Artists for Ceasefire red buttons are becoming a common award-season accessory, with fans on the lookout for who is sporting a pin on the Oscars red carpet.
Inside the weird and quirky world of building a startup behind a wall of tariffs
Think quick — how much does a top-of-the-line iPhone 15 Pro Max cost? If you said around $1,600, you’d be right, but only if you’re based in the […]
US sanctions founder of spyware maker Intellexa for targeting Americans
The U.S. government announced Tuesday sanctions against the founder of the notorious spyware company Intellexa and one of his business partners. This is the first time the U.S. […]
Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature
Adding usernames to a messaging app may seem like a standard feature, but for Signal, such identifiers were anathema to its mission of total privacy and security — […]
Karine Perset helps governments understand AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed […]
Turns out you can use kombucha to make eco-friendly thread
It’s not everyday you come across kombucha playing a starring role in potential industrial disruption. But here at 4YFN in MWC we got chatting to Laura Freixas about […]
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of content moderation — or it could punt
The Supreme Court is considering the fate of two state laws that limit how social media companies can moderate the content on their platforms. In oral arguments on […]
Tumblr CEO’s public ‘meltdown’ is latest hit to site’s reputation as a safe place for queer users
Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Tumblr, is being accused of transphobic moderation practices after banning a trans user.
Women In AI: Irene Solaiman, head of global policy at Hugging Face
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women […]
Lawmakers revise Kids Online Safety Act to address LGBTQ advocates’ concerns
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is getting closer to becoming a law, which would make social platforms significantly more responsible for protecting children who use their products. […]