Quibi redux? Short drama apps saw record revenue in Q1 2024
Was Quibi just ahead of its time? Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg ultimately blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for the failure of his short-form video app, but maybe it was just too…
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Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, despite platform’s ongoing UMG dispute
After ten weeks absent from the platform, Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok — or, at least her more recent songs and “Taylor’s Version” cuts, since she owns those…
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Cendana, Kline Hill have a fresh $105M to buy stakes in seed VC funds from LPs looking to sell
If you ask investors to name the biggest challenge for venture capital today, you’ll likely get a near-unanimous answer: lack of liquidity. Despite investing in startups or VC funds that…
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Watch: TikTok and Meta’s latest moves signal a more commodified internet
The Internet’s mega-platforms are slowly merging into a great blob of sameness, and even the hottest companies in the world are not immune from the trend. TikTok’s winning strategy to…
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Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify
Substack announced on Thursday it’s introducing a few new features for podcasters on its platform. Most notably, the company is rolling out a Spotify integration that will allow podcasters on…
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Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse)
Flipboard, a Web 2.0-era social magazine app that is reinventing itself to capitalize on the renewed push towards an open social web, is deepening its ties to the fediverse —…
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DuckDuckGo launches a new subscription to bundle VPN and identity theft protection
Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a new Privacy Pro subscription on Thursday that bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The plan, which costs $9.99…
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Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step
Meta has announced it’s testing new features on Instagram intended to help safeguard young people from unwanted nudity or sextortion scams. This includes a feature called Nudity Protection in DMs,…
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The complete TC Early Stage 2024 agenda is here!
We’re excited to reveal the complete agenda, packed with keynote stage speakers and interactive roundtable sessions. From fundraising insights to growth strategies, join us as we navigate the startup landscape…
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Humane’s Ai Pin considers life beyond the smartphone
Nothing lasts forever. Nowhere is the truism more apt than in consumer tech. This is a land inhabited by the eternally restless — always on the make for the next…
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