Insiders bet more on Fizz, a social network that has now bubbled up at 80+ college campuses

August 10, 2023
Stanford students love Fizz. The two-year-old Palo Alto, Ca., based social network was founded by two Stanford drop-outs, which accounts for a small slice of its appeal. But the model is also gaining traction. Fizz invites anyone with a Stanford email address to join its network and begin commenting anonymously with their fellow students, after […]

Don’t expect an all-electric Volkswagen camper anytime soon, report says

August 10, 2023
If you’ve been itching for a camper version of Volkswagen’s quirky ID.Buzz electric van, it looks like you’re in for a serious wait. While VW seemed to tease such a model in a 2019 presentation, German publisher Edison reports that a camper van based on the ID.Buzz EV is not coming anytime soon. Maybe not […]

SEC to appeal XRP, PayPal launches stablecoin, and Microsoft partners with Aptos

August 10, 2023
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. This week was a busy one for crypto (per usual) with the SEC, PayPal, Coinbase and Microsoft leading the headlines. Let’s get into it. This week […]