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.....»»
Final Fantasy VII gets two mobile games — and one of them is a battle royale
Final Fantasy VII is getting two new mobile games, including a battle royale and a second remake......»»
Jigsaw scores $3.7M to slow down your dating swipes
Chalk one up for Jigsaw, an “anti-superficial” dating app that has scored £2.7 million ($3.7 million) in seed funding to put toward U.S. expansion. The round is led by a lead generation company for online dating companies, called The Rel.....»»
New timeline of deadliest California wildfire could guide lifesaving research and action
On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte County, California, a region nestled against the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Fueled by a sea of tinder created by drought, and propelled by.....»»
Instagram confirms it’s working on a ‘Vertical Stories’ feed
Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»
Instagram confirms it’s working on a “Vertical Stories” feed
Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»
This $30,800 watch out-geeks the Apple Watch with its cheeky dial design
H.Moser & Cie's Swiss Alp watch has always been the true anti-Apple Watch, and the final version adds in some even cheekier swipes at the tech industry......»»
Gamer Vikkstar quits Call of Duty: Warzone over cheating
The popular video game streamer said Activision's battle royale title was "saturated with hackers"......»»
The Battle of Big Tech: Apple and Facebook clash will reshape industry in winner"s image
Apple and Facebook are on course for a series of clashes as court cases and technological developments pit their business models against each other. The technology industry will be reshaped in the winner's image......»»
Clash and Byte, Two of TikTok"s Competitors, Are Merging
Yesterday, Clash announced it was acquiring Byte, a short-form video app launched by Vine cofounder Dom Hofmann. The announcement comes "at a time when TikTok itself now appears to be here to stay," reports CNN. From the report: Dubsmash, another Tik.....»»
Continental sues Nokia in royalty fight over telecom patents
The lawsuit, filed in Delaware Chancery Court, expands a wider clash between the auto and telecommunications industries over royalties on vehicle technology......»»
Singapore-based Volopay raises $2.1 million seed round to build a “financial control center” for businesses
Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, and included participation from Som.....»»
Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
One of the world's longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Bumble files to go public
The dating and networking service Bumble has filed to go public. The company, launched by a former co-founder of the IAC-owned Tinder, plans to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange, using the ticker symbol “BMBL.” Bumble’s planned IPO.....»»
Indigenous peoples wary of UN biodiversity rescue plan
As crunch UN talks to reverse the accelerating destruction of nature loom, indigenous peoples are sounding an alarm over proposed conservation plans they say could clash with their rights......»»
Nvidia DLSS support is coming to Outriders, Call of Duty: Warzone, and more
We'll start with the games that are only set to receive DLSS (and not RTX or Reflex), of which there are currently two. First up is Call of Duty Warzone, Activision's immensely-popular free-to-play battle royale (available exclusively through the Bat.....»»
Outriders, Call of Duty: Warzone and more are set to receive Nvidia DLSS support
We'll start with the games that are only set to receive DLSS (and not RTX or Reflex), of which there are currently two. First up is Call of Duty Warzone, Activision's immensely-popular free-to-play battle royale (available exclusively through the Bat.....»»
Before rioters stormed the US Capitol, Trump supporters called for violence online
While many Americans were stunned as they watched rioters descend on the Capitol and clash with police, there has been chatter for days on various social media platforms about the prospect of Wednesday's protests turning violent......»»
Transform into a tetromino master with our Tetris 99 tips and tricks
Tetris and battle royale is an unlikely pairing, but Tetris 99 makes it work. Our Tetris 99 tips will show you how to win a game, how targeting works, and more......»»
Ubisoft+ is now available for Google Stadia users for $14.99 per month
Last week, Ubisoft said it was willing to give gamers a $10 coupon if they wanted to play Hyper Scape, its take on the battle royale genre that never quite reached the publisher's expectations. And while that may only offer a temporary boost to the f.....»»
Play Hyper Scape for free and $10 discount in the Ubisoft Store
It's not often that a company will pay you to play one of its games, but Ubisoft is doing just that with its battle-royale game Hyper Scape. The publisher just announced that players who log on between now and 11 am December 17 will receive a $10 cou.....»»