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Collaborative Fund Secures $125M Fund to Address Climate, Health, and Food Issues After Success with Reddit and Scopely

The folks at Collaborative Fund certainly like a challenge. Oh, and they decided to raise their sixth flagship fund at a time when limited partners have grown more miserly. Collaborative recently raised $125 million for its sixth flagship fund, the firm exclusively told TechCrunch, completing the process in just over 90 days. “This fundraising environment is tougher than any I’ve seen since starting the firm well over a decade ago,” founder and managing partner Craig Shapiro told TechCrunch. Part of that could be the fact that Collaborative has recently returned capital to its LPs, Shapiro said.

Dylan Williams
June 10, 2024

Uncategorized

WhatsApp Introduces Enhanced Filtering Capability for Streamlined Message Search

WhatsApp on Tuesday announced a handful of new chat filters for the app to access certain types of messages easily: All, Unread, and Groups. The “Unread” filter is helpful in looking at messages you might not have seen. It also helps you get to inbox zero and get rid of the annoying number of unread chat indicators. Notably, WhatsApp already had a way to look at unread messages through a filter in the search bar. WhatsApp said that the filter option starts will be rolling out to users starting today and will be available to all users in a few weeks.

Dylan Williams
April 16, 2024

Apps, CES, Media & Entertainment

==== Researchers discover high vulnerability of commonly used video doorbells to hacking

These doorbell cameras are, however, still available elsewhere. Consumer Reports says EKEN did not respond to their emails reporting these issues. Despite these flaws and Consumer Reports warning online marketplaces about them, the doorbells remain available for sale on Amazon, Sears, and Shein. But Consumer Reports claimed there are similar doorbells, likely whitelabels of EKEN doorbells, still available on Walmart. After TechCrunch shared five listings flagged by Consumer Reports with Walmart, Forrest said the company took down three of the five, while two had already been removed.

Dylan Williams
February 29, 2024

Apps, Media & Entertainment

Quickly Enhance Your Instagram Posts with Music: A Step-by-Step Guide

Instagram has a feature where you can add music directly to your posts — a popular option among users who want to add life to their content and show off their musical taste. Then, you click on the music note icon at the top of the editing screen, which brings you to Instagram’s music library of over 12,000 songs. Previously only available on Stories and Reels, Instagram expanded its music feature in 2022 to bring the capability to image posts. However, Instagram has yet to support music on carousels with videos. The app is also reportedly experimenting with music on profiles — a nod to the MySpace era.