Decentralized social network Mastodon has updated its official app for Android to let users easily share their profiles with QR Codes.
To share the QR code, users can go to their profile tab and tap the QR icon next to their name to get a code related to the profile others can scan.
Mastodon has also updated prompts for blocking and muting to explain the effects of taking those actions on a profile.
Users trying out Mastodon have complained about the complicated nature of having different servers on the ActivityPub network.
The company will have to work on making it easier for users to understand and navigate the decentralized social world.
“Your products will be featured in a special store on Amazon, making them easy for customers to find,” the company wrote in the communication.
TechCrunch reported earlier this month, citing job recruitment posts, that Amazon was looking to expand its focus on fast fashion.
Top player Flipkart leads the category but faces mounting competition from Ambani’s Ajio, which has amassed about 30% market share, according to research firm Bernstein.
The fashion market is extremely fragmented offline, and the online market is seeing similar trends with multiple players emerging to gain share.
(Amazon is instead doubling down on AWS in India, and plans to deploy $12.7 billion in the cloud business in the country by 2030.)
However, by the time the merger was closed, much of the SPAC cash was nowhere to be found.
The investors that chose to sell their shares in this way did better than anyone who stuck around, because MariaDB’s stock tanked sharply during its first day as a public company.
In its SPAC pitch, the company forecast its annual recurring revenue (ARR) to reach $53 million in FY 2022, and $72 million in FY 2023.
It also expected revenue of $47 million in FY 2022, and $64 million in FY 2023.
In the first quarter of FY 2024, MariaDB reported revenue of $13.6 million, up from $12.8 million a year ago.
With governments tightening the screws on Big Tech companies trying to buy smaller firms, a key exit avenue could be closed to startups in the near term.
That fact makes Reddit feeling out its own IPO valuation all the more important.
What could help tech companies avoid another 2023 (a year that had precious few public debuts) is a massive, winning public offering.
Too high, and the stock could lose ground from its IPO price.
But private tech companies want good IPO news that sticks, and public market investors won’t gain confidence if Reddit clears a bar that it set too low.
BeReal, a rising social media app that emphasizes authenticity, is making its first outreach to brands and celebrities.
Over the last year, BeReal has rolled out a number of new features like groups, mentions, multiple posts per day, pinned posts and a “friends of friends” feed.
But the problem with BeReal, and its commitment to fostering existing friendships, is that it can’t make money.
Like any other user on BeReal, they will have to post on time at the spur of the moment.
Well, if we’re about to start seeing BeReal posts from brands, may we humbly nominate the Duolingo Owl for early access?
Journal app Day One is introducing Shared Journals, a new social feature that lets you share stories and memories with your friends and family.
As the creator of a shared journal, you can remove members, and as a member, you have the option to leave Shared Journals.
To get started with Shared Journals, you need to tap the app’s upper left menu where you will see a new “Shared” section.
Then, you will need to click “New Shared Journal” and customize and name your new Shared Journal.
Once you publish the first entry in the Shared Journal, it will appear in the “Timeline” view for the Shared Journal.
The deal’s latest hurdle is the European Commission, which has set a February 14 deadline to reach a final decision.
According to a new report, the EU regulatory body is set to vote against acquisition, citing the perceived anti-competitive nature of deal.
In July, Amazon announced that it was lowering its asking price from $61 to $51.75 per share.
The day the initial deal was announced, iRobot cut its headcount by 10% — around 140 people – as part of a restructure.
As of this writing, share prices have dipped below $20 – one-third of where things where when the deal was announced.
Google announced today at CES that it has collaborated with Samsung to combine their sharing solutions into a singular cross-Android solution under the Quick Share name.
The new offering grows the network of devices that users can share content with across the Android ecosystem, including Chromebooks.
Back in 2020, Google introduced Nearby Share to make it easy for users to share files across devices.
Samsung also has its own similar capability called Quick Share.
Google also announced that it is working with PC manufacturers like LG to expand Quick Share to Windows PCs as a pre-installed app.
More than 40 investors share their top predictions for 2024 Investors aren't sure about the fate of IPOs and AI next yearIf I had to characterize 2023, I’d say it was the year of the great venture divide.
To find out, TechCrunch+ surveyed more than 40 venture capital investors about how they are preparing for next year and what they expect.
Some investors think exits will return in full force in 2024, but others predicted the industry would not see meaningful liquidity until 2025.
Several investors expect AI investing to cool next year, and an almost equal number think the sector will continue to remain red hot, only in different ways.
Lisa Wu, partner, Norwest Venture Partners: As multi-stage investors, we meet founders wherever they are on their journeys.
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