Actor Says Kiss in Netflix’s ‘You People’ Was CGI Generated. What Does It Mean for the Future of Rom-Coms?
On his “Brilliant Idiots” podcast, “You People” actor Andrew Schulz said the kiss by Jonah Hill and Lauren London was completely fake.
The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…
Spotify now lets you select which playlists you’d like to impact your recommendations less
Spotify is finally introducing a highly-requested feature. The streaming service announced today that it’s launching a new “Exclude from your Taste Profile” feature that lets you keep selected playlists from heavily influencing your personalized recommendations. For context, your taste profile is Spotify’s interpretation of your music taste based on what you listen to and is […]
Spotify now lets you select which playlists you’d like to impact your recommendations less by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Meet the prolific Russian espionage crew hacking spymasters and lawmakers
A notorious hacking group with alleged ties to Russian intelligence services has claimed its latest victim: British lawmaker Stewart McDonald. McDonald, a Member of Parliament for his constituency in Glasgow South, told BBC News that he fears he had been the victim of a “disinformation” campaign after his personal email account was “hacked by Russia.” McDonald […]
Meet the prolific Russian espionage crew hacking spymasters and lawmakers by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Tech Giants Amazon, Apple, and Google Are Pledging to Help with Disaster Relief in Turkey After Earthquake
Plus, the CEO of yogurt company Chobani said he was donating $1 million to Turkish Philanthropy Funds.
How to Rebrand Without Losing Your Search Engine Rankings
Sometimes rebranding becomes necessary. No matter how disruptive it sounds, with good planning, it is highly effective and can be a game-changer.
Planet A Ventures comes out of the door with a €160M European, science-backed climate fund
These days climate investing is hot – if you will pardon the awful pun – but the days of just raising a fund and calling it “climate focused” are well and truly over. The market is sorting out the “wheat from the chaff” and if a VC fund can’t prove that it can back-up its […]
Planet A Ventures comes out of the door with a €160M European, science-backed climate fund by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Is Franchising Right For You? Ask Yourself These 9 Questions to Find Out.
Before taking the leap into business ownership, consider these nine crucial factors.
How the NYT is building a modern tech stack to drive every part of its media biz
When the NYT hired a CTO, they chose someone with experience building infrastructure at big tech companies to help build a modern tech stack.
How the NYT is building a modern tech stack to drive every part of its media biz by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Today’s TechCrunch Live: Acquiring customers with Cube and Mayfield
Christina Ross is a CFO turned CEO, and I’m thrilled to have her and Mayfield partner Rajeev Batra on today’s TechCrunch Live. Her story is great. Prior to founding Cube, she ran finance at corporations and high-growth startups. In 2018 in a bid to provide a solution to CFOs who rely on spreadsheets but could […]
Today’s TechCrunch Live: Acquiring customers with Cube and Mayfield by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter launches subscription service Blue in India, Indonesia and Brazil
Twitter has rolled out its subscription service, Twitter Blue, to users in India, Brazil and Indonesia, it said on Wednesday, tapping large key overseas markets where it has amassed over 100 million users. Elon Musk, the owner and chief executive of Twitter, had previously suggested that he will lower the price of the subscription service […]
Twitter launches subscription service Blue in India, Indonesia and Brazil by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch