Do you invest in wine and spirits? Fintech startup Vint thinks everyone should, and is hoping to facilitate this. But don’t expect bottles to be shipped to you: Investments via Vint are fractional. Depending on how deep your pockets are, this is probably for the best: A recent offering that sold out on Vint was
Month: December 2022
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series, remastered versions of the first six Final Fantasy games and previously only available on PC via Steam and mobile, will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in the spring, publisher Square Enix said in a press release on Monday. Square Enix will also release physical versions in
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to change some default settings and to pay $520 million over allegations that it violated children’s privacy and used “design tricks” that caused players to make unwanted purchase, the FTC said Monday. “Epic used privacy-invasive default
Toyota president Akio Toyoda has made it no secret that he really, really dislikes electric vehicles. This weekend, he offered this latest installment: “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Toyoda told reporters in Thailand, according to The Wall Street Journal. “That silent majority is wondering whether EVs are really OK
Looking for a last-minute gift for the coffee lover on your list this year? You can’t go wrong with an exotic bag of coffee beans, but if you want to get them something really special, you should consider picking up an Ember smart mug. They’re certainly a bit of a splurge gift, but today only,
It’s hard to dispute it: Elden Ring dominated 2022. The year saw a string of big releases throughout fall and winter, but the first chunk of 2022 was basically Elden Ring territory. At a time when gamers had little new to play, FromSoftware dropped a colossus of a game, one you could sink 100 hours
After three years as president and chief operating officer of Activision Blizzrd, Daniel Alegre announced on Friday that he’d be moving to a “new opportunity” in 2023. That new opportunity is joining the Bored Ape Yacht Club, a leading fixture of the NFT world. Alegre has been appointed CEO of Yuga Labs, the company behind
ImagenAI, a startup using AI to help professional photographers edit photos and automate post-production work, today announced that it raised $30 million in an all-equity growth investment from Summit Partners. The new capital brings Imagen’s total raised to $34 million, and co-founder and CEO Yotam Gil tells TechCrunch that it’ll be used to expand the
Avatar: The Way of Water came to theaters on Friday, 13 years after the blockbuster original wowed moviegoers with incredible 3D visuals. Director James Cameron returns to create more adventures on the lush world of Pandora, along with original stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña back as Na’vi heroes Jake Sully and Neytiri. “The parental anguish and the
Black Adam came to HBO Max on Friday, after a possible box office disappointment for DC Comics’ violent antihero movie. With Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, Adam beats up hero and villain alike after being released from a 5,000-year imprisonment, from the earliest scenes until the credits roll (the post-credits scene is comparatively chill). “The arrival of megastar
Advertisement (Note that xQc has been caught up in the controversy over Twitch’s decision to ban gambling on the site, brought on in large part due to partnerships like the one between xQc and Stake, the company involved in this bet.) His bravado was understandable! I loved the Messi narrative as much as the next
Final Fantasy 7 fans got ready to eat well back in the mid-noughties, as developer Square Enix released several spinoffs expanding the universe of the legendary 1997 PlayStation RPG. Unfortunately, most of the new stories — like PS2 shooter Dirge of Cerberus and CGI movie Advent Children — turned to be fast food compared to
For a rapid valuation climb, think, ‘What’s the highest risk right now, and how do I remove it?’ Haje Jan Kamps 10 hours You’ve likely heard of pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B and so on and so forth. These labels often aren’t super helpful because they aren’t clearly defined — we’ve seen very small
Having a gamer on your list makes gift shopping pretty easy. And if you’re on the hunt for some last-minute stocking stuffers, we’ve got a deal you won’t want to miss. Right now, Target is offering up to 60% off video games for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, as well as up to 35% off
Here are the stories that garnered the most interest from readers Mary Ann Azevedo 22 hours Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it
Avatar: The Way of Water came to theaters on Friday, 13 years after the blockbuster original wowed moviegoers with its incredible 3D visuals. Director James Cameron returns to craft more adventures on the lush world of Pandora, along with original stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña back as Na’vi heroes Jake Sully and Neytiri. “The parental anguish
Black Adam came to HBO Max on Friday, after a possible box office disappointment for DC Comics’ violent antihero movie. With Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, Adam beats up hero and villain alike after being released from a 5,000-year imprisonment, from the early scenes until the credits roll (the post-credits scene is comparatively chill). “The arrival of megastar
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W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. As we get closer to the end of the year, I thought it would be a good time to catch up with a
The world of mechanical keyboards is a very deep rabbit hole and it’s no secret that more and more people have fallen into it in recent years. So if you have somebody in your life who keeps talking about lubing switches, gasket mounts and the pros and cons of ABS vs PBT keycaps, chances are
After the 49ers and Seahawks battled on Amazon’s Thursday Night Football, the NFL shifts the Week 15 fun to Saturday with a tripleheader on NFL Network. Kicking off the festivities will be the Colts and Vikings at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT), followed by an AFC North affair between the Ravens and Browns at 4:30
Christmas Day is fast approaching and there’s not a lot of time left to snag any remaining gifts. But shopping last minute doesn’t mean that you have to pay over the odds. In fact, with Best Buy’s latest sale you might even snag one of the best prices of the year. This weekend only, Best
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Fridaaaaaaaay! Today we particularly enjoyed the Equity podcast team’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto, and AI. Meanwhile, good luck to Alex (who mostly looks after TechCrunch+ these days, but
Why does anyone kill anyone? Fictional detective Atticus Pünd poses that question in the intriguing British mystery series Magpie Murders before answering it based on his own crime-solving experience as star of a blockbuster line of mystery books. “I can think of four reasons,” he says. “Fear, envy, anger and desire.” That doesn’t narrow
Sumeru Preview Teaser 01: The Fascinating Dendro Element | Genshin ImpactNot anymore. The new “quicken” reaction allows Electro characters to cause additional damage that scales with their “Elemental Mastery” stat. This means that Fischl is now one of the most valuable characters in the game (Yes, yes, I know about taser comp), Yae Miko becomes
When a cat is scared, it may hide under the couch; a startled fish will swim into a dark hole. And when humans feel uneasy, we tell ourselves stories. An example: “growth at all costs” is a fairy tale made possible by cheap money that helped venture capitalists set expectations for founders — and each
It depends on how integral you are to the CIO’s plans Ron Miller 10 hours Although we’re in a period of economic uncertainty, I come bearing good news: All signs point to IT spending going up in 2023. By all rights, that should be outstanding tidings for startups. It’s not all rosy, however, because in
Of all of the next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series S has been the easiest to get ahold of. In fact, for Black Friday it even went on sale at various retailers and has remained available at a discount since then. We’ve found an even better deal at Verizon than we’ve seen before, but it’s only for
Studio: Project No.9 Genre: Comedy, Romance Premiere Date: Jan 7 Where to Watch: TBD What It’s About in One Sentence: When a boy named Amane Fujimiya gifts his umbrella to the most popular girl in his school, Mahiru Shiina, she returns the favor by becoming the housekeeper for his dumpster fire of an apartment. Studio:
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