Creators can now monetize their expertise on Quora
In May, Yahoo! Answers shut down after helping the internet answer its most burning questions since 2005. But now, Quora, which began as a question-and-answer site but expanded to incorporate blogging, is making its platform more appealing to creato.....»»
Apple’s podcast subscriptions went live today—with a 30 percent cut
Creators can set whatever subscription fee they choose or not take part at all. A Subscriber Edition page in the Podcasts app. [credit: Apple.....»»
"Cyberpunk 2077" Returning To PlayStation Network on June 21
Sony will allow "Cyberpunk 2077" to be sold on its online PlayStation store starting June 21, the game's creators at CD Projekt Red said today. From a report: Sales of the buggy would-be blockbuster have been hit hard since Sony delisted the game sho.....»»
Course Hero acquires LitCharts, founded by the creators of SparkNotes
I’ll admit it: I was the student that tipped the teacher off that half of our English class, including me, was using SparkNotes to “read” “Twelfth Night” by Shakespeare, instead of actually reading the text itself. The site, which o.....»»
Course Hero acquires LitCharts, founded by the creators of Sparknotes
I’ll admit it: I was the student that tipped the teacher off that half of our English class, including me, was using Sparknotes to “read” Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, instead of actually reading the text itself. The site, which offered cliff n.....»»
Roblox hit with $200 million lawsuit over creators" use of unlicensed music
Variety reports that NMPA president/CEO David Israelite announced the lawsuit at the trade group's 2021 annual meeting, highlighting Roblox's millions of daily active players and alleging that it goes to great lengths to avoid paying artists for usin.....»»
Instagram CEO Says Facebook Will Help Users Get Around Apple"s Cut of Transactions
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Facebook is setting its sights on the creator economy, hoping to allow millions of people to make a living off its family of apps. But the company wants to promote offline transactions between creators a.....»»
Instagram adds affiliate and shop features for creators
As Apple hosts their annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Instagram and Facebook chose this moment to pilot their first-ever Creator Week. This three-day event is geared toward aspiring and emerging digital creators, complete with 9:45 AM virtual.....»»
The creators of this fully autonomous EV call it the "taxi of the future" — Future Blink
Introducing FLIP, the first fully autonomous electric vehicle from Sber AutoTech. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Taxi, Evs, Autonomous Vehicles, and Future Blink Introducing FLIP, the first fully autonomous electric vehicle from.....»»
A Big Chunk of the Internet Goes Offline Because of a Faulty CDN Provider
TechCrunch reports: Countless popular websites including Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, Stack Overflow, GitHub, gov.uk, Hulu, HBO Max, Quora, PayPal, Vimeo, Shopify, Stripe, and news outlets CNN, The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC and Financial Times ar.....»»
Facebook Won"t Take a Cut From Creators Until 2023, Zuckerberg Says in Shot at Apple
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced that the social media company will wait until at least 2023 before taking a cut of revenue from creators who use the site to distribute their work or promote events. From a report: Specifically, the co.....»»
White House Hires Broadband Expert
Lisa Hone, a longtime Federal Communications Commission attorney with deep expertise in broadband policy, has joined the National Economic Council team to steer the Biden administration's broadband expansion efforts. From a report: Expanding broadban.....»»
Domain experts wanted: Submit your guest articles to Extra Crunch
Guest articles are hugely popular with our startup audience, but right now, we are prioritizing submissions from authors who have expertise in the following areas … Guest articles are hugely popular with our startup audience — if the t.....»»
HP Envy x360 15 (AMD) review: Creative performance for $1,000?
HP aimed at creators with the Envy x360 15 AMD but fell short and made a productivity powerhouse instead......»»
Register for Product Hunt’s Makers Festival for a chance to launch at Disrupt for free
Builders, creators and developers, this one’s for you! TechCrunch has always been about discovering fresh solutions and shining the light on exciting, new products that have the potential to make a difference. Our past hackathons have been the bree.....»»
Facebook’s Spark AR platform expands to video calling with Multipeer API
At today’s F8 developer conference, Facebook announced new capabilities for Spark AR, its flagship AR creation software. Since Spark AR was announced at F8 2017, more than 600,000 creators from 190 countries have published over 2 million AR effects.....»»
Etsy is acquiring UK-based social selling site Depop for $1.625B in a mostly-cash deal
Very big news today coming out of Europe in the world of e-commerce. Etsy, the New York-based marketplace where crafty creators and those interested in their styles can discover and buy those goods, today announced that it is acquiring Depop, a Londo.....»»
Nvidia intros flagship GPUs
Nvidia has announced the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti GPUs for content creators specializing in video editing, 3D animation or architectural visualization at Computex 2021......»»
Acer shows off new Predator gaming laptops with RTX 30 graphics, Mini LED displays
Acer's 2021 laptop lineup has several unique models, including a 17-inch Chromebook and a new line of ConceptD laptops aimed at creators that come in a variety of form factors. There's even a prototype ConceptD that developers can use to test Acer's.....»»
SaaS needs to take a page out of the crypto playbook
The idea of directly incentivizing users is a common rallying cry in the crypto community: Imagine an internet free from monopoly tech giants where users control and monetize their own data. John Chen Contributor.....»»
Acer’s oddest laptop, the ConceptD 7 Ezel, just got a powerful upgrade
While it may read like a mobile gaming rig, Acer's refreshed ConceptD 7 Ezel is an RTX Studio laptop designed for content creators with its RTX 3080 GPU......»»