Clubhouse is building a DM text chat feature
Some Clubhouse users were treated to a surprise feature in their favorite app, but it wasn’t long for this world. A new UI element called “backchannel”...
What We Do in the Shadows Spin-Off Wellington Paranormal Is Already Our Favorite Comedy of the Summer
If The X-Files tossed aside all the government-conspiracy stuff and just concentrated on wacky monsters—and injected everything with the driest, most deadpan humor imaginable, and a...
Mobile commerce startup Via rounds up $15 million in Series A funding
Mobile commerce is where it’s at, and rising investment in so-called conversational commerce startups underscores the opportunity. Via, a two-year-old, Bay Area-based startup, is among those...
The Best Streaming Services You Can Subscribe to Right Now
It feels like every week a new streaming video service enters the market, and at this point, it’s almost impossible to keep track of them all....
The Boys Showrunner Says Season 3 Will Explore How ‘Politics Are Turning Us on Each Other’
In The Boys’ first and second seasons, the Amazon Studios show drew from both Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s original comic series and also the realities...
Facebook’s entry into VR advertising isn’t going too well
Facebook’s efforts to bring advertising to the Oculus virtual reality platform it has spent billions of dollars building out doesn’t seem to be off to a...
Dan Bongino Returns to Twitter With Tail Between His Legs
Dan Bongino—former NRATV blowhard, Fox News whackjob, and wannabe social media magnate—said he’d be quitting Twitter forever. Like many other obsessively online conservatives, Bongino claimed a...
Daily Crunch: Facebook rolls out podcasts and Live Audio Rooms for US listeners
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City Sinking Into Sea Welcomes Bitcoin Miners
Miami is scheming for ways to become the U.S. bitcoin capital. Mayor Francis Suarez told CNBC last week that his city would welcome bitcoin miners with...
Here’s Who Funds the Tech Think Tanks Asking Congress to Reconsider This Whole Antitrust Thing
A coalition of 13 different think tanks and advocacy groups penned an open letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday warning lawmakers about two...
