Cast your mind back to March and you might recall reports claiming Microsoft was working on a new family plan for Game Pass. Those reports, it now transpires, were true, and an Insider Preview test of the new scheme is available now in an extremely limited number of countries. As detailed in a new Microsoft…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Ecommerce grew 33.6% between 2020 and 2021, and experts believe there’s plenty of room for growth. Projections indicate that ecommerce sales could grow from today’s $3.3 trillion to $5.4 trillion by 2026. Furthermore, there doesn’t seem to be a ceiling for how much the industry might grow. There are many entry points into ecommerce. However,…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge HBO Max isn’t dead…yet. But come the summer of 2023 it will be, and there will be a new service replacing both HBO Max and Discovery Plus, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said on an earnings call today. “HBO Max has a competitive feature set, but it…
Twitter admits that Musk is a Twitter user | Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images So I don’t know entirely what’s in Elon Musk’s counterclaims against Twitter — they are still under seal — but I did get an inkling today, when Twitter dropped its response. It’s spicy! Rather than let Musk get his…
Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance) Are spam accounts really the reason behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s decision to back out of his cursed Twitter deal? This week, Twitter sent a bunch of subpoenas to find out, pulling Musk’s close circle of friends and business associates into the chaotic trial. One subpoena…
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Ride-hail giant Lyft reported strong second-quarter earnings Thursday. Earlier this year, investors had been skeptical of Lyft’s ability to offset the costs of increased investments to attract and retain drivers. However, Lyft was able to take advantage of severe internal cost-cutting measures combined with a post-COVID boom in travel to help it deliver its highest…
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Swathy Prithivi started Found with the goal of improving the journey of weight loss. The company quickly discovered a huge demand and rapidly scaled its operations and expanded throughout the United States. The company’s story started in an Atomic incubator. On this episode of TechCrunch Live, we hear from Found’s co-founder and COO Swathy Prithivi…
Screenshots from Diplo’s viral TikTok. Diplo/TikTok Diplo recently comped the meals of 100 people at Chipotle using his Celebrity Card. The personalized card grants unlimited Chipotle for a year, and can be renewed annually. While it’s called the Celebrity Card, Chipotle superfans and other notables are also considered for the card. A lucky group of…