Alex Heath / The Verge:
Sources: Reddit banned r/WhitePeopleTwitter for 72 hours in February 2025 after Elon Musk messaged CEO Steve Huffman about users threatening DOGE staffers — Reddit took action after Musk messaged CEO Steve Huffman about users blocking X links and threatening DOGE staffers.
Helen Reid / Reuters:
TikTok plans to launch TikTok Shop in France, Germany, and Italy on March 31, expanding its reach in Europe as TikTok’s future in the US remains uncertain — E-commerce platform TikTok Shop said it will launch to users in France, Germany, and Italy on Monday, expanding its reach further …
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
Mendel, which offers corporate spend management tools for companies in Latin America, raises a $35M Series B led by Base10, bringing its total funding to $60M — Mexico City-based Mendel has raised $35 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Cleo AI agrees to pay $17M to settle US FTC charges that the cash advance startup deceived customers about how much money they could obtain and how quickly — Cleo AI agreed to pay $17 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that the cash advance company deceived customers …
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the startup generated revenue of $2.1B in 2024, up from $1.6B in 2023, but missed its target to be profitable by the end of 2024 — Founder and CEO of digital forwarder, Ryan Petersen, says company will hit goal in 2025, paving way for potential public offering
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Nintendo unveils Virtual Game Cards to make it easier for users to port over their existing Switch games to other devices and lend out games, available in April — Nintendo announced on Thursday that it is working on Virtual Game Cards, a feature that makes digitally downloaded games more portable across different devices.
Bloomberg:
Source: CoreWeave plans to cut the size of its IPO to ~$1.5B, offering 37.5M shares at $40 each, down from 49M shares at $47 to $55, a sign of market volatility — The cloud-computing provider plans to offer investors about 37.5 million shares at $40 apiece, according to the person …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Instacart rolls out Store View, paying shoppers to take videos of store shelves “one aisle at a time” to assess inventory, starting with select retailers — Store View is supposed to help Instacart determine which products are out of stock and when they may become available.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google rolls out new Search, Maps, and Gemini features to help users plan vacations, including trip idea updates to AI Overviews and hotel price drop alerts — Google is rolling out a slew of new features — some powered by AI — across Search, Maps, and Gemini that are designed to help people plan their summer vacations.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Xiaomi’s Poco unveils the £649+ F7 Ultra, with a 6.67″ display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, a triple rear camera, 120W wired charging, and IP68, and the £499+ F7 Pro — Its first ‘Ultra’ phone has a triple rear camera, fast charging, and IP68 protection.
