X is letting paid users hide their likes
If you don’t want the world to see your likes, all you have to do is pay Elon Musk $ 8 per month. Mashable
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Here’s why women are showing off their bedside tables on TikTok
On my bedside table, you’ll currently find a calendar my aunt designed and gifted me for Christmas, a pink claw clip, a candle, a tiny empty purple bowl, a bright blue coatcheck claim ticket, a loose credit card, one unfinished book, a pencil, a pen,...
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Startup success: Laid-off tech workers are becoming their own bosses
If you’ve ever thought about quitting your job and starting something new, a survey from Clarity Capital about tech workers laid off during the pandemic found that might be a great idea, according to a report by Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag.com. Of 4,188 respondents, a...
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Impact raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation as affiliate and other marketing partnerships come into their own
Affiliate marketing may have started as a kind of side hustle for bloggers and others that were making the majority of their revenues through advertising or other channels, but with the rise of influencers and the huge profusion of spon-con on social media, the idea...
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Beyond ‘Netflix Party’: startups and their VCs bet we’ll browse more of the web together
Last year, during the pandemic, a free browser extension called Netflix Party gained traction because it enabled people trapped in their homes to connect with far-flung friends and family by watching the same Netflix TV shows and movies simultaneously. It also enabled them to dish...
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iFixit teardown confirms Apple’s M1 MacBooks are basically the same as their predecessors
It was only a matter of time before iFixit got its hands on Apple’s M1-powered MacBook Pro and MacBook Air for its official teardown sessions. And, aside from a new processor, cooler, and slightly different battery, the new laptops remain almost identical to their predecessors...
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Airbnb nears IPO as Asana and Palantir land their direct listings
Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The going has not always been easy but the tech IPOs keep coming. Airbnb itself is almost here, in what is likely...
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Amazon U.S. sellers will have to display their name and address starting Sept. 1, 2020
Amazon on Wednesday informed its U.S. sellers they will soon have to display their business name and address on their Amazon.com seller profile page. For individual sellers, this will include the individual’s name and address. A similar system is already in place across Amazon’s stores...
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Pepper, founded by five Snap alums, has raised $5.6 million to help startups analyze their spend
For years, startups have been encouraged to grow at all costs. That hasn’t always turned out so well, and founders are feeling pressure for the first time in a long time to do a better job of keeping track of their spending — and their...
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VC Brad Feld on WeWork, SoftBank, and why venture firms may have to slow down their pacing in 2020
Yesterday, we had a chance to talk with longtime venture investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group, whose book “Venture Deals” was recently republished for the fourth time, for good reason. It’s a storehouse of knowledge, from how venture funds really work to term sheet terms,...
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