Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X), where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech; now, it’s the one-year anniversary since he made his […]
LinkedIn targets users caught between TikTok and what used to be Twitter
Two weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was getting into games, helping users “deepen relationships” through puzzle-based interactions. And on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that the Microsoft-owned social network was experimenting with short-form videos. It’s as if LinkedIn is targeting a whole new “type” of user — one caught in limbo somewhere between two […]
Yale men's basketball confused for university's Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry on Twitter
Yale men’s basketball’s recent success has had the masses flocking for a glimpse at the inner workings of the team. Any piece of content relating to the team is susceptible to being devoured by the public. Sometimes, that can even sweep up entities unrelated to the basketball team at hand. Yale’s Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry […]
17 Idols Who Were Born To Be Performers, Chosen By K-Pop Twitter
These K-Pop idols were meant to shine! In a new viral Twitter thread, K-Pop fans show the video clips that make them think “This idol is meant to be a performer.” Check out 17 male and female idols fans believe were born for the stage below. 1. Jihyo (TWICE) Jihyo commands the stage with her […]
Apple terminates Epic’s account, Meta platforms get knocked offline and former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its customers, requiring them to consent to new dispute resolution terms. This means users can’t use their Roku devices until agreeing to the […]