Meta winds down support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook

March 13, 2023

Looks like Meta is NGMI, as some might put it. Meta’s head of commerce and financial technologies Stephane Kasriel posted on Twitter that the company will sunset its NFT and digital collectibles features on Instagram and Facebook. This short-lived product only began testing with select Instagram creators last May, plus some Facebook users in June. […]

Meta winds down support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Y Combinator cuts nearly 20% of staff, scales back growth stage investments

March 13, 2023

Y Combinator will be writing less checks toward late-stage companies, a scale back that also cost 17 team members – or roughly 20% of the accelerator’s employees – their jobs, according to a statement released on Monday. The accelerator told TechCrunch that Silicon Valley Bank’s failure was not a factor and that they have been […]

Y Combinator cuts nearly 20% of staff, scales back growth stage investments by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify’s new ‘DJ’ feature is the first step into the streamer’s AI-powered future

March 13, 2023

Spotify has bigger plans for the technology behind its new AI DJ feature after seeing positive consumer reaction to the new feature.  Launched just ahead of the company’s Stream On event in L.A. last week, the AI DJ curates a personalized selection of music combined with spoken commentary delivered in a realistic-sounding, AI-generated voice. But […]

Spotify’s new ‘DJ’ feature is the first step into the streamer’s AI-powered future by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch