TikTok is adding support for text posts

[ad_1] As Twitter shoots itself in the foot with a rebrand this morning, TikTok has announced that it’s rolling out support for text posts. Although TikTok started off as a platform for short-form video, it later added support for images in an attempt to take on Instagram. It’s now adding text posts, likely to take … Read more

Announcing the second group of judges for Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

[ad_1] In less than two months, 20 of the world’s most impressive startups will compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Which companies will make the finals, and which standout startup will claim the Disrupt Cup and the $100,000 equity-free prize? Obviously, we don’t know the answer, … Read more

Splash a Little Campari Into Your Iced Coffee

[ad_1] Even at the apex of my partying, I was never big on combining caffeine and booze. The Four Loko fad missed me entirely, and Red Bull & Vodka crossed my lips exactly one time in college during a desperate and unhinged thermodynamics study session. But I’m not against the concept entirely, especially when presented … Read more

You Should Enable Gmail’s New ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’

[ad_1] Photo: RAY-BON (Shutterstock) Google’s had an Enhanced Safe Browsing feature in Chrome since 2019—a set of privacy features to help protect against phishing and malware attacks. Basically, if a link doesn’t seem quite right, Google will warn you about it. Recently, they finally brought the feature directly into Gmail. Here’s how Enhanced Safe Browsing … Read more

Spotify confirms price hike as premium plan rises to $10.99/month in the US

[ad_1] Spotify has announced that it’s raising its premium plan prices, confirming reports that first started to surface over the weekend. The music-streaming giant, which claims some 500 million users globally 40% of which are premium subscribers, revealed that its main premium ad-free subscription plan will be increasing from $9.99 per month to $10.99 in … Read more

Public transit is driving EV sector growth in Kenya

[ad_1] The public transit sector in Kenya is driving the country’s electric vehicle adoption as global calls for a switch to sustainable transport continue. For the first time last year, commercial electric mass transport buses were deployed to various routes across Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, marking the beginning of the transition from fossil fuel vehicles for … Read more

5 key questions climate tech founders should ask impact investors

[ad_1] Agnes Svensson Contributor Agnes Svensson is the chief impact officer at Norrsken VC, Europe’s leading early-stage impact investor. She has more than 12 years’ experience driving sustainability, diversity, and inclusion initiatives in the private sector (most notably the fintech decacorn Klarna) and at nonprofit organizations. The world is witnessing an exciting and necessary surge … Read more

Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’

[ad_1] Twitter has removed the iconic bird logo and adopted ‘X’ as its official logo. This move comes after Elon Musk announced the change over the weekend. The change is already live on the website. Notably, Musk tweeted that x.com now also redirects to twitter.com. In the post, Musk also called this an “interim” logo, … Read more