‘These Steps Are Urgent’: IRS Takes Action in Wake of Record-Breaking $688 Billion Tax Gap
The IRS disclosed a historic tax gap for the 2021 tax year, marking the largest-ever recorded shortfall in tax payments.
A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible
It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye. The surgery is difficult. And the eyes themselves start to degenerate as soon as they’ve left the body. When surgeons attempted it a few years ago, the newly-transplanted eye wasn’t able to see. But researchers believe they might have a solution: a device that maintains and…
X Communities start to look more like Facebook Groups with new member vetting feature
X is adopting a feature that’s currently used across many Facebook Groups to vet members before joining: required questions. The company formerly known as Twitter announced today that admins of private Communities on X can now require users to answer a question when they request to join, along with agreeing to the group’s rules. The […]
Telegram CEO says app will continue to host “war-related content” after coming under fire for Hamas videos
As social platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Meta and TikTok face off with regulators and the theater of public opinion for how they are handling incendiary and graphic content, disinformation, writing and other media related to Hamas and Israel, Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, has controversially come out to defend how his messaging app […]
For the CHIPS Act to pay off, the U.S. needs a historic investment in memory production
Semiconductor memory is foundational to our nation’s technical leadership and yet is more at risk than ever.
High-End Guitar Sales Continue to Thrive Post-Pandemic. Inside Gretsch Guitars’ Strategy to Connect With Customers’ Musical Identity.
Jason Barnes, VP of Gretsch Guitars, explains how the company is sustaining sales growth through emotional connections and its Fender Play app.
Why Is Your Competitor Getting News Coverage When You’re Better Than Them? Here are 6 Ways to Outcompete Your Competitor for News Coverage
Here is what you can do to get your own name out there in the media, get a leg up on the competition and regain or maintain sure footing in your industry.
This Big 5 Tech Company Is About to Write and Respond to Emails for You
The tool will be available to more corporate clients starting next month.
TikTok scores sizable Disney deal including a content hub and publisher partnership
TikTok has landed Disney as its latest big-name publishing partner for its premium ad product, Pulse Premiere, announced earlier this year. The company will join other large publishers, including NBCU, Condé Nast, DotDash Meredith, BuzzFeed, and more, who offer brand-safe videos for marketers to place their ads around. The new deal will also see TikTok […]
Shadow silent on data breach as hacked data appears genuine
A data breach at French cloud gaming provider Shadow may be worse than the company initially suggested, according to a sample of the stolen data seen by TechCrunch. In an email sent to affected customers this week, Paris-based Shadow said that a hacker carried out an “advanced social engineering attack” against one of its employees […]