Songclip raises $11M to bring more licensed music to social media – TechCrunch
The team behind Songclip thinks that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience on a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller,...
Detail wants to turn your phone into a software-optimized camera app for live video – TechCrunch
Meet Detail, a new startup working on an app for iOS and macOS so that you can turn your iPhone into a software-optimized camera for live video. The startup wants...
OnePlus recruits Hasselblad for three-year smartphone imaging deal – TechCrunch
Imaging has long been the primary battlefield on which the smartphone battles are waged. It makes sense. The thing about smartphones in 2021 is that they’re mostly very good. Sure,...
Snapcommerce raises $85M to make over your mobile shopping experience – TechCrunch
People are not only shopping digitally more than ever, they’re also shopping using their mobile phones more than ever. And for mobile-first companies like Snapcommerce, this is good news. Snapcommerce,...
TikTok launches ‘TikTok Q&A,’ a new feature for creators to engage with viewers’ questions – TechCrunch
Earlier this year, TikTok was spotted testing a new Q&A feature that would allow creators to more directly respond to their audience’s questions using either text or video. Today, the...
Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy – TechCrunch
This morning Square, a fintech company that serves both individuals and companies, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in Tidal, a music streaming service. The deal, worth some...
Twitter Spaces arrives on Android ahead of Clubhouse – TechCrunch
Twitter announced today it’s opening up its live audio chat rooms, known as Twitter Spaces, to users on Android. Previously, the experience was only open to select users on iOS...
West Tenth’s app encourages women to start home businesses, not join MLMs – TechCrunch
A new digital marketplace called West Tenth, now backed by $1.5 million in seed funding, wants to give women a platform to start and grow their home-based businesses. Through its...
Flipboard expands its local coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns – TechCrunch
News aggregator Flipboard‘s local coverage is making what product lead Brian Gottesman described as a “quantum leap,” expanding from 60 topics (a.k.a. cities, towns and communities that you can follow)...
Hackers release a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone – TechCrunch
An iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone, including the most recent models, by using the same vulnerability that Apple last month said was...