Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible

February 21, 2023

Tracksuit, a New Zealand-based brand tracking startup, wants to take on traditional market research players by offering a more affordable, accessible brand insights tool. “Market research and brand tracking has been around for a long time, and it usually consists of a consultant coming in on a quarterly or biannual basis with a 100-page slide […]

Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk suggests Twitter could open source its algorithm ‘next week’

February 21, 2023

A new tweet by Twitter owner Elon Musk suggests the company is preparing to open source its algorithm as soon as next week — unless, of course, it’s all a joke. (One never knows these days!) However, Musk has been a longtime proponent of the idea that Twitter’s recommendation algorithm should be open sourced, having […]

Elon Musk suggests Twitter could open source its algorithm ‘next week’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results

February 21, 2023

Earlier this afternoon Coinbase reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results. TechCrunch’s first look at the numbers is here. In response to the company’s raw numbers, shares of Coinbase are off around 2.2% in after-hours trading as of the time of writing. (The company initially fell much further before recovering to positive territory, gains that […]

Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations

February 21, 2023

YouTube Music is introducing a new radio experience that lets users create their own custom stations, the company told TechCrunch on Tuesday. Prior to the launch of this feature, users have started music listening experiences by picking from preexisting playlists, radios or albums, but now users can create their own radios from the ground up. […]

YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Science fiction publishers are being flooded with AI-generated stories

February 21, 2023

Across the 17-year history of Clarkesworld, a renowned literary magazine of science fiction and fantasy, authors have speculated about how evolving, futuristic technology will impact our world. Now, editor and publisher Neil Clarke is living through a debacle that could very well be a sci-fi story in its own right: His magazine in being uncontrollably […]

Science fiction publishers are being flooded with AI-generated stories by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch