Photo by Alan Markfield In Free Guy, Millie (Jodie Comer) is a game developer on the outs working to prove that publisher Antwan (a strutting Taika Waititi) illegally stole game code from ... read more

The latest NFIB survey finds a historic labor shortage. ... read more

President Joe Biden is expected to set an ambitious new target for half of all new auto sales in the U.S. to be low- or zero-emission by 2030, a plan that has received tentative support ... read more

Mustafa Bayramoglu Contributor Share on Twitter Mustafa Bayramoglu is the founder and CEO at Preflight. Previously, he was the software architect and the first ... read more

Drones are neat and fun and all that good stuff (I should probably add the caveat here that I’m obviously not referring to the big, terrible military variety), but when it comes to quadcopters, there’s ... read more

Great news for budget-conscious startuppers of every stripe. The early-bird price extension on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 remains in play for one more day. Buy an early-bird pass — Innovator, Founder or Investor — ... read more

Swapnil Shinde Contributor Share on Twitter Swapnil Shinde is the co-founder and CEO of Zeni, the first AI-powered finance concierge for startups. ... read more

"Wearables" will help Nielsen modernize its portable people meter to be used as support for the upcoming Nielsen One service, its all-encompassing cross-media measurement platform. ... read more

Getting online shoppers to click and add a product to their cart – and then have that product ship cost-effectively to a customer – is the latest challenge for CPG companies. During earnings calls over ... read more

Refurbed, a European marketplace for refurbished electronics which raised a $17 million Series A round of funding last year has now raised a $54 million Series B funding led by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz ... read more

Moderna says a third shot of its COVID-19 may be needed against variants | Photo by Ivan Damanik/NurPhoto via Getty Images Pharmaceutical company Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine is 93 percent effective ... read more

Staff label and package items in the on-site dispatch hall inside one of Britain’s largest Amazon warehouses in Dunfermline, Fife. | Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images Amazon announced new ... read more

The company said it now expects full-year organic growth of between 9% and 10% for 2021. The results were another strong signal that Adland is well on the road to recovery from the pandemic-induced revenue ... read more

By Aaron Martin, Director, Product Management, Forecasting and Inventory Management, Xandr This article is sponsored by Xandr. It’s a transformational time for television consumption. The entire industry is focused on finding the best ways to ... read more

Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit — kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would only need to tweak software ... read more

Cent was founded in 2017 as an ad-free creator network that allows users to offer each other crypto rewards for good posts and comments — it’s like gifting awards on Reddit, but with Ethereum. But ... read more

If you have a solid internet connection, you owe it to yourself to get a mesh Wi-Fi system. It’ll help to cover more of your apartment or home in fast Wi-Fi. You ... read more

During the pandemic, especially when we were in lock down, just about every retailer had to build its online presence and do it quickly. As people move to shop online in larger numbers, being able ... read more

As more people dust off their luggage and passports after stowing them away during the global pandemic, Elude aims to show travelers a new way to take spontaneous trips. The Los Angeles-based startup launched its ... read more

Yesterday’s leak didn’t leave much to the imagination. And today’s big Nest reveal confirms pretty much everything we saw — which is precisely what happens when Google’s the one doing the leaking. Still, this morning’s ... read more

Statsig is taking the A/B testing applications that drive Facebook’s growth and putting similar functionalities into the hands of any product team so that they, too, can make faster, data-informed decisions on building products customers ... read more

Multiple societal crises -- especially the COVID-19 pandemic -- have raised the bar for brand marketers, with a majority of American consumers now expecting them to allocate funds and resources back to the communities they ... read more

For Emily Elyse Miller, founder and CEO of OffLimits, launching during a global pandemic was “interesting to navigate,” but in the end, worked out. “Unfortunately, ‘fun cereal’ is associated with being unhealthy, and I wanted ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Lyft is boosting its $19.99-per-month Lyft Pink membership program with new bike-share benefits and an annual option that’s cheaper than paying for the service month ... read more

The new Nest Cam | Photo: Google Google has announced a new line of home security cameras and a video doorbell under its Nest brand. The new models, which include an indoor-only ... read more

The indoor growing industry is starting to scale. Farms that utilize hydroponics (grow produce without soil, usually in large warehouses) and traditional greenhouses have started to become integral parts of our food supply chain, mainly ... read more

Checkmarx, an Israeli provider of static application security testing (AST), has acquired open-source supply chain security startup Dustico for an undisclosed sum.  Founded in 2020, Dustico provides a dynamic source-code analysis platform that employs machine ... read more

Complaint filed Tuesday echoes a states' antitrust action, requests class-action status for companies said to have been victimized by an alleged illegal deal between Google and Facebook to give Google unfair advantage in online ad ... read more

Telehealth company Lucid Lane raised $16 million in Series A funding to continue developing its platform that enables real-time intervention for people with medication dependence and substance-use disorders. Adnan Asar, co-founder and CEO of Lucid ... read more

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. In the past week, Coderhouse, a live cohort-based learning platform, and Crehana, an on-demand skills development ... read more

Most of the time when people get loans, it’s for big life purchases such as a house or a car. But not every big purchase is a necessity. Some are more for fun, and the ... read more

More advertisers are relying on a broader set of measurement tools to evaluate the effectiveness of their campaigns. These outcome-based metrics seek to provide more insights into how advertising affects consumer behavior. “Clients are getting ... read more

SentiLink, an identity verification technology startup, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Craft Ventures. Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and NYCA also participated in the financing, which brings the ... read more

Users can search via the new attributes. | Image: Yelp Yelp will let businesses share their policies on COVID-19 vaccinations, the company announced today. There are a pair of new attributes businesses ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is being criticized by politicians and researchers for banning the accounts of academics who analyzed political ads and misinformation on the social network. In ... read more

A quarter century after they were first introduced, mobile device QR codes are finally achieving mass adoption. ... read more

When does a commercial load become too much of a good thing? That is a question whose answer depends on the eye of the beholder. ... read more

Asus is making a range of its motherboards ready for Windows 11. The motherboard manufacturer has released BIOS updates for a variety of chipsets, including ones that support Intel Kaby Lake processors ... read more

Musk has an interesting relationship with his self-image, as evidenced by his appearance on SNL as Wario. | Image: SNL Like most of the super-rich, Elon Musk has one eye on ... read more

President Biden at an event before the launch of the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning in May 2021. | Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images President Biden wants 50 percent of all ... read more

In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely inefficient and fragmented. Merchants also struggle to access finance to perform cross-border trade in the continent. A couple of digital ... read more

Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo has released its earnings for the April-June quarter, and while the figures would normally be strong for what’s usually a slow period, revenue and ... read more

Data science platform Dataiku announced today it has raised a $400 million Series E, bringing its valuation to $4.6 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors like ICONIQ Growth, ... read more

Industry veteran Jitendra Gupta’s neobank for consumers in India has raised $45 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore and Mumbai-based startup gears up for Jupiter’s public launch in about a month. The ... read more

The travel industry came to a screeching halt last year as consumers stayed indoors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel, however, is bouncing back, and while the delta variant could potentially derail that ... read more

"On TV And Video" is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Adam Ortman, VP of growth and innovation at Generator Media + Analytics. When it comes to ... read more

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Return Of The Jedi? Google is accused of allegedly cutting a deal with Facebook (again) to “fix” ad rates in programmatic auctions, Ad Age ... read more

In this week’s Media Briefing, publishing reporter Sara Guaglione looks at how the Delta variant is complicating media companies’ office return plans and employees’ preparations for exiting work-from-home life. The Delta detour on the way ... read more

As the delta variant of COVID-19 has spread in recent weeks, some of the headway of a return to normalcy is rolling back out of necessary caution. However, despite the potential uncertainty of the next ... read more

Going into 2020, publishers wondered whether their site traffic, after being lifted all year by a nearly relentless news cycle, might come down to earth.  It turns out it has for most of them, but ... read more

Last year’s streaming surge has slowed as people have begun to return to some semblance of normal life post-quarantine. In line with streaming decelerations at Netflix and Disney in the first half of 2021, Roku ... read more

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Free TikTok has arrived on some of American Airlines’ flights, according to a press release put out by the company (via CNET). Passengers will be able to ... read more

From shifts in audience content consumption to the rising tide of contextual targeting, publishers are preparing for 2022 and beyond.  Following a year of transformation, and within the ever-changing timeline of the third-party cookie’s demise, ... read more

In May, Google began implementing new metrics for Google Search ranking — Core Web Vitals — with rollout slated to be complete in August.  Core Web Vitals measure page loading, interactivity and visual stability by ... read more

Kid Pix, an iconic piece of kid-friendly desktop art software, has been ported to Javascript and HTML by Vikram Nijjar. The web version of Kid Pix is based one the original 1.0 ... read more

Ever considerate of its users, Facebook has determined that its privacy settings needed a bit of a shuffle to keep things clear and easy to find. To that end they’ve taken the “privacy settings” settings ... read more

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed his support Wednesday for a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would keep gig economy workers classified as independent contractors, fulfilling a promise he made nearly a year ago to push ... read more

The latest version of Apple’s iOS 15 beta seems to be making subtle improvements to photos by processing out the green lens flares that can show up in outdoor pictures (via 9to5Mac). ... read more

The old Facebook settings page compared to the new one on mobile. | Image: Facebook Facebook is streamlining the settings page on mobile in a new redesign that’s rolling out starting Wednesday. ... read more

Where’s the uproar about the erosion of democratic norms? ... read more

Kunal Lunawat Contributor Share on Twitter Kunal Lunawat is the co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on proptech, ... read more

His attempt at political accommodation invited the latest Biden abuse. ... read more

The Senate’s 2,700-page infrastructure bill is a major step toward climate central planning. ... read more

China is now purging Hong Kong teachers who resist its propaganda. ... read more

Two since-destroyed Starship prototypes stand erect at SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas Starship facilities. | Elon Musk Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking a “Spaceport Mixologist” who can whip up space-themed drinks next to ... read more

Booting GOP choices was an unprecedented step that makes the body look partisan. ... read more

Neither arms control nor military force is realistic. What would a more practical policy look like? ... read more

It seemed to work in New Zealand and Australia, but now ruinous, oppressive lockdowns are back. ... read more

With social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, we have democratized neurosis. ... read more

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 4, 2021. It’s been ... read more

Gregg Adkin Contributor Share on Twitter Gregg Adkin is vice president and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, the global venture capital investment arm ... read more

Several vehicles were to be revealed, including the 2022 Lincoln Navigator at a press event featuring brand ambassador Jon Batiste. ... read more

Boston-based CRM company Hubspot announced today that co-founder and CEO Brian Halligan would be stepping into the executive chairman role and CMO Yamini Rangan would be taking over as CEO next month on September 7th. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has placed senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjøvik on indefinite administrative leave after she tweeted about sexism in the office. The company is currently ... read more

Twitter may have shut down its Stories features known as Fleets, but the Stories format will continue to invade other social platforms. TikTok today confirmed it’s piloting a new feature, TikTok Stories, which will allow ... read more

Photo: Panic One of the most intriguing aspects of Panic’s Playdate — besides its lovely crank — is the unique game delivery method that will bring 24 free games to the device. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Wednesday, a surreal TikTok ad from an advertiser posing as Amazon confused users into thinking the e-commerce giant was taking a stab at including ... read more

Photo by Clive Gee - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images People will no longer be able to play the digital version of The New York Times daily crossword puzzle in third-party ... read more

Today after the bell U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber reported its second-quarter financial results. The company’s numbers come a day after its domestic rival, Lyft, shared its own Q2 earnings. Notably while Lyft managed to generate ... read more

Michael Kleinman Contributor Share on Twitter Michael Kleinman is the director of Amnesty International’s Silicon Valley Initiative. The future of technology is ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Peloton owners will again be able to use their treadmills without a subscription to the Peloton All-Access Membership, according to the company. In June, ... read more

Image: Matt Navara / Twitter On a long enough timeline, every social media app trends to adding stories, and now it’s apparently TikTok’s turn: the popular video app is experimenting with a ... read more

A screenshot from Amazon’s New World. | Image: Amazon Amazon Games has delayed New World, its upcoming MMO, from August 31st to September 28th, the studio announced on Wednesday. The delay — ... read more

Facebook Reality Labs Facebook Reality Labs wants to help people see your eyes while you’re in virtual reality — even if the results sit somewhere between mildly unsettling and nightmarish. Earlier this ... read more

After more than a decade of relative stasis in the search engine market – which is to say, Google cementing its dominance at every step – is there an opportunity for Google alternatives to gain ... read more

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO The HBO Max team wants its app to not just be the place people find big movie premieres but podcasts, too. The company announced today that ... read more

Photo: Sundar Pichai / Twitter Google’s Pixel 6 is shaping up to be the company’s most ambitious smartphone in years, largely due to the new, custom-designed Tensor processor, which aims to catapult ... read more

Japanese startup ispace has raised $46 million in a fresh round of Series C funding as it looks to complete three lunar lander missions in three years. The funding will go toward the second and ... read more

The accreditation follows an extensive MRC audit and covers Ground Truth's location, place and visitation data sets. ... read more

Perhaps the government disease doctor was referring to constitutional governance. ... read more

Disney has been teasing its upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel for years now, promising an almost Westworld-style immersive experience (complete with “real” lightsaber props) that will expand its Galaxy’s Edge theme ... read more

Sony’s original PSVR. More and more details for Sony’s planned next-generation PlayStation virtual reality headset appear to be popping up. According to YouTube channel PSVR Without Parole with further corroboration from UploadVR, ... read more

Eshwar Belani Contributor Share on Twitter Eshwar Belani is an operating partner at Symphony AI. Two decades after businesses first started deploying ... read more

Facebook shut down accounts belonging to two academic researchers late Tuesday, cutting off their ability to study political ads and misinformation on the world’s biggest social network. The company accused the academics of engaging in ... read more

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ ... read more

The University of Alabama will be the first school to exclusively issue mobile student IDs this fall. | ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Apple Wallet has supported contactless student IDs since 2018, ... read more

Criteo reported revenues of $551 million in Q2 2021, up 26% from the same period last year, while its profitability increased from $6 million to $15 million. The year-over-year metric is inflated this quarter for ... read more

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference urging the inclusion of the Civilian Climate Corps., a climate jobs program, in the budget reconciliation bill, outside of the U.S. Capitol on ... read more

Dating app maker and Tinder parent, Match Group, said during its Q2 earnings it will bring audio and video chat, including group live video, and other livestreaming technologies to several of the company’s brands over ... read more