Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
FCC commissioner pushes to investigate Apple’s decision to block Beeper Mini (techcrunch.com)
US Patent Office: AI is all well and good, but only humans can patent things (techcrunch.com)
Hackers uncover new TheTruthSpy stalkerware victims: Is your Android device compromised? (techcrunch.com)
X will soon let advertisers run ads next to a ‘curated list’ of creators (techcrunch.com)
Twitter alternative Spoutible clashes with critics over security breach (techcrunch.com)
'World's biggest casino' app exposed customers' personal data (techcrunch.com)
Social networks are getting stingy with their data, leaving third-party developers in the lurch (techcrunch.com)
Sports betting is coming to X with BetMGM partnership | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Notion acquires privacy-focused productivity platform Skiff | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Skiff users received the following email...
A fake app masquerading as password manager LastPass just got pulled from the App Store | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Google Assistant is now powered by Gemini -- sort of (techcrunch.com)
How Twitter's descent into chaos is paving the way for a new web (techcrunch.com)
Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
After almost a year as an invite-only app, Bluesky is now open to the public. Funded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Bluesky is one of the more promising micro-blogging platforms that could provide an alternative to Elon Musk’s X....
Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray (techcrunch.com)
Cloud infrastructure saw its biggest revenue growth ever in Q4 (techcrunch.com)
For the last several quarters we’ve seen a lull in the expansion of the cloud infrastructure market, with lower growth numbers than we’ve been accustomed to seeing in the past. That changed this quarter thanks in large part to interest in generative AI. The new revenue wave began just last year, driven by the ChatGPT hype...
Tesla settles California hazardous waste lawsuit with a $1.5 million fine (techcrunch.com)
Mark Zuckerberg says Apple and Google should manage parental consent for apps, not Meta (techcrunch.com)
Amazon’s $1.4B iRobot deal is dead. Now what? | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Indian state government fixes website bugs that exposed residents’ sensitive documents (techcrunch.com)
Spotify calls Apple’s DMA compliance plan ‘extortion’ and a ‘complete and total farce’ (techcrunch.com)
NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant (techcrunch.com)
NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant::"Web browsing records can reveal sensitive, private information about a person based on where they go on the internet," said Sen. Ron Wyden.