Duolingo swipes Tinder in a Clash Royale
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Danny unpacked Natasha‘s latest project: The Duolingo EC-1. The 12,000 wo.....»»
A Nightmare On Elm Street: 9 Unpopular Opinions About The Movies, According To Reddit
Considering the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has had nine installments, it's not surprising to learn that there are some unpopular opinions out there about the series. The remake, the sequels, Freddy's clash with Jason, and even the.....»»
Why Squid Game is the most brilliantly subversive series since Black Mirror
Netflix hit show Squid Game easily draws comparisons to The Hunger Games and Battle Royale, but there's another show it shares similarities with: Black Mirror......»»
Fortnite vs. Warzone: Which battle royale should you play?
Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone are battle royales with lots of similarities and differences. Here, we compare two of the most popular games in the world......»»
Apple Bans Fortnite Until Appeals Are Exhausted in Legal Fight
Apple plans to keep Fortnite off of its App Store until appeals are exhausted in its legal battle with Epic Games, the maker of the popular battle-royale game. From a report: Apple sent a letter to Epic Tuesday saying that it "will not consider any f.....»»
Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone named as the next CEO of Yahoo
Verizon back in May, if you recall, decided to offload AOL and Yahoo to Apollo Global Management as part of a deal valued at $5 billion. It was a significant loss for Verizon, considering the company had paid $4.4 billion for AOL in 2015 and $4.48 bi.....»»
Yahoo taps Tinder"s CEO to be its new leader
Yahoo has hired away Tinder's top executive to become its new chief executive officer......»»
Tinder’s interactive ‘Swipe Night’ stories return after a 20 million user turnout
Over the last year, Tinder has experimented with creative ways for people to connect beyond just swiping right. Pandemic or not, it’s hard to make the first move — so why not break the ice by weathering a virtual apocalypse with a potenti.....»»
Google Considered Buying "Some or All" of Epic During Fortnite Clash, Court Documents Say
Google considered buying Epic Games as the companies sparred over Epic's Fortnite Android app, according to newly unsealed court filings. From a report: Last night, Google lifted some of its redactions in Epic's antitrust complaint against Google, wh.....»»
Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads
Evacuation orders were widened Thursday as California's biggest wildfire raged through the state's tinder-dry landscape, laying waste to hundreds of square miles (kilometers)......»»
Duolingo is working on a math app for kids
Duolingo, best known for its whimsical owl and language-learning app, is working on a new product to add to its growing suite: a math app, according to CEO Luis von Ahn. The co-founder mentioned the app during an interview last week, the same day tha.....»»
Match Group to add audio and video chat, including group live video, to its dating app portfolio
Dating app maker and Tinder parent, Match Group, said during its Q2 earnings it will bring audio and video chat, including group live video, and other livestreaming technologies to several of the company’s brands over the next 12 to 24 months......»»
Halo Infinite datamine points to a potential battle royale mode
A new datamine points to the possibility of a Halo Infinite battle royale mode......»»
The tale of two edtech IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Last week, Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to discuss the tale of two edtech IPOs: Duolingo, the consumer.....»»
5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO pric.....»»
Duolingo Reaches $6.5 Billion Valuation On Day of IPO
On Wednesday, language learning app Duolingo reached a valuation of $6.5 billion after its shares surged nearly 40% in the company's Nasdaq debut. Reuters reports: Duolingo's stock opened at $141.4 per share, blowing past the initial public offering.....»»
Google and Microsoft Clash Over Documents in US Antitrust Suit
An anonymous reader shares a report: Alphabet's Google asked a federal judge to order Microsoft to hand over internal documents from certain executives that Google says it needs to defend a Justice Department's monopoly lawsuit. Google said in a cour.....»»
NHS Covid app: Should it stay or should it go?
There is a clash over the future of the NHS tracing app, as many delete it - or ignore its alerts......»»
Duolingo boosts IPO price target in boon to edtech startups
Duolingo is now targeting a $95 to $100 per share IPO price range, up from $85 to $95 per share, or a gain of around 12% at the bottom and 5% at the top. U.S. edtech company Duolingo released a revised IPO price range this morning, boosting.....»»
Equity Monday: China boosts pressure on its tech sector as Duolingo’s IPO looks to raise a few more bucks
Ever wake up to a massive wall of news? That was today, so we had to pick and choose. But since this show is about getting you caught up, we decided to focus on the largest, broadest new information. Hello and welcome back to Equity, Tech.....»»
Duolingo’s bellwether IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We were a smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with Chris to sort through yet another summer fren.....»»