X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is launching a dedicated TV app for videos uploaded to the social network soon. X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced on Tuesday that the new app will bring “real-time, engaging content to your smart TVs.” The app’s interface looks quite similar to YouTube’s, as seen in a teaser video […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Over the weekend, another social media platform exploded into the fray: AirChat. The app is like a combination of Twitter and Clubhouse. Instead of typing a post, you speak it. The app quickly transcribes what you say, and as your followers scroll through their feed, they’ll hear your voice alongside the transcription. Built by AngelList […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Tesla has spent around $200,000 advertising through February on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, after the CEO caved to shareholder pressure last year and said his company would “try a little advertising.” Since then, Tesla ads have showed up in places like Google search results, and on YouTube. But it was also increasingly apparent […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Substack is adding new capabilities to its Twitter-like Notes feature that bring it more in-line with the social network now known as X. The company announced on Tuesday that users can now post videos directly to Notes in the Substack app and on the web. Users can now also embed Notes on external webpages. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to enable posting on the social network and to curb the bot problem. In reply to an X account that posted about changes on X’s website, Musk said charging a small fee to new accounts was the “only way” to stop the “onslaught […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Social media startup ShareChat's valuation has cratered below $2 billion from nearly $5 billion in a new funding round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Last year, Elon Musk’s social network X (formerly known as Twitter) rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their blue checkmarks from others after the checks became primarily a paid feature. Now, the company is making another U-turn: It’s sending notifications to users warning that the feature will go away soon. As with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Lyrak is a new X rival that aims to differentiate itself by focusing on real-time news and monetization options for creators. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option debuted in January, but only for iOS users in the U.S. In an update to the X @Safety account on Monday, the company shared that passkeys are now […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

That's not to say people weren't discussing the earthquake on Threads — many were. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more