Twitter’s legacy blue checkmark era is officially over

April 20, 2023

Twitter appears to have officially killed off its legacy blue checkmarks, one of the last remaining vestiges of the pre-Elon Musk owner era. The legacy blue checks, which Twitter doled out to journalists, celebrities and other public officials for free to help curb impersonations and spam, were supposed to end April 1. Musk took to […]

Twitter’s legacy blue checkmark era is officially over by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Five of Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ movies are coming to Disney+ this spring

April 20, 2023

Disney+ has announced that six Spider-Man films and the 2018 film “Venom” will be launching on the streaming service in the United States. Tobey Maguire’s trilogy of “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man 3” and Andrew Garfield’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” will arrive on the platform tomorrow, while Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and Tom Hardy’s “Venom” will […]

Five of Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ movies are coming to Disney+ this spring by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The D’Amelio family won’t buy TikTok, but they thought about it

April 20, 2023

Among dedicated TikTokers at The Information’s Creator Economy Summit, a far-off storm cloud looms: what if TikTok really does get banned in the U.S.? While TikTok has touted its Project Texas plan to further separate the American company’s operations from its Chinese parent ByteDance, the US government also proposed making ByteDance sell TikTok to an […]

The D’Amelio family won’t buy TikTok, but they thought about it by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Let’s work together

April 20, 2023

There are about four duck boats lined up directly across the street from this coffee shop. Boston has a knack for reminding you where you are, should you get bonked on the head and suddenly forget what city you’re in. This is a far more truncated visit than the last time. Most likely as you’re […]

Let’s work together by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

India releases space policy detailing public and private cooperation guidelines

April 20, 2023

After much anticipation and a series of consultations and feedback from various stakeholders, India has finally released its much-awaited policy establishing guidelines and rules for the country’s space ecosystem. On Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the final version (PDF) of its “Indian Space Policy 2023,” received approval from the country’s supreme decision-making […]

India releases space policy detailing public and private cooperation guidelines by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch