Ariana Grande headlines Fortnite’s latest in-game concert tour, and it’s genuinely a good time
Starting on Friday, Aug. 6, at 6 p.m. ET, anyone and everyone can log into Fortnite to experience being picked up by Ariana Grande’s giant hand...
Daily Crunch: SpaceX’s stacked Starship and Super Heavy booster taller than Great Pyramid of Giza
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10 Great Doctor Who Moments From Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor
Last week brought the sad news that time’s up for the TARDIS’s latest owner: Jodie Whittaker is exiting Doctor Who at the end of 2022, leaving...
WhatsApp Says It Won’t Be Scanning Your Photos for Child Abuse
Apple’s new tool to suss out potential child abuse in iPhone photos is already sparking controversy. On Friday, just one day after it was announced, Will...
Facebook Killed Research Into Capitol Riot to Protect Itself—Not Users
When the Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion for deceiving its users on privacy, it celebrated the fine as “record-breaking and history-making.” Two years and...
California Hydropower Plant Shuts Down as a Key Reservoir Drops to Record Low
Lake Oroville is the latest reservoir across the West to sink to a new low. The reservoir is getting so empty that a major hydropower plant...
Jakob’s Wife Offers Convincing Proof That Horror Is the Ultimate Glow-Up
The story of a woman coming into her power after getting a supernatural boost is hardly a new one—but much like more traditional makeover narratives, it’s...
For About $1 Million a Week, You Can Rent Paul Allen’s Obscene Superyacht
The late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s 414-foot superyacht has finally been sold to an unnamed mystery buyer for the low, low price of 235 million euros...
Growth roundup: Recruiting a team, writing successful newsletters, 14 questions for paid search ads
“The growth industry is definitely maturing. Less hacks, more teams, more focus on velocity,” Ward van Gasteren, founder of Grow with Ward told us in an...
Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board
Assembling a startup team is harder than assembling 10 IKEA dressers, and the stakes are much, much higher. Starting with the assumption that 90% of startups...
