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Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.
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Will Threads unravel Twitter and other TC news
Darrell called it last October: Meta has built their own Twitter dupe, Threads, and it’s going pretty well so far with 30 million signups in the first 24 hours. Of course, this is a Meta product, so the platform isn’t perfect with it’s non-chronological timeline and security issues. This week we’re hearing from TechCrunch’s Taylor Hatmaker and Morgan Sung on Threads’ staying power and how Meta nailed the timing of this launch.Articles from the episode:Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outageTwitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweetsDoorDash offers delivery workers hourly rate, but there’s a catchMeta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare that won’t launch in EU yetThreads passes 30M sign-ups in less than 24 hoursMeta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare that won’t launch in EU yetThe TechCrunch Podcast posts every Friday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcasts: Equity, Found and Chain Reaction.
Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.
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Shein is on the Sheouts and other TC news
hein invited several fashion influencers to its facilities in China and, surprising no one but Shein and the influencers who took the trip, the internet isn’t thrilled with the viral factory tours. Shein doesn’t appear to think this latest press is bad, though, as they filed confidentially for a US IPO this week. This week Darrell is talking with Amanda Silberling about why Shein is on the "sheouts."Articles from the episode:How Shein’s influencer trip to a Chinese factory backfiredNetflix quietly axes its basic plan in CanadaUnicorn social app IRL to shut down after admitting 95% of its users were fakeDeepMind claims its next chatbot will rival ChatGPTLetMeSpy, a phone tracking app spying on thousands, says it was hackedThe TechCrunch Podcast posts every Friday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcasts: Equity, Found and Chain Reaction.
Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.
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Reddit vs Redditors and other TC news
It’s rare for all of a company’s users to turn against it in such an intense way, but Reddit has managed to alienate all of their users at once. After a recent announcement that the company will no longer be offering their API for third-party apps, users have closed ranks and made the site virtually unusable. This week guest-host Haje Kamps talks with TechCrunch Sr. Reporter Morgan Sung about whether there is room for compromise between the moderators who keep the site running, third-party apps that users love, and the profit-motivated Reddit management team.Articles from the episode:A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.Volkswagen’s breakthrough could spark a battery manufacturing gold rushWhatsApp introduces feature to automatically silence calls from unknown numbersNetflix launches website based on the fictional streaming service from ‘Black Mirror’Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after Reddit CEO’s internal memoReddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest, as the company threatens action on moderatorsHackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from RedditThe TechCrunch Podcast posts every Friday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcasts: Equity, Found and Chain Reaction..
Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.
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Bonus Episode: The Startup Battlefield Basics
This week we're revisiting Inside Startup Battlefield, the four-part series that takes you behind TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition. If you haven't already be sure to get your tickets to TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on September 19-21. Save an additional 15% with promo code CRUNCH. Visit techcrunch.com/disrupt to learn more.In this episode, our host and Startup Battlefield Editor Neesha Tambe breaks down how the Battlefield companies are selected for the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. Then we take a deep dive into what makes a pitch-perfect with pitch coach and TechCrunch writer Haje Jan Kamps and Startup Battlefield judge and VC Nisha Dua. You’ll also hear from: Julia Somerdin from Labby, Young-Jae Kim and Tara Peters from Anthill, Quddus Pativada from Digest AI, Blessing Adesiyan from Mother Honestly, Hikari Senju from Omneky, Mitch Tolson from Ally Robotics, Elizabeth Lawler from App map, Aaron Hall from Intropic materials. Sheeba Dawood from Minerva. The TechCrunch Podcast posts every Friday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcasts: Equity, Found and Chain Reaction.
Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.
The TechCrunch Podcast wraps this week’s top tech news every Friday with Managing Editor Darrell Etherington and the experts behind the bylines. Meet new reporters from across the TechCrunch newsroom as they help make sense of everything from startups, venture capital, and big tech to AI, apps, and hardware We aim to keep you in the tech news loop every Friday with the TechCrunch Podcast. You can catch up on everything you need to know about the week’s top tech stories by hearing from the people who wrote them. Every episode, Darrell sits down with TechCrunch reporters and editors to take a deep dive into the most interesting stories from in and around the startup ecosystem.
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