Inside Stripe’s latest moves

June 4, 2023

Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. While there is always a lot going on in the world of fintech, this week felt a little subdued overall — at least when it came to funding rounds. But there was definitely still other fintech news to cover, and we’ll […]

Inside Stripe’s latest moves by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

A peek into China’s stance on web3

June 4, 2023

Web3 has come to be known as the internet built on decentralized blockchains that power applications like cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The catch-all term is sometimes used interchangeably with crypto, but in China, the government is pursuing its own path in web3 that so far has excluded all things crypto-related. Earlier this week, the Beijing Municipal […]

A peek into China’s stance on web3 by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Moving on From the Debt Ceiling…

June 4, 2023
Now that the debt ceiling debate appears to have been resolved, we could see more risk-taking among investors. That’s a good thing for smaller stocks, like the ones we buy…

YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation

June 3, 2023

YouTube was the slowest major platform to disallow misinformation during the 2020 U.S. election and almost three years later, the company will toss that policy out altogether. The company announced Friday that it would reverse its rules around election denialism, allowing some previously prohibited false claims, effective immediately. Axios first reported the changes. “In the […]

YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Gig workers get paid, Fidelity slashes Reddit’s valuation and AI conquers Minecraft

June 3, 2023

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week in tech. Hope the summer’s treating y’all well — it’s a balmy 90 degrees here in NYC! — and that some much-needed R&R is on the agenda. Speaking of “agenda,” mark your calendars for Disrupt, TC’s annual conference, kicking off […]

Gig workers get paid, Fidelity slashes Reddit’s valuation and AI conquers Minecraft by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch