Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany

July 4, 2025

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…

January 25, 2023

Twitter owner and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist“, Elon Musk, is facing a legal challenge in Germany over how the platform handles antisemitic hate speech. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday in the Berlin regional court by HateAid, a group that campaigns against hate speech, and the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), argues that Musk-owned […]

Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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January 25, 2023

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How the Feds Could Regulate Crypto (and Why All Is Not Lost for Investors)

January 25, 2023

Threats of impending cryptocurrency regulation have dominated headlines in recent months, but all is not lost for crypto investors. Here are a few protections that stand in the way of a federal crypto showdown.

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code

January 25, 2023

Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round led by NEA with participation from Homebrew, JSV, Harrison Metal and Cooley. The new cash will be put toward expanding Crowdbotics’ enterprise presence, CEO Anand Kulkarni told TechCrunch in an email […]

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

App downloads were stagnant in the fourth quarter, new analysis finds

January 25, 2023

The global app economy slowed for the first time last year, as consumer spending on apps dropped 2% to $167 billion, according to a recent annual report put out by data.ai. At the same time, downloads were up 11% year-over-year — a seemingly positive indication that app adoption was still taking place, driven in particular […]

App downloads were stagnant in the fourth quarter, new analysis finds by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Dear Sophie: How do I change my L-1B to an H-1B through the lottery?

January 25, 2023

Can I change my L-1B visa to an H-1B with a different company? My understanding is that L visas are restricted to working only with the issuing company.

Dear Sophie: How do I change my L-1B to an H-1B through the lottery? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will be 18+ starting on January 30

January 25, 2023

Starting January 30, v13.40 of Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will become unavailable to players under 18, Epic Games has announced. Although Fortnite was removed from the iOS, macOS and Google Play stores in August 2020, the game is still playable by users who already had it installed, but it’s been stuck on the […]

Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will be 18+ starting on January 30 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

All is fair in love and moderation

January 25, 2023

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Sarah Oh, the co-founder of T2, a Twitter […]

All is fair in love and moderation by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s Flutter showcases new graphics capabilities, WebAssembly and RISC-V support

January 25, 2023

Flutter, Google’s open-source framework for building multi-platform apps for mobile, web and desktop, is hosting its Flutter Forward event in Nairobi, Kenya today. As the name implies, the team is using the event to showcase up-and-coming features of the framework — most of which are still very early in their development cycle. The main highlights […]

Google’s Flutter showcases new graphics capabilities, WebAssembly and RISC-V support by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Strata, a provider of identity orchestration to bridge disparate log-in procedures, raises $26M

January 25, 2023

Many believe the key to keeping networks and data secure lies in watertight identity and log-in management, but what happens when you are using a variety of apps, platforms, and a hybrid of cloud and other servers and networks that cannot be used with the same ID management tool? A startup called Strata Identity working […]

Strata, a provider of identity orchestration to bridge disparate log-in procedures, raises $26M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics