

Web3 developer platform Fleek raises $25M led by Polychain Capital

December 1, 2022

Web3 developer platform Fleek has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Polychain Capital, the company shared exclusively with TechCrunch. Additional investors in the round include Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Protocol Labs, Arweave, North Island Ventures, Distributed Global, The LAO, and Argonautic Ventures. The startup is aiming to build an interface and […]

Web3 developer platform Fleek raises $25M led by Polychain Capital by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch