[[{“value”:” Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted. Previously, these videos were stored indefinitely. The change goes into effect on Wednesday. All live videos that are currently older than 30 days will be removed from the platform as […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products
[[{“value”:” Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. The feed allowed users to discover products and shop from content created by influencers, brands, and other customers. A company spokesperson confirmed the move to TechCrunch, saying “We regularly evaluate various features to better align […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
OpenAI may give board special voting rights to ward off takeover attempts
[[{“value”:” To fend off future hostile takeover attempts, OpenAI is considering giving its non-profit board special voting rights, according to a new report in the Financial Times. The rights would allow the board to overrule major investors in the company, preserving some of its powers after OpenAI completes its transition to a for-profit. OpenAI was founded […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords
[[{“value”:” Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
[[{“value”:” Meet the DOGE staffers and senior advisors in Elon Musk’s inner circle, and how they got there. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers
[[{“value”:” Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations seeking to study systemic risk around the country’s upcoming election. In a post on X, the social media company said Tuesday it is challenging the order, claiming the summary proceeding “egregiously undermines […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Meta announces LlamaCon, its first generative AI dev conference
[[{“value”:” Meta on Tuesday announced that it’ll host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI. Called LlamaCon after Meta’s Llama family of generative AI models, the conference is scheduled to take place on April 29. Meta said that it plans to share “the latest on [its] open source AI developments to help developers […] build […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Bluesky adds a ‘followers only’ reply option
[[{“value”:” The new feature lets users limit their conversations to connections of their own choosing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Fetii’s group rideshare app for young people attracts funding from Mark Cuban, YC
[[{“value”:” When he was a senior studying at Texas A&M University, Matthew Iommi realized that there were no good options for transporting groups of people. Fellow college students heading out for the night together didn’t have access to on-demand rides with the same convenience, accessibility, and affordability of typical ride-hail platforms, like Uber and Lyft. “Once […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Hightouch raises $80M on a $1.2B valuation for marketing tools powered by AI
[[{“value”:” Last decade, companies like Segment rewrote the book on how organizations used APIs to merge data from disparate apps to improve marketing strategies. Today, a startup called Hightouch — co-founded by a former engineering manager at Segment — is announcing $80 million in funding for the next chapter: a platform that lets sales, marketing, and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….