We wonder if SMB-facing companies might have more ability to surprise the market than their enterprise-leaning siblings.
As the economy shifts, what’s the best software customer? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
After Netflix’s historic launch of an ad-supported tier, a very unexpected move from the streamer, Netflix will make history again with its first-ever livestreaming event starring comedian Chris Rock. The company announced on Thursday that Rock’s live comedy special is set to stream in early 2023, with more details to be announced later. “Chris Rock […]
Chris Rock is set to be the first to perform live on Netflix by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams. When creators start a Q&A, the prompt will appear as a pinned message in the chat. Viewers can then submit their questions and creators can select one and pin it, so viewers […]
YouTube’s new ‘Live Q&A’ feature makes it easier to manage questions during livestreams by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
In parallel with the FTC’s ominous warning to Elon Musk’s Twitter yesterday — that ‘no CEO or company is above the law‘ — the microblogging platform’s lead regulator in the European Union is on its case in the wake of senior staffers in charge of security and privacy compliance walking out the door. Graham Doyle, […]
Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We thought that last week was a lot. It was, but this week was somehow more. More chaotic, rapid-fire change at a number of massive tech companies kept us on our toes. So, […]
It’s not a rug pull if it’s an accident by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Thomson Reuters has announced plans to acquire SurePrep, a tax automation software company based in Irvine, California. The transaction, which Thomson Reuters said it expects to close in Q1 2023, values SurePrep at $500 million, which will be paid entirely in cash. Founded in 2002, SurePrep is one of numerous software providers that help tax […]
Thomson Reuters to acquire tax automation company SurePrep for $500M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
The once-third-largest crypto exchange FTX has fallen from prestige in the past week and has now announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned from his role, and Enron turnaround veteran John J. Ray III has been appointed as the new CEO. “The immediate relief […]
FTX files for bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
DeviantArt, the Wix-owned artist community, today announced a new protection for creators to disallow art-generating AI systems from being developed using their artwork. An option on the site will allow artists to preclude third parties from scraping their content for AI development purposes, aiming to prevent work from being swept up without artists’ knowledge or […]
DeviantArt provides a way for artists to opt out of AI art generators by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Polestar said it’s still on track to deliver 50,000 cars worldwide this year, even as other electric vehicle makers falter amid higher costs, supply chain crunches and production challenges. The Volvo spinoff, which went public in a SPAC deal in June, delivered more than 30,424 globally for the first nine months of the year, including 9,249 in […]
Polestar doubles Q3 revenue, narrows losses by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch