Physical ‘Copies’ Of The New Call of Duty Are Just Empty Discs
Cartridges and discs used to be how you got the latest games, but that’s been changing as downloads have become more convenient and reliable. But...
Apple Says, ‘NFTs? Yes, Fees’
Image Credits: TechCrunch Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we recorded our news episode live onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt, in which we talked about...
Uber To Freeze Fake Rider Account Names, Pilot Front-Facing Video Recording
Uber is releasing a suite of new safety features geared towards the driver, including freezing fake rider account names and piloting a front-facing video recording...
Snapchat Reduces Total Payouts For Spotlight Creators
Snapchat has changed the way it pays creators through its Spotlight reward fund. Creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clone, Spotlight, will now be paid millions...
Clubhouse’s Paul Davison On Twitter, The impact Of Hype And What Happened
For most venture-backed social companies, a period of hypergrowth seems like it would be the dream. It means the app broke through the noise of...
VR Gaming Startup ForeVR Games raises $10M For Wii Sports-Like Titles
While Meta tries to convince users to attend virtual work meetings in its metaverse, ForeVR Games, a VR gaming startup with casual games like bowling,...
5 Tips For Launching In A Crowded Web3 Gaming Market
Corey Wilton Contributor Corey Wilton is the co-founder and CEO of Mirai Labs, the gaming studio behind Pegaxy. The first wave of the play-to-earn (P2E)...
Neoplants bioengineers houseplants to use them as air purifiers
Meet Neoplants, a French startup that is designing genetically modified houseplants so that they can absorb air pollutants. The startup’s first plant, the Neo P1,...
Countdown to compliance as EU’s Digital Services Act published
The European Union’s flagship reboot of long-standing ecommerce rules — aka the Digital Services Act (DSA) — has now been published in the bloc’s Official...
The Lack Of VC Funding To Women Is A Western Societal Shortfall
The issue of women startup founders not receiving equitable venture funding is a shortfall of the West: It’s here, everywhere in the U.S., and over...