Category: Enterprise
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Meta removes special restrictions for Trump’s account ahead of 2024 elections
Meta announced former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will no longer be subject to heightened suspension penalties, according to an updated blog post on Friday. The company says it made the decision to ensure all Presidential nominees were on equal footing on their platform ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. When Meta reinstated…
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35+ Best Google Fonts for Blogging & How to Choose an Ideal One
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in AI, Apps, Climate, Cloud Computing, Crypto, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, EV, FinTech, Gadgets, Gaming, SaaS, Software, StartupsI took the top 50 most popular blogs in the world and checked each one individually to see what fonts it was using. After putting the list together, I made the top ten of the most used fonts based on the number of blogs they were used on, either in the headline or within the…
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Waymo cameras capture footage of person charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings
A Castro Valley resident was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis in San Francisco between June 24 and June 26, according to the city’s district attorney. Prosecutors say the tire slashings were captured by cameras installed on the exterior of Waymo’s robotaxis. This is the latest incident of Waymo vandalism…
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EU’s AI Act gets published in bloc’s Official Journal, starting clock on legal deadlines
The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union’s landmark risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence, has been published in the bloc’s Official Journal. In 20 days’ time, on August 1, the new law will come into force and in 24 months — so by mid-2026 — its provisions will…
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AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach
The stolen data includes 110 million AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and some location-related data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records…
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Europe confirms first clutch of DSA grievances on Elon Musk’s X
The platform formerly known as Twitter has earned the dubious honor of being the first very large online platform (VLOP) to face a preliminary finding of breaching the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc’s governance and content moderation rulebook. Penalties for confirmed breaches of the regime can reach up to 6% of global…
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CapCut will stop offering free cloud storage from August 5
Bytedance’s video editing app CapCut will stop offering free cloud storage to host creative assets starting August 5. In the past few days, users have received notifications about Capcut changing its terms for the free tier. Until now, the company used to have 1 GB of free cloud storage — this is going away. You…
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Boston VCs are pleased that HubSpot will remain an independent company
For months, rumors persisted that Google, and perhaps others, were interested in buying HubSpot, a Boston-based CRM and marketing software company. HubSpot’s market cap ballooned as the rumors persisted, eventually reaching over $30 billion. But this week, Bloomberg might have finally put an end to the madness when it reported that the parties had parted…
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Why Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ superconducting magnet sale is more than it seems
Fusion power may still be a few years away, but one startup is laying the groundwork for what it hopes will become a bustling sector of the economy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Commonwealth Fusion Systems is shipping a pair of its specialized magnets to the University of Wisconsin–Madison,…
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A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers
The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They started out to fight the climate crisis. But in doing so, they stumbled on a way to help the whole business. Now, the company has closed a €40 million Series B financing round, and plans to expand…