Tag Archives: TechCrunch

X adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year

X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method than traditional passwords, which will become an option for U.S. users on iOS devices. The technology has been adopted by a number of apps as … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on X adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year

Riot Games cuts 530 jobs, shuts down publishing arm Riot Forge

Riot Games is laying off about 530 employees, which represents 11% of its workforce, the Tencent-owned company announced on Monday. The League of Legends maker is also sunsetting its five-year-old publishing group, Riot Forge. Riot Games wrote two posts about … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Riot Games cuts 530 jobs, shuts down publishing arm Riot Forge

Google’s search tweaks draw fire as EU self-preferencing ban looms

Changes to how Google displays search results in the European Union, which the tech giant is testing ahead of a ban on self-preferencing that kicks in March 7 under the ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), have … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google’s search tweaks draw fire as EU self-preferencing ban looms

Samsung’s self-repair program now covers 50 devices, including foldables

Since launching its self-repair program in August 2022, Samsung has been aggressively adding new devices to the mix. Another upgrade this week brings the current offering up to 50 products (when you factor in variants like the Plus and Ultra), … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Samsung’s self-repair program now covers 50 devices, including foldables

OnePlus launches the OnePlus 12 series in global markets

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 12 series globally today, bringing an R-series device to North America and Europe for the first time. The company also launched the $99 OnePlus Buds 3 wireless buds apart from the OnePlus 12 (starting at $799) … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on OnePlus launches the OnePlus 12 series in global markets

Google’s new Gemini-powered conversational tool helps advertisers quickly build Search campaigns

Google announced today that Gemini, its family of multimodal large language models, now powers the conversational experience within the Google Ads platform. With this new update, it will be easier for advertisers to quickly build and scale Search ad campaigns. … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google’s new Gemini-powered conversational tool helps advertisers quickly build Search campaigns

Learn how to hit $1M in ARR from Glasswing’s Rudina Seseri at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

After securing your seed round, the race is on to scale ARR (annual recurring revenue). ARR is arguably the most critical startup metric founders need to understand and get right — especially if you’re building in the cloud. Why? It’s … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Learn how to hit $1M in ARR from Glasswing’s Rudina Seseri at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

US sanctions Russian citizen accused of playing key role in Medibank ransomware attack

The U.S. government sanctioned a Russian national for allegedly playing a “pivotal role” in the ransomware attack against Australian health insurance giant Medibank that exposed the sensitive information of almost 10 million patients. 33-year-old Alexander Ermakov, who has also been … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on US sanctions Russian citizen accused of playing key role in Medibank ransomware attack

TikTok lays off 60 employees

TikTok is the latest tech company to mount another round of layoffs in an increasingly bleak January. According to NPR, which broke the news, TikTok cut about 60 jobs, mostly in sales and advertising. TikTok did not respond to our … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on TikTok lays off 60 employees

Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business to go full throttle on auto financing and AI

Vroom is shutting down its online used car marketplace and shifting all of its resources and capital into two business units focused on auto financing and AI-powered analytics. About 800 employees, or 90% of its workforce, will lose their jobs as … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business to go full throttle on auto financing and AI