Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last (for a while, anyway). Soon, I’ll be shifting my attention to a new AI-focused newsletter, which I’m super thrilled about. Stay tuned! Now, on with […]
Archives for 4th May 2024
IVE’s Wonyoung Reacts To A Fan Telling Her That She Grew Shorter
IVE’s Wonyoung is known for her tall height. As per her official profile, she is currently 173cm (5’ 67ft) tall, making her the tallest in her group. | @ivepics/X A fan recently told her that she seemed to have gotten shorter. Wonyoung was baffled at the impossible statement at first, but later understood it to […]
Human composting and timber marketplaces: talking “industrial” VC with investor Dayna Grayson
While the venture world is abuzz over generative AI, Dayna Grayson, a longtime venture capitalist who five years ago co-founded her own firm, Construct Capital, has been focused on comparatively boring software that can transform industrial sectors. Her mission doesn’t exclude AI, but it also doesn’t depend on it. Construct recently led a seed-stage round, […]
Korean Man’s On-Camera Assault Leaves Woman Brain-Dead — Netizens Angry Over “Light” Sentence
Netizens have been left in shock over the sentencing of a man who assaulted a woman on camera. In February 2023, 20-year-old Yeo Ji Yeon went to Busan with friends. At one point during the trip, she was involved in an argument that unfortunately turned physical. Yeo Ji Yeon | KoreaNow In the video from […]
Farewell, dunks? Threads launches quote controls for all users
Threads users can now exert more control over who can quote their posts. This builds on a feature that already allows Threads users to limit who can reply to their posts (competing services like X and Bluesky offer similar reply controls). Threads outlined its plans for quote controls last month, and last night Adam Mosseri […]