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Daily Crunch: YouTube rolls out support for dubbing videos in more than 40 languages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Coinbase, the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is diving into the blockchain world in a move that some are excited about.
Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain may help expand scaling on Ethereum by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
This week big news rolled out in the layer-2 blockchain space as Coinbase launched Base, an Ethereum-focused layer-2 blockchain.
Coinbase is adding another layer to its business through the blockchain space by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
It was genuinely a bit surreal seeing deep green hills in the South Bay last week. Growing up in Fremont, I know the change from brown to green is about as close as we get to having seasons, but it’s been so long since I’ve seen them, I’d genuinely forgotten they can exist. It’s an […]
Two days in the Bay by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The European Union has kicked off a consultation on how to fund the “massive” upgrades to Internet connectivity which regional lawmakers believe are needed for the bloc to make the most of transformative technologies like AI or immersive virtual worlds while delivering on the big bang, cross-industry digitization it also wants to characterize the next […]
EU asks who should fund future networks, as telcos eye Australia-style Big Tech bargaining code by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
The Uber deck has been floating around the internet for a while. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and see what Uber got right — and where it made some spectacularly silly mistakes.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008 by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike.
Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Google TV today announced the launch of four new content pages in the U.S. – the Family page, the Movie page, the Shows page and the Español page – which gives users quicker access to family-friendly titles, movies, TV shows and Spanish-language entertainment. Instead of navigating from app to app, users can now select from […]
Google TV’s new update adds dedicated destinations for Movies, Shows, Family and Español by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
“Facebook jail,” the name the social network’s users have bestowed on the company’s system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul. Meta announced today it will be reforming its penalty system based on the recommendations from the Oversight Board, the independent body of experts, academics, civic leaders, and lawyers who now weigh in on […]
Meta announces ‘Facebook Jail’ reforms that focus more on better explanations of policy, less on ‘timeouts’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Based in the Netherlands, blossoming agtech startup Source.ag has announced a $23 million Series A funding round to help grow its business, less than a year after its previous, $10 million round. The company assists commercial greenhouse crop growers adjust their growing conditions, optimize their resources and maximize their yields by using state-of-the-art AI models […]
Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch