Category: Gaming
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Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil
According to Tumblr, in the days since the X ban in Brazil, the site saw 222.99% growth in communities and 349.55% growth in users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Bluesky isn’t the only social networking service to benefit from X’s ban in Brazil, now under legal penalties. Tumblr this…
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TechCrunch Minute: Amazon announces AI-powered tools for creating video ads
Businesses that sell on Amazon will have access to new generative AI tools allowing them to create video ads from a single product image. There are actually two related products that Amazon announced — live image and video generator. Both of them are being pitched as a way for sellers to easily create video ads…
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YouTube tests a new way for creators to avoid takedowns
YouTube is now testing a new feature that will let creators edit their videos to remove age restrictions and restore videos that had been impacted due to certain Community Guidelines violations. Until now, if a video received an age restriction label or was removed for breaking YouTube’s Community Guidelines, creators had to go through an…
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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen…
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Apple Intelligence: Its biggest features and when you can expect them
If you’re not using the beta version of Apple Intelligence, here’s when you can expect to get the new features. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Apple’s iPhone 16 is out, but the company hasn’t made its iOS 18 Apple Intelligence features available to users just yet. In July, Apple…
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Last day to apply: Boost your brand at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Keep the energy of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 alive and leverage your brand by hosting an after-hours Side Event. Act fast — today is your last chance to apply! Showcase your brand to 10,000 Disrupt attendees and the vibrant Bay Area tech scene during “Disrupt Week” — taking place from October 26 to November 1. From…
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Virtuous, a fundraising CRM for nonprofits, raises $100M from Susquehanna Growth Equity
I recently adopted a kitten from a local animal shelter. The modern, well-staffed three-story facility relies almost entirely on donations to operate. It’s just one of the 1.8 million nonprofits in the U.S. that need to continually solicit contributions from donors to maintain its services. But Virtuous founder and CEO Gabe Cooper says that many…
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Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses
California residents can now store their driver’s license or state ID in their Apple Wallet apps, the state’s government announced on Thursday. California started allowing digital IDs through Google Wallet just last month. Californians with an ID in the Apple Wallet or Google Wallet app can use their mobile devices to present their ID in…
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This robotic knee exoskeleton is made from consumer braces and drone motors
Test subjects were required to move a 30-pound kettlebell up and down a flight of stairs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Robotic exoskeletons are an increasingly popular method for assisting human labor in the workplace. Those that specifically support the back, however, can result in bad lifting form by…
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FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn’t really feature a lot of surprises for anyone who’s followed the space. It’s more helpful to consider this part of a paper trail the agency is laying down in order to justify new regulations in…