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Meta is quietly rolling out a new “Communities” feature on Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is designed to help organizations, schools and other private groups communicate in a more organized and structured way. The rollout comes as … Continue reading →

Voice assistants in general are having an existential moment, and generative AI is poised to be the logical successor. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Cloud-based education software vendor PowerSchool is being taken private by investment firm Bain Capital in a $5.6 billion deal. The announcement comes amid a swathe of take-private deals led by private equity firms seeking a bargain on under-performing enterprise software … Continue reading →

Shopify has acquired Threads.com, the Seqiuoa-backed Slack alternative, Threads said on its website. The companies didn’t disclose the terms of the deal but said that the Threads.com team will join Shopify. Threads added that after the launch of Meta’s social … Continue reading →

Two senior police officials in Bangladesh are accused of collecting and selling citizens’ personal information to criminals on Telegram. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Carta, a once-high-flying Silicon Valley startup that loudly backed away from one of its businesses earlier this year, is working on a secondary sale that would value the company at $2 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Carta is working with the … Continue reading →

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions.  Starliner safely docked at 10:34 AM Pacific Time. After taking some … Continue reading →

Rivian needs to sell its new revamped vehicles at a profit in order to sustain itself long enough to get to the cheaper mass market R2 SUV on the road. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Meta launched its Meta Verified program today along with other features, such as the ability to call large businesses and custom messages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Last year, during the Q3 2023 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg talked about leveraging AI to have business accounts respond to customers for purchase and support queries. Today, Meta announced AI-powered features for WhatsApp Business apps, such as helping with the … Continue reading →