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The document alleges that Facebook even cut spending on original programming for its Facebook Watch video service so as not to compete with Netflix, a large Facebook advertiser. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Seven open source foundations are coming together to create common specifications and standards for Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), regulation adopted by the European Parliament last month. The Apache Software Foundation, Blender Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, OpenSSL Software Foundation, PHP Foundation, Python … Continue reading →

A group of 200 musicians signed an open letter calling on tech companies and developers to not undermine human creativity with AI music generation tools. The list of undersigned artists is so power-packed and wide-ranging that it could make for … Continue reading →

In an announcement timed for the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas, which kicks off later this month, Amazon today announced Deadline Cloud, a new service that lets customers set up, deploy and scale up graphics and visual … Continue reading →

Garry Tan took to the social platform X Tuesday to again express his displeasure at California state assembly member Matt Haney, over a proposed late-night email bill he authored. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Turkey has gained a well-earned reputation as a veritable cauldron of mobile games startups, leading to the rise of VCs dedicated to the sector. The latest to join this coterie is Laton Ventures, a new gaming-focused VC that has raised … Continue reading →

Spotify announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing its free audiobooks perk to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Users in these markets will be able to access 15 hours of free monthly audiobook listening time. Spotify also announced that it’s expanding … Continue reading →

During the congressional online safety hearing in January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that mobile app store providers like Apple and Google should be the ones to implement parental controls for social media. Now, it appears Meta is using its … Continue reading →

Reverse searches cast a digital dragnet over a tech company’s store of user data to catch the information that police are looking for. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Rivian has a challenging year ahead — and the first quarter is off to a tepid start. The EV startup announced Tuesday that it built 13,980 vehicles and delivered 13,588 of them in the first quarter of 2024. Both of … Continue reading →