Tag: Buzzfeed
32 Things Elon Musk Will (Probably) Do As Soon As He Takes Over Twitter
• Immediately reinstates Trump’s account. At first, Trump says he doesn’t want to be on Twitter, but ultimately can’t resist the attention he will get from tweeting, “I’M BACK…” • Musk renames spambots “NPCs,” takes no further action, announces there are no longer spambots on Twitter • Makes a joke that…
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Extra Crunch roundup: Pre-pitch tactics, Warby Parker S-1, Israel’s fintech ecosystem
Forget what you’ve heard: There are many shortcuts to success. Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed accelerator. Morton, who has…
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Venmo removes its global, public feed in a significant app redesign
PayPal-owned payments app Venmo will no longer offer a public, global feed of users’ transactions, as part of a significant redesign focused on expanding the app’s privacy controls and better highlighting some of Venmo’s newer features. The company says it will instead only show users their “friends feed” — meaning,…
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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more
Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. There’s a kernel of truth in every joke, so whenever someone quips, “This meeting could have been an email!” you can bet that some small…
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Equity Live: This is what leadership smells like
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we did something fun and different and good: a live show! A good number of people came, and asked questions, and altogether, it was a blast. Danny, Natasha, and Alex had…
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Everything You Need To Know About Dispo: The New Social Media App That’s “Anti-Instagram”
Geeky · Posted 1 minute ago The new social media app takes away the instant gratification and inauthenticity that’s overpowered apps like Instagram for far too long. Dispo is a new social media app inspired by a physical disposable camera that comes with the tagline: “capture and share moments.” What…
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