Parler forms a new parent company to offer ‘uncancelable’ cloud services

One of the alternative social networks to emerge out of the social media backlash of the Trump era is apparently going to try something new. Parler announced Friday that it has acquired a cloud company called Dynascale in order to expand its vision beyond offering an (ostensibly) anything-goes social app to providing infrastructure for businesses […]

Parler forms a new parent company to offer ‘uncancelable’ cloud services by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Why growth activation matters

Think of activation as getting users to a point where you know for sure that they will stay for a longer period of time. Which metrics separate customers who find value in your product from those who don’t?

Why growth activation matters by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
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Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter dodge questions on social media and national security

Executives from four of the biggest social media companies testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee Wednesday, defending their platforms and their respective safety, privacy and moderation failures in recent years. Congress managed to drag in a relatively fresh set of product-focused executives this time around, including TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas who testified for the […]

Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter dodge questions on social media and national security by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout offer

Elon Musk might have cold feet about his offer to buy Twitter, but the company’s shareholders are still here for it. The acquisition cleared one remaining hurdle Tuesday, with most shareholders voting to accept the $44 billion deal that Musk himself is now trying to get out of. The shareholder vote comes the same day […]

Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout offer by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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What we learned when Twitter whistleblower Mudge testified to Congress

A ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities. Covering up security failures. Duping regulators and misleading lawmakers. These are just some of the allegations when Twitter’s ex-security lead turned whistleblower, Peiter Zatko, testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, less than a month after the release of his explosive whistleblower complaint filed with federal regulators. Zatko, […]

What we learned when Twitter whistleblower Mudge testified to Congress by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter begins rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers

Twitter is rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab, which includes podcasts, to Twitter Blue subscribers on iOS. The social network says Blue subscribers on Android will get access to the redesigned Spaces tab soon. When Twitter first announced that it was adding podcasts to its platform via a redesigned Spaces tab, the company said they […]

Twitter begins rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk’s third termination notice to Twitter is about Mudge’s severance

The third time is the charm. Elon Musk’s lawyers might have been thinking that while sending the third termination notice to Twitter last Friday in an attempt to end its $44 billion acquisition of the company. In the latest notice filed with the SEC, Tesla CEO’s legal team has objected to Twitter paying severance money […]

Elon Musk’s third termination notice to Twitter is about Mudge’s severance by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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The week an Apple event and YC Demo Day collided

Happy Saturday, friends. Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we very quickly sum up the most read TechCrunch stories from the past week. Want it in your inbox every Saturday AM? Get it here. This week saw two big events running in parallel: an Apple hardware announcement and Y Combinator’s Demo Day. […]

The week an Apple event and YC Demo Day collided by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch
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