February 7, 2025

These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda

Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government.  The payment reports have been…

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Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

February 26, 2023

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. […]

Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022 by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Magic Eraser comes to more devices, Spotify gains an AI DJ, and Netflix decreases prices

February 25, 2023

It’s Friday (or should I say, Fri-yay.) You’ve made it. Give yourself a pat on the back — and then go read the rest of this issue of Week in Review, TechCrunch’s newsletter summing up the past seven days in tech (sign up here to get it directly in your inbox every Saturday). I’ll continue […]

Magic Eraser comes to more devices, Spotify gains an AI DJ, and Netflix decreases prices by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: Meta’s paid verifications, Instagram’s founders’ new app and Spotify’s AI DJ

February 25, 2023

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of […]

This Week in Apps: Meta’s paid verifications, Instagram’s founders’ new app and Spotify’s AI DJ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Bitcoin rewards and NFTs may help grow the blockchain

February 25, 2023

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into the stories, backgrounds and latest news with the biggest names in crypto. For this week’s episode, I interviewed Alex Adelman, the co-founder and CEO of Lolli. Founded in 2018, Lolli is a bitcoin rewards app that lets people earn bitcoin or cash back when they […]

Bitcoin rewards and NFTs may help grow the blockchain by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Review: PlayStation VR2 is a huge leap that still can’t escape its niche

February 24, 2023

The PlayStation VR2 is a simultaneously exciting and disappointing development in the virtual reality space. Well-specced, easy to set up, and reasonably light and comfortable, Sony’s latest still can’t shake the fundamental issues that have prevented VR from going mainstream: a lack of compelling content and despite a brand new 4K OLED display, distracting image […]

Review: PlayStation VR2 is a huge leap that still can’t escape its niche by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business

February 24, 2023

Sono Motors is ending its long-awaited electric car program and instead pivoting to a business that aims to sell its solar vehicle technology to other companies. The German-based company, which went public in November 2022, announced Friday it is laying off 300 employees as a result of the change in business model. COO Thomas Hausch […]

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck

February 24, 2023

Will your startup go public and grab a giant slice of your market, or is it a value-add that will be gobbled up by a hard-charging unicorn? “When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out,” says Kittu Kolluri, founder and […]

TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Hacker group defaces Russian websites to display the Kremlin on fire

February 24, 2023

A hacker group that goes by CH01 defaced a series of Russian websites on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The hackers replaced the sites’ content with a video showing the Kremlin on fire, along with a song by a Russian rock band named Kino. The video also includes a QR code that links […]

Hacker group defaces Russian websites to display the Kremlin on fire by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch