Month: May 2021
Twitter labels some Indian politicians’ tweets about COVID-19 as manipulated media
India’s government has criticized Twitter for applying its “manipulated media” label to some Indian politicians’ tweets about COVID-19 efforts, and TechCrunch and Indian news media outlets reported Friday. The government has asked Twitter to remove the tags out of “fairness and equity,” saying the application of the labels affects the…
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Official Python software package repository flooded with spam Glasses in front of computer screen
The official Python software package repository PyPI is under attack from threat actors that have begun flooding it with spam packages according to a new report from BleepingComputer. These spam packages use a naming style that is commonly associated with torrents and other pirated content online where each package’s name…
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Check out the top-notch founders and investors joining us on Extra Crunch Live in June
In the past month, we’ve gotten a look at Poshmark’s early fundraising pitch deck with CEO Manish Chandra and Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha, heard where the biggest opportunities lie in the proptech space with Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Orchard’s Court Cunningham, and heard how to nail your pitch from Sequoia’s…
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Apple Watch is getting new Spotify features including offline music Spotify on your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is getting several new Spotify features today, including the ability for Premium users to download music to their smartwatch. If you’ve ever wanted to be able to leave your iPhone behind but still enjoy your favorite tunes, now you can. This new feature will be coming to…
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Spotify brings offline listening to the Apple Watch, at last
The relationship between Spotify and Apple has been…understandably contentious at times. After all, Apple runs the streaming service’s biggest competitor. At the end of the day though, the Apple Watch and Spotify maintain the No. 1 spot in their respective categories by a wide margin. And playing nice ultimately benefits…
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You can now buy PS5 DualSense controllers from… Apple? DualSense controller
Apple has now started selling PS5 DualSense controllers on its online store, which may come as a surprise to some. But now that Sony’s gamepad is compatible with iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5 and macOS 11.3, it makes sense, and Apple seems to have no qualms about recommending the…
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