The new capabilities bring TikTok’s messaging experience more in line with that of other popular social apps and services.
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TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs | TechCrunch
The new capabilities bring TikTok’s messaging experience more in line with that of other popular social apps and services.
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The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.
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Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization  | TechCrunch
The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California re...
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The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhelming" the jury with "irrelevant evidence."
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Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial | TechCrunch
The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhel...
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A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.
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WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware | TechCrunch
A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.
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After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
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Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users | TechCrunch
After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
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Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.
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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to...
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Henrik Fisker, the founder of failed EV startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta quietly wound down a private charitable foundation established in late 2021 that was supposed to “incubate innovation in healthcare, education, sustainability, mobility, and all causes that help support the planet and improve and further the lives of people and animals.” A […]
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Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt | TechCrunch
The brief existence of the Fiskers' foundation is another example of how the boom of electric vehicle startups in the 2020s helped fuel a rush...
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Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem.
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Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora | TechCrunch
Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same prob...
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Apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt week (October 25–31) and amplify your brand. Apply before the deadline.
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Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.
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Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India's AI backbone | TechCrunch
Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.
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