March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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LF Europe’s Project Sylva wants to create an open source telco cloud stack

November 15, 2022

The Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe) — the recently launched European offshoot of the open source Linux Foundation — today announced the launch of Project Sylva, which aims to create an open source telco cloud framework for European telcos and vendors. This is the first project hosted by LF Europe and is a good example […]

LF Europe’s Project Sylva wants to create an open source telco cloud stack by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube Shorts begins testing shopping features and affiliate marketing

November 15, 2022

YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts, its TikTok-like short-form video product, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The new shopping features allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. The company is starting to introduce shopping features on YouTube Shorts with eligible […]

YouTube Shorts begins testing shopping features and affiliate marketing by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts

November 15, 2022

Want to kick your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching “Manage Access and Devices,” which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don’t recognize or no longer want signed in. The addition could help Netflix […]

Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before

November 15, 2022

YouTube today is addressing one of creators’ chief complaints with filming videos for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts: to date, the music and sounds added to videos could only be 15 seconds in length, even though Shorts themselves can be as long as 60 seconds. Now, thanks to revised licensing deals, YouTube says the majority […]

YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’

November 15, 2022

Following a flurry of resignations of senior Twitter privacy and security staffers late last week, the social media firm has informed its lead data protection regulator in the European Union that it has appointed an “acting” replacement for one of those positions: The key role of data protection officer (DPO). The abrupt departures of Twitter’s […]

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Maven, now valued at $1.35 billion, is answering a countrywide demand: More fertility benefits

November 15, 2022

Maven, a women’s health clinic and benefits platform, has had no shortage of macroeconomic plot twists: from investors questioning its market size to the still on-going pandemic to, most recently, the startling overturn of Roe v. Wade. But CEO and founder Kate Ryder stays optimistic. “This is a massive industry that’s full of entrenched interests […]

Maven, now valued at $1.35 billion, is answering a countrywide demand: More fertility benefits by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

MadKudu lands $18M led by Felicis for its lead scoring platform

November 15, 2022

It’s hard to get ahead when you’re just trying to stay afloat. But startups weathering the downturn with fewer employees and a smaller budget are finding ways to survive and move forward by relying on a 15-year-old twist on software adoption called “bottoms-up” SaaS. The idea, dating back to the enterprise social network Yammer, is […]

MadKudu lands $18M led by Felicis for its lead scoring platform by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes

November 15, 2022

Atmos, a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are […]

YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch