Elon Musk says ’embarrassingly late’ two-factor is coming to Tesla app
Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Friday that the company was ‘embarrassingly late’ rolling out a security layer known as two-factor authentication for its mobile app. “Sorry,…
Pinterest Employees Demand Gender and Race Equality
More than 200 said they stood in solidarity with three former co-workers who have accused the company of discrimination. …
Clearview AI landed a new facial recognition contract with ICE
The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. Clearview was already known to work…
How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache
App makers like the game company Epic and the music service Spotify are challenging Apple’s right to a large cut of their sales. Regulators have taken…
Debunking 3 Viral Falsehoods About Kamala Harris
False and misleading information about Ms. Harris has surged in the days since she joined the Biden ticket. …
Kamala Harris and Disinformation: Debunking 3 Viral Falsehoods
False and misleading information about Ms. Harris has surged in the days since she joined the Biden ticket. …
Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools
In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign up 100…
Extra Crunch Live: Join Anu Duggal for a live Q&A on August 20 at 11am PT/2pm ET
Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went toward female-founded…
Facebook’s former PR chief explains why no one is paying attention to your startup
At TechCrunch Early Stage, I spoke with Coatue Management GP Caryn Marooney about startup branding and how founders can get people to pay attention to what…
Sequoia Capital has internal crash courses for its founders — here’s how they work
No matter what you think of Sequoia Capital, the firm doesn’t rest on its laurels. Though it’s now managing ungodly amounts of money and has for…
Thoughts on ‘self-driving money,’ day trading and product development from Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff
Andy Rachleff founded Wealthfront a decade ago to give investors a better and smarter way to manage their wealth, building on core academic research showing that…
Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees
Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store. Those complaints came…
A Steal Might Actually Be a Raw Deal
Netflix, Apple and the rest must figure out what bundles we love, and which we’ll grow to hate. …
Trying to Make It Big Online? Getting Signed Isn’t Everything
Young people come to Los Angeles in droves with dreams of fame and fortune. Once they’re discovered, it’s not always sunny. …