As Twitter’s legacy blue check mark system finally comes to an end, the social network’s new paid-for verification system is causing more than a little chaos, with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities’ verification when they refuse to do so. However, another little nugget to emerge from the carnage today […]
Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today. With energy becoming more expensive, and energy security ratcheting-up as a geopolitical issue, tech startups looking at this problem have […]
Home energy assessment startup Enter raises €19.4M Series A to expand in Germany and beyond by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Founders Pledge is a London-based charitable initiative, where entrepreneurs enter a legally binding commitment to donate a portion of their personal proceeds on liquidity to charity when they exit. Launched all the way back in 2015 the initiative was designed to help social entrepreneurs build and scale their efforts. The minimum commitment for entrepreneurs is […]
Founders Pledge launches VC arm, Pledge Ventures, to create new ‘flywheel’ in philanthropy by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta can be sued in the East African country over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of content moderators, and dismissed the social media giant’s application that sought to have the case thrown out. Meta Platforms Inc and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd wanted the case nullified on claims that they […]
Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of moderators, court rules by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Betterdata, a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million. The seed round, which it says was oversubscribed, was led by Investible with participation from Franklin Templeton, Xcel Next, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Bon Auxilium, Tenity, Plug and Play and Entrepreneur First. […]
Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Google is hoping to speed along the resolution of its antitrust legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, Match Group, and state Attorneys General. In a new filing, Google’s legal team is now asking the court to dismiss several of the plaintiffs’ arguments regarding the nature of its app store business, revenue-sharing agreements, and other […]
Google asks court to dismiss multiple claims in Epic Games antitrust trial by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch