Technology

The mothers of Mexico’s missing use social media to search for mass graves

October 11, 2022
“Attention Jalisco. Do you know the location of a clandestine grave of corpses?” The question, aimed at people in the populous Mexican state, was posed on Twitter in February by Madres Buscadoras de Sonora, an organization of mothers searching for their missing loved ones. Dozens of people responded. Neighbors who had witnessed clandestine burials came…

No one asked for this, but you can share Horizon Worlds videos to Instagram Reels

October 11, 2022

Huge news for, like, five people: you can take videos on Horizon Worlds and share them to Facebook and Instagram Reels, Meta’s TikTok clone. At today’s Meta Connect event, the company formerly known as Facebook announced this new way to share content from Horizon Worlds, Meta’s flagship social VR app. Despite launching about a year […]

No one asked for this, but you can share Horizon Worlds videos to Instagram Reels by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s next enterprise push is into the metaverse

October 11, 2022

Earlier this year, when we covered the news that Meta had signed on fast food giant McDonald’s as a customer for Workplace, the B2B service that was originally conceived as a Facebook for enterprises, we noted that Workplace the product had, curiously, been moved into a larger “Reality Labs” division to bring it closer to […]

Meta’s next enterprise push is into the metaverse by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app

October 11, 2022

Snapchat is rolling out a new AR experience that lets you try on and purchase Halloween costumes directly within its app, the company announced today. Starting today, Snapchat users can try on and buy costumes of popular movie and TV characters from Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Squid Game, Minecraft, Ghostbusters and more. The new AR […]

Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Fidu wants to be a full stack solution for LatAm private schools

October 11, 2022

Nicolás Giménez, the co-founder of Argentina-based startup Fidu, has convinced over 1,000 schools across the Latin America region to place their operations in the hands of a scrappy edtech startup. Fidu wants to build a new operating system for LatAm schools, so that institutions can digitally manage everything from finances to school-wide announcements. The company, […]

Fidu wants to be a full stack solution for LatAm private schools by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan

October 11, 2022

Blockchain has quickly evolved beyond its financial origins and crypto pump-and-dump frenzy. From agricultural companies to auto manufacturers, established sectors have come to embrace the decentralized technology. But as with other nascent fields, web3 has a shortage of skilled programmers that is hindering the creative growth of the industry. That’s a gap that SettleMint is […]

SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is asking users to enter their birthdate to view sensitive content

October 11, 2022

Twitter is ramping up its efforts to filter sensitive content to prevent users under 18 from viewing inappropriate material by asking users to verify their birthdates. The company said it’s slowly rolling out a feature to restrict sensitive tweets unless users have a birthdate attached to their accounts and they’re over 18. Over the past […]

Twitter is asking users to enter their birthdate to view sensitive content by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt

October 11, 2022

Hollywood powerhouse, comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart makes the world laugh both onstage and on camera. But behind the scenes, he’s a serious entrepreneur building a multiplatform media empire. He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. What’s more, Hart’s […]

Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Alchemy, Ava Labs and BlockFi break down funding in a bear market at TC Sessions: Crypto

October 11, 2022

Bears hibernate during the coldest months, but there’s nowhere to hide from a bear market during a crypto winter. As the entire sector faces what looks to be a long stretch of uncertainty, young founders must find a way to keep the funds flowing. But how? This timely topic is why we’re thrilled that industry […]

Alchemy, Ava Labs and BlockFi break down funding in a bear market at TC Sessions: Crypto by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch