Activision says it’s investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players

March 28, 2024

Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for various types of accounts — are unclear. Somehow, the hackers are getting malware on the victim’s computers and then stealing […]

From Tom Brady to Kevin O’Leary – See Who Lost Big in the Wake of the FTX Crypto Collapse

March 28, 2024

The crash exposed an $8 billion hole in FTX’s accounts, leaving investors and customers scrambling to recoup their funds.

Popular Appetite Suppressant Ozempic Can Be Made For Less Than $5 a Month, New Research Suggests

March 28, 2024

The $5 includes a profit margin.

This Highly-Debated Piece of Cinematic History Just Sold For Over $700,000 at Auction

March 28, 2024

The wood panel from “Titanic” is often mistaken as a door. Either way, he couldn’t have fit. (Sorry.)

Fed’s Waller see’s no need to rush into interest rate cuts amid rising productivity

March 28, 2024

Recent data has shown that the U.S. Federal Reserve could hold off on cutting short-term interest rates in the face of rising productivity results, according to Chris Waller, a leading…

Path to stardom: self-discovery, mastery, resilience

March 28, 2024

The pursuit of stardom is a common aspiration for success and recognition in a particular field. However, this aspiration is not mere wishful thinking. It requires a deep understanding of…

X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots

March 28, 2024

Even though X seems to be working on this NSFW Communities feature, that doesn’t mean it’ll come to fruition.

Buy-now-pay-later on a Porsche? Zaver now has $30 million to make it a reality

March 28, 2024

We last checked in on Zaver, a Swedish B2C Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) provider in Europe, when it raised a $5 million funding round in 2021. The company has now closed a $10 million extension to its Series A funding round, bringing its total Series A to $20 million. Total investment to date stands at $30 million. […]

SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back

March 28, 2024

Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. This is the last edition of this newsletter. I want to personally thank each of you for reading this and if you would like to stay in touch, you can follow me on X here for future updates. With that said, the show goes on. This […]

YouTube now lets creators share exclusive Shorts with their paying subscribers

March 28, 2024

YouTube is launching “members only” Shorts, allowing creators to share short-form videos exclusively to their paying viewers.

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