Twitter introduces 10,000 character long tweets for Blue subscribers

April 14, 2023

Twitter has introduced a new feature that will let Blue subscribers post 10,000-character-long posts — as if the social network is trying to compete with a rival newsletter platform. Along with this, this Twitter has also added support for bold and italic text formatting. In February, the social network introduced 4,000-character-long tweets for Blue subscribers […]

Twitter introduces 10,000 character long tweets for Blue subscribers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Washington Uber and Lyft drivers win paid family and medical leave

April 14, 2023

Washington’s Senate unanimously passed a bill this week that would make the state the first in the nation to grant ride-hail drivers the right to paid family and medical leave. The bill, HB 1570, builds on driver rights won in 2022’s Expand Fairness Act, which set a high statewide wage floor for drivers and established […]

Washington Uber and Lyft drivers win paid family and medical leave by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

California seeks to force Tesla to comply with racial bias investigation

April 13, 2023

California regulators are taking legal action against Tesla to force the company to comply with a state investigation into allegations of unlawful harassment of and discrimination against certain Black Tesla workers. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) said Thursday it is seeking a court order that will run parallel to the state’s current lawsuit into […]

California seeks to force Tesla to comply with racial bias investigation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Japanese firm ispace lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ahead of first lunar landing

April 13, 2023

ispace, a company with a spacecraft en route to the moon, is now trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Japanese firm raised around $52 million (¥6.7 billion) in an initial public offering last month. Shares reportedly went untraded on the first listing day due to a large volume of buy orders and demand to […]

Japanese firm ispace lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ahead of first lunar landing by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Elevate lands $28M to help employers better manage benefits

April 13, 2023

Elevate, a consumer benefits administration platform, today announced that it raised $28 million in a funding round led by Anthemis with participation from Fin Capital Norwest Venture Partners, Greycroft, Bowery Capital, and Firebolt Ventures. The new cash, which brings Elevate’s total raised to $43 million, will be put toward product development, hiring and customer acquisition, […]

Elevate lands $28M to help employers better manage benefits by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch