Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text. This is a nice quality-of-life upgrade on the user side, but it also helps Meta by encouraging more conversations about pop culture without people worrying about spoiling others.
How to Teach Engineering to Kids: The Phases of an Engineering Design Challenge
[[{“value”:” Post by Dr. Natasha Wilkerson & Claire Meschkat June 16, 2025 Ready to dive into an engineering design challenge with your students? Whether you’re building bridges, launching straw rockets, or creating roller coasters, how you structure the experience matters. At Vivify STEM, our engineering design lessons follow five phases that bring purpose and depth to building challenges. In this…
Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators
Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups.
As grocery shortages persist, UNFI says it’s recovering from cyberattack
Whole Foods and other grocery stores reported shortages following the cyberattack
Car-sharing giant Zoomcar says hacker accessed personal data of 8.4 million users
The personal data includes customer names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers.
How are social factors linked to heart failure?
[[{“value”:” How are social factors linked to heart failure? Published: Each time we do something online, we generate data, and our online activity is increasing all the time. Over 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years, and this dramatic increase is predicted to continue as technology becomes a bigger part of our lives. But,…
The countdown begins: 7 days left to save up to $210 on TechCrunch All Stage passes
Final countdown — less than 1 week to save up to $210 on TechCrunch All Stage passes! Founder or investor, this is your last chance to save big before June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Founders, sharpen your edge. Investors, meet the next rocket ships. On July 15, startup and VC leaders will gather at […]
Alta raises $11M to bring ‘Clueless’ fashion tech to life with all-star investors
Throughout her years working in technology, Jenny Wang, 28, always found herself stumbling back to one idea — a personal styling agent to help users decide what to wear and buy based on their budget, lifestyle, weather and calendar. She has tried to build such a product numerous times in the past, “but the AI […]
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen
After years of not showing any ads, WhatsApp is adding ads to Status updates.
Aspora gets $50M from Sequioa to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora
India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances jumped from $55.6 billion in 2010-11 to $118.7 billion in 2023-24, according to data from the country’s central bank. The bank projects that figure will reach $160 billion in 2029. This means there is an […]