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Photo-sharing startup Retro spots Google Photos copying its idea and design | TechCrunch
You know you’ve made it as a startup when the Big Tech companies start ripping you off. That appears to…
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YouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts | TechCrunch
As competition with TikTok and Reels heats up, YouTube on Thursday announced a slate of new features designed to make…
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Elon Musk does not owe ex-Twitter staffers $500 million in severance, court rules | TechCrunch
Elon Musk faces several lawsuits for firing more than 6,000 Twitter employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal, following Musk’s 2022 takeover…
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Meta will soon let kids aged 10 to 12 interact with others in VR with their parents' approval | TechCrunch
Meta announced on Wednesday that users aged 10 to 12 will soon be able to interact with others in VR…
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Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it's a social network | TechCrunch
With Spotify’s recent launch of comments on podcasts, the streamer is taking yet another step toward building a social networking…
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While TikTok chases YouTube, Instagram vows to focus on short-form content | TechCrunch
As TikTok continues to test the waters with longer videos, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri has said the Meta-owned social network…
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Facebook keeps asking me to say 'happy birthday' to dead people | TechCrunch
Two of my friends died within the last three years. By some coincidence, both of their birthdays fall in the…
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Chasing YouTube, Spotify adds comments to podcasts | TechCrunch
Spotify is expanding the way podcast listeners can engage with hosts with Tuesday’s launch of a new interactive feature: podcast…
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Data workers detail exploitation by tech industry in DAIR report | TechCrunch
The essential labor of data work, like moderation and annotation, is systematically hidden from those who benefit from the fruits…
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Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter | TechCrunch
Newsletter platform and Substack rival Ghost announced earlier this year that it would join the fediverse, the open social network…
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