Monthly Archives: April 2024

Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, despite platform’s ongoing UMG dispute

After 10 weeks of being absent from the platform, Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok — or at least her more recent songs and “Taylor’s Version” cuts, since she owns those masters. Taylor Swift’s music, and music from all … Continue reading

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Quibi redux? Short drama apps saw record revenue in Q1 2024

This represents an over 8,000% increase from $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2023, when just 21 apps were available. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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No One Actually Knows How AI Will Affect Jobs

Some businesses are replacing people with AI; others are augmenting their workforce or hiring new workers. The long-term impact on labor is murky.

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The upcoming Bitcoin halving is different from others before it. Here’s what investors need to know.

With the advent of ETFs, this cycle could be the one where bitcoin’s trend of diminishing post-halving returns reverses.

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Vinod Khosla and Palantir’s Jacob Helberg call on Senate to ban TikTok: It’s ‘a weapon of war’

Top investor Vinod Khosla and Palantir advisor Jacob Helberg are calling on the Senate to act on the TikTok ban bill, as ByteDance fights against it.

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TechCrunch Minute: TikTok and Meta’s latest moves signal a more commodified internet

The Internet’s mega-platforms are slowly merging into a great blob of sameness, and even the hottest companies in the world are not immune from the trend. TikTok’s winning strategy to focus on short-form, vertical video has found fans amongst other … Continue reading

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Cendana, Kline Hill have a fresh $105M to buy stakes in seed VC funds from LPs looking to sell

Fund-of-funds investor Cendana Capital has joined with Kline Hill Partners for a new oversubscribed fund to buy out stakes from seed LPs looking for liquidity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy spurns regulators after failed iRobot deal: ‘It’s a sad story’

Jassy said regulators’ move to stop the iRobot deal shows they “trust these two large Chinese companies with maps” of Americans’ homes more than they do Amazon.

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Regulator fears big tech firms’ power in AI market

CMA points to “interconnected web” involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.

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Top 5 AI Trends to Watch in 2024

Generative AI is finding its niches within business in 2024, with multimodal models providing new capabilities. At the same time, artists glaze their work against AI scraping.

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