In the last decade, shopping has changed for the better. Social commerce, with features like shoppable content, is about a thousand times more enjoyable than stuffy department stores — which is why we expect the popularity of shoppable content to continue growing. Ecommerce as a whole is projected to make up close to a quarter of…
Image: “nIntendoofus” on Twitter Twitter verification used to mean “Twitter has checked you are who you say you are.” As of this morning, the only thing it means is that you’re coughing up eight dollars to join the club because Elon Musk decided that anyone can buy a “verified” check mark without any verification at…
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. Whooo-weee interesting times for crypto land, as Bitcoin crashes down to under $17,000 for the first time in a while. Wild, given that the cryptocurrency was trading at $65,000 or so a…
Commercial electric vehicle company Canoo entered into an agreement to acquire a vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City, the company announced Wednesday along with its third-quarter earnings. The news comes a week after Canoo said it would build an EV battery module manufacturing facility in Pryor, Oklahoma. The new facility will be dedicated to producing…
FTX, the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange, is seemingly kaput. Binance, the leading global crypto exchange, announced on Wednesday that it had decided to not acquire FTX after a due diligence investigation. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “As a result of corporate due diligence, as well as the latest news…
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President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hold a COVID-19 and storm preparedness roundtable in Belleair, Florida, on July 31, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Trump took a dig at DeSantis on his social media platform, Truth Social, a day after the election. He said he won more votes overall than DeSantis, even…
President Joe Biden Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Biden scoffed at at a reporter’s question about Republicans investigating his family. The president also expressed optimism about being able to work with some in the GOP. A segment of House Republicans has talked about probing Hunter Biden for months. President Joe Biden on Wednesday brushed aside a question…
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of crypto exchange FTX. FTX Official/YouTube Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX poured millions of dollars into naming rights, partnerships, and sponsorships in the sports world. With FTX’s survival in question, massive deals with the likes of Tom Brady, the Miami Heat, and MLB are in jeopardy. Experts say Miami’s FTX Arena may…
Kaye Aries (L) and daughter Robyn Victor, 6, look at one another as brother Kaleb Victor, 12, also participates in the Women’s March Action Rally for Reproductive Rights at Mariachi Plaza in Los Angeles, California, on October 8, 2022. DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images; Insider Midterm voters signaled overwhelming support for abortion rights. Five states…