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Binance taps TikTok’s mostly silent superstar Khaby Lame to explain how crypto works
Khaby Lame is quite literally on top of the world (if TikTok follower counts are the world). After attending his first VidCon and surpassing Charli D’Amelio as the most followed TikToker, the It
The Spotify-Rogan saga highlights the distinction between publishers and platforms
As our Equity podcast recently asked, “How many times must Spotify step on a rake?” The streaming service is learning the hard way that it’s counterintuitive to act as both a platfor
Jackpocket raises $120M to expand its lottery app into mobile gaming
Apps that let people do virtually what they would have previously had to carry out in person have seen a boom in the last 20 months of pandemic living, and one of them today is announcing a big fundra
Pinterest gets into live shopping with launch of Pinterest TV
Pinterest is getting into live shopping as part of its pivot from being only an inspirational shopping site to becoming a home for creator content. The company this morning announced a new feature o
Joe Rogan, Alex Jones and Spotify’s illusion of neutrality
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken a messy beating from critics unhappy with how they handle questionable content on their platform, with some complaining they don’t do
Conan O’Brien on how to embrace an ever-changing media landscape
“Like most of the best things in my life,” Conan O’Brien explains, with a wry smile, “the success of the podcast was a complete surprise.” The answer is a typically self-effacing one from th
Here’s what’s happening at Disrupt 2020 today
Rise, shine and build your business startup fans. It’s day four of Disrupt 2020, and this is your daily snapshot of just some of the heavy-hitters, events, breakout sessions and all-around opportuni
Samantha Bee: Canadian, comedian, and defender of the free press
The only job named in and protected by the U.S. constitution is journalism. But when it’s under attack from fake news, misinformation, and the supposed defender-of-the-constitution-in-chief, who
HQ Trivia names new CEO and teases upcoming Wheel of Fortune-style game
HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll, formerly the company’s CTO, will take over as CEO. He’s replacing Rus Yusupov, who will now serve as HQ’s chief creative officer. According to Digiday, who fir
Laugh.ly is a streaming radio app dedicated to comedy
John Biggs Contributor Share on Twitter John Biggs is a writer, consultant, programmer, former East Coast Editor and current contributing writer for TechCrunch. He writes mainly about technology, cryp
Twitter Makes Tweaks To Limit Abuse And Abusers
Twitter has today announced some product and policy changes aimed at better tackling violent threats and abuse on its platform. The problem of the mainstream social network being misappropriated as an