LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about

LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in the fall of 2022, the market for Twitter alternatives has been saturated with would-be competitors ranging from smaller startups to open source apps to well-funded efforts like Threads from Instagram. But there’s one overlooked …...Read More

Anthropic launches a new premium plan aimed at businesses

Anthropic, one of the world’s best-funded generative AI startups with $7.6 billion in the bank, is launching a new paid plan aimed at enterprises, including those in highly regulated industries like healthcare, finance and legal. Called Team, the plan gives customers higher-priority access to Anthropic’s Claude 3 family of generative …...Read More

Under $100 Expo+ passes to TechCrunch Disrupt are now available

Under $100 Expo+ passes to TechCrunch Disrupt are now available Exciting news for those who want to experience the buzz of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco without breaking the bank or needing an extensive schedule! We’ve just released our Expo+ passes, offering a fantastic opportunity to dive into the …...Read More

CMU is developing low-flying drones to map wildfires

A harsh truth: as bad as North American wildfires have grown over the past several years, things are only going to get worse. Climate change continues to accelerate the issue, putting people, property, nature and animals at risk. Drones have been a fixture in the fight for over a decade …...Read More

Belgium's Aikido lands $17M Series A for its 'no BS' security platform aimed at developers

Developers have a problem. It used to be the case that only large enterprises needed to worry themselves with security, but today, every startup is capable of holding huge amounts of customer data. That means developers across the board have to worry about how secure their platform is, and they …...Read More

LinkedIn launches gaming: three logic puzzles aiming to extend time spent on its networking platform

Back in March, we broke the news that LinkedIn — the social network for the world of work — was quietly testing the waters for games on its platform, word and logic puzzles similar to Wordle. Now, in an effort to bring more users and engagement to LinkedIn, three of …...Read More

OnlyFans hits UK regulator's radar for age-verification failures around porn access

U.K. regulator Ofcom is investigating OnlyFans, an online adult content subscription service, for failing to prevent children from accessing pornography through the platform. Ofcom, the official regulatory body for the U.K.’s broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries, says it has grounds to suspect that OnlyFans’ parent company, Fenix International Limited, failed …...Read More

Audible to test using Prime Video data for audiobook recommendations as Spotify competition heats up

Amazon has historically operated audiobook marketplace Audible as a separate entity, unconnected to the retailer’s broader goals and ambitions. Today, that’s changing a bit with the launch of a test that will allow Audible users to receive recommendations about what to listen to next based on their Prime Video viewing …...Read More

Facing competition from Spotify, Audible to test using Prime Video viewing behavior to make audiobook recommendations

Amazon has historically operated audiobook marketplace Audible as a separate entity, unconnected to the retailer’s broader goals and ambitions. Today, that’s changing a bit with the launch of a test that will allow Audible users to receive recommendations about what to listen to next based on their Prime Video viewing …...Read More

Citigroup's VC arm invests in API security startup Traceable

In 2017, Jyoti Bansal co-founded San Francisco-based security company Traceable alongside Sanjay Nagaraj, a former investor. With Traceable, Bansal — who previously co-launched app performance management startup AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco in 2017 — sought to build a platform to protect customers’ APIs from cyberattacks. Attacks on APIs — the …...Read More