Former Twitter CEO sues Elon Musk
Another day, another lawsuit involving Elon Musk. Four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, sued Musk on Monday, alleging that they’re owed over $128 million in severance payments. When Musk
TechCrunch Space: Good night Odysseus
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. SpaceX is launching its Transporter-10 rideshare mission today. These are always really fun to track because they carry dozens of payloads, including from many startups.
Xbox Partner Preview announced
Xbox Partner Preview will showcase upcoming titles over a 30-minute broadcast this month. The Xbox newsroom says that the “format is all about sharing exciting games news from our talented studios from across the
Streamer Deezer cheers Apple antitrust fine but calls tech giant’s DMA response ‘deceptive’
Streaming music service Deezer is joining Spotify in cheering the European Union’s €1.84 billion fine imposed on Apple for breaking antitrust rules in the streaming music market. However, the company urges the EU
Nintendo’s lawsuit with emulator Yuzu comes to a $2.4 million close
It’s finally game over for Yuzu after the company responsible for the illegal Switch emulator conceded in court today (Monday, 4 March) over a dispute with Nintendo. Tropic Haze, the company that created Yuzu, has
The EU punishes Apple €1.8 billion (£1.5 billion) for streaming violations
The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion (£1.5 billion) for streaming violations. So,1,800,000,000 EUR is equal to 1,952,277,657 USD @ 1.08 US dollars to 1 Euro. Anyway you figure it, this is a
Ex-Brex exec Sam Blond is already leaving Founders Fund just 18 months after he joined
Sam Blond is leaving Founders Fund, as well as the profession of venture capitalist, just 18 months after he joined the storied Silicon Valley firm. In a tweet on Monday, Blond expressed his gratitude at the chance
Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature
Adding usernames to a messaging app may seem like a standard feature, but for Signal, such identifiers were anathema to its mission of total privacy and security — until now. The upcoming 7.0 version adds usernames,
Australian space startup Esper wants to build hyperspectral sats for cheap
Australian remote sensing startup Esper wants to capture hyperspectral imagery from space at a fraction of the price of its competitors. The company, which will launch its first demonstration satellite today on
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker scorns anti-encryption efforts as ‘parochial, magical thinking’
AI is “not open in any sense,” the battle over encryption is far from won, and Signal’s principled (and uncompromising) approach may complicate interoperability efforts, warned the company’s president, Meredith