The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’
Developer platforms are all about trust, and Twitter lost it
Let this be my personal notice to Twitter developers: the team is gone, the investment has been undone.
Developer platforms are all about trust, and Twitter lost it by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Spotify’s grand plan to monetize its open source Backstage project via premium plugins
With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 456 million people consume music, podcasts and audiobooks through Spotify each month, 42% of which pay a monthly fee while the rest are subjected to advertisements. Indeed, ads and subscriptions have been the cornerstone of Spotify’s […]
Spotify’s grand plan to monetize its open source Backstage project via premium plugins by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
A stealth effort to bury wood for carbon removal has just raised millions
US claims major DDoS-for-hire takedown, but some ‘seized’ sites still load
U.S. officials say they have seized dozens of domains linked to some of the world’s leading distributed denial-of-service sites for-hire websites. But TechCrunch found that several of the seized sites are still active. In a press release on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the takedown of 48 domains associated with some of the world’s […]
US claims major DDoS-for-hire takedown, but some ‘seized’ sites still load by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
PayPal and MetaMask team up to make it easier to buy crypto
PayPal is primarily known as an online payment method. But the company wants to become an easy way to get started with cryptocurrencies. In that regard, ConsenSys, the company behind MetaMask, announced that it would add an integration in its crypto wallet so that users can buy cryptocurrencies using their PayPal account. MetaMask is one […]
PayPal and MetaMask team up to make it easier to buy crypto by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
The Women Taking Over the Blockchain Industry
How 5ire Is Revolutionising the Blockchain Industry
Presto can now make Santa, celebrities, ‘appear’ in your drive-thru
The goal is to help restaurants increase sales by offering upsells, reduce wait times, improve order accuracy and just delight customers.
Presto can now make Santa, celebrities, ‘appear’ in your drive-thru by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack
Seeking to bring greater security to AI systems, Protect AI today raised $13.5 million in a seed-funding round co-led by Acrew Capital and Boldstart Ventures with participation from Knollwood Capital, Pelion Ventures and Aviso Ventures. Ian Swanson, the co-founder and CEO, said that the capital will be put toward product development and customer outreach as […]
Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch