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Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg

When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all. Her black T-shirt was emblazoned with black text stretching across the chest and sleeves, similar to … Continue reading

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Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government

Rumman Chowdhury, a data scientist, nonprofit founder, and former director of Twitter’s machine ethics team, had strong words for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during an SXSW panel on Thursday. “When your funding is frozen and … Continue reading

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Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27

Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its newest model, the Light Phone III, on March 27. This version of the device, like its older counterpart, offers … Continue reading

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FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money

The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Facebook now lets creators get paid for views on stories

Facebook is rolling out the ability for creators to earn money for views on public stories. The new monetization option is available globally to creators who are part of the Facebook Content Monetization program. With this new monetization option, creators … Continue reading

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Apple’s Lockdown Mode is good for security — but its notifications are baffling

Lockdown Mode is an “extreme protection” feature that’s good for at-risk users, but its notifications are increasingly confusing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meghan Markle is launching a podcast about female founders

Meghan Markle is launching a new podcast entitled “Confessions of a Female Founder,” which will hear the duchess talking about her entrepreneurial journey. It will also feature talks with other female founders about the reality of building a business, according … Continue reading

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Google introduces new developer tools and titles for games on mobile and PC

Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), including new titles, control customization, and developer tools for making mobile games available on PC. The company first introduced Play Games for PC … Continue reading

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Geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy may IPO as early as next year

Driving the consideration is the growing concern over power demand growth from data centers, which could double by 2029. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge

Privacy rights groups have called on Apple’s legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) version of its iCloud storage service to be heard in public, rather than behind closed doors. The … Continue reading

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