FTC warns that AI technology like ChatGPT could ‘turbocharge’ fraud

In a Congressional hearing on Tuesday focused on the Federal Trade Commission’s work to protect American consumers from fraud and other deceptive practices, FTC Chair Lina Khan and fellow... Read more »

Netflix kisses mail-order DVDs goodbye

More than sixteen years after pivoting to streaming, Netflix is saying goodbye to its mail-order DVD business. The company plans to shut the service down sometime “later this year.”... Read more »

Curing disease with CRISPR with Trevor Martin from Mammoth Biosciences

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Trevor Martin the co-founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences,... Read more »

Twitter quietly removes policy against misgendering trans people

Twitter updated its content moderation guidelines regarding hateful content, removing a policy that prohibited the targeted deadnaming or misgendering of transgender people. Enacted in 2018, the policy explicitly stated... Read more »

Reddit will begin charging for access to its API

Following on the heels of Twitter’s decision to restrict third-party access to its data, Reddit today announced that it’ll begin charging for use of its API. It’s not a... Read more »

Google might announce a foldable Pixel next month

Consumer hardware isn’t always a foregone conclusion for I/O. In fact, after the last few pandemic events, nothing much feels like a foregone conclusion these days. After what felt... Read more »

Meta opens up its social VR space Horizon Worlds to teens

Meta announced today that it’s opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the U.S. and Canada, after previously restricting the social VR platform to users 18 years of... Read more »

Paramount+ announces original movie, ‘Star Trek: Station 31,’ starring Michelle Yeoh

Paramount+ has ordered a “Star Trek: Section 31” original movie event with Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, according to a blog post on the “Star... Read more »

TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS benchmarks, TikTok strategy, milestone-based fundraising

Frequent readers know I enjoy using similes, so I won’t disappoint: SaaS companies are like leaky rowboats. If retention rates aren’t strong enough to overcome customer churn, they’ll take... Read more »

Gogoro’s battery swapping stations in Taiwan are now virtual power plants

Taiwanese two-wheeler battery swapping company Gogoro has a plan to give energy back to Taiwan’s electrical grid and make money while doing it. The company is partnering with Enel... Read more »
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