Monthly Archives: October 2022

Venmo rolls out ‘Charity Profiles’ to allow charities to raise funds directly within its app

Venmo is launching a new feature called “Charity Profiles” that will allow charities to raise funds and receive donations directly within its app, the PayPal-owned company announced on Monday. The new profiles will be available to charities that have received confirmed charity status from PayPal. The new profile option will allow charities to reach more…

Mad Realities’ Devin Lewtan talks onboarding new crypto users through content at TC Sessions: Crypto

If crypto is going to reach “mass adoption,” the industry still has a lot of people it needs to bring on board. Approximately 83% of U.S. adults haven’t ever invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this summer. While many builders and investors agree that it’s still relatively…

Fandom acquires Metacritic, GameSpot, TV Guide and other entertainment brands in deal worth around $55M

Entertainment platform Fandom announced today its acquisition of seven entertainment and gaming brands from media company Red Ventures, including online publications Comic Vine, Cord Cutters News, GameFAQs, GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Metacritic, and TV Guide. While the financials of the deal were not disclosed in the official announcement, Fandom told TechCrunch that the deal cost somewhere…

Wisk Aero reveals its market-ready, self-flying air taxi

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle company Wisk Aero has unveiled its go-to-market aircraft: a four-passenger autonomous air taxi that the startup will put forward for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration type certification. Type certification, one of the three certifications an aviation company needs to secure before launching a commercial service, means the aircraft has…

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer reveals the new Black Panther and it’s excellent

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is probably the most anticipated film in the MCU’s fourth phase. And its latest trailer is one giant testament as to why.  In the wake of King T’Challa’s (Chadwick Boseman) death, new threats loom over Wakanda from maliciously, intervening international powers to new villains through Namor (Tenoch Huerta), king of Talokan…

Kim Kardashian’s $1.26 million sponcon fine is a warning shot to stop shady crypto shilling

Kim K is used to getting paid for her Instagram posts. But now she’s the one paying. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hit reality TV personality Kim Kardashian with a $1.26 million fine for hawking crypto securities on Instagram without disclosing the partnership and payment she received for the promotion.  The Monday…