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This post is by Romain Dillet from TechCrunch Some digital services look like banks, act like banks, but aren’t banks — meaning they can, for instance, close down your account without notice. Or be difficult to contact when you want to dispute fraud. This is about to change: the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just ruled that all digital services that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Ivan Mehta from TechCrunch After several complaints about its algorithm, Meta’s X competitor Instagram Threads is making changes that will allow it to surface more content from people you follow in the algorithmic feed. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Threads post that the social network has adjusted its algorithm to show less content from accounts you don’t […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Sarah Perez from TechCrunch WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly competitor, Harper. Although it’s competing in the same space as the popular grammar checker used by many online writers, Harper’s tool is aimed at developers, open source, and works to maintain privacy by […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Kyle Wiggers from TechCrunch Jessica Rosenworcel, the first woman to serve as permanent chair on the FCC, said Wednesday that she’ll step down from the agency when Donald Trump assumes the presidency. Rosenworcel joined the FCC in 2012, and was behind a number of efforts to transform the agency charged with regulating the U.S. telecommunications industry. She pushed for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Lauren Forristal from TechCrunch Spotify is enhancing the audiobook experience for premium users through three new experiments: video clips, author pages, and the ability to add visuals that appear while users listen. These initiatives are part of Spotify’s effort to improve its audiobook offering and bring listeners closer to their favorite authors and stories. One notable feature being introduced […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Ingrid Lunden from TechCrunch Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach in cloud security, particularly with developers. It is buying Dazz, a specialist in security remediation and risk management. Sources tell us the deal is valued at $450 million in a mix of cash […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Carly Page from TechCrunch Hackers have compromised potentially thousands of Palo Alto customers by exploiting two new zero-day vulnerabilities © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Devin Coldewey from TechCrunch Electric passenger boat startup Candela has topped off its most recent raise with another $14 million, the company announced Thursday, and has sold the first of its ferries in the U.S. — bound for Lake Tahoe. Candela makes a series of all-electric hydrofoiling watercraft, meaning the body of the boat rises above the surface of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Lauren Forristal from TechCrunch Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, has unveiled a new feature designed to set it apart from its rivals, such as Pluto TV and the Roku Channel, as well as put it in closer competition with short-form video-sharing platforms like Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.  Called “Scenes,” the feature allows viewers […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This post is by Kyle Wiggers from TechCrunch AI may be the hottest thing since sliced bread. But that doesn’t mean it’s getting easier to develop and run. According to a recent Boston Consulting Group poll, 74% of organizations are struggling to derive value from their AI investments. William Falcon, the creator of PyTorch Lightning, a popular open source AI framework, says that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.