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Spotify is testing new card-style user profiles focused on discovery
At Spotify’s Stream On event this month, the company introduced a redesigned app with TikTok-like discovery feeds, an AI DJ and other tools for artists and podcasters. But the app’s changes may not be stopping there. The company confirmed it’s now testing a revamp of its user profiles, which includes a card-style layout that lets […]
Spotify is testing new card-style user profiles focused on discovery by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information
AI is riding high on a curve of hype, which means some of the practical questions that might grow louder over time — the many costs (financial and social), the business models — may not be the most front of mind right now. Today a startup called Fetch.ai is announcing $40 million in funding in […]
Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
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Salt Labs raises $10M to gamify contract work
Salt Labs, a rewards platform for hourly workers, today emerged from stealth with $10 million in pre-seed funding led by Fin Capital with participation from Anthem Venture Partners and others. Co-founder and CEO Jason Lee tells TechCrunch that the money is being used to build out Salt Labs’ initial team, product development and go-to-market strategy […]
Salt Labs raises $10M to gamify contract work by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
U.K. competition authority moves forward with in-depth probe of $61B Broadcom-VMware deal
After putting Broadcom on notice last week that it was concerned that the proposed $61 billion Broadcom-VMware deal could adversely affect competition in the server market, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today that it was proceeding with an in-depth investigation that could take up to six months. “The CMA has referred the anticipated […]
U.K. competition authority moves forward with in-depth probe of $61B Broadcom-VMware deal by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
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From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’
Last fall, Tumblr users raved about Martin Scorcese’s 1973 film “Goncharov,” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. They hailed the lesser-known Scorcese classic as the greatest mafia movie ever made. It was ahead of its time, never earning the acclaim it deserved. By now, we should all know that “Goncharov” is not a real […]
From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch