Tag: competitor

Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about AI, chatbot platform Poe, and why OpenAI is not a competitor

Last November, Adam D’Angelo found himself at the epicenter of one of the biggest controversies in the tech industry. The board of OpenAI — the $80 billion startup leading the AI bandwagon — had abruptly booted its CEO, Sam Altman, only to reinstate him just days later. D’Angelo was on the board that dismissed Altman… [...]read moreQuora CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about AI, chatbot platform Poe, and why OpenAI is not a competitor

Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%

As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. Snapchat launched the TikTok-like feed in late 2020 as a way to compete with the rising popularity of TikTok. The company is touting the success of its short-from video feed a [...]read moreSnap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%

Wethenew acquires assets from bankrupt competitor Kikikickz

While its main competitor in France, Kikikickz, went bankrupt at the end of 2023, the Wethenew platform, which was built around the resale of exceptional trainer models, is taking over its assets including its website and social networks, but also database. It’s a strategic investment for the young company, which passed the €100 million mark [...]read moreWethenew acquires assets from bankrupt competitor Kikikickz

The World Would Be A Better Place If Porsche Had Built This Miata Competitor

      Image: Porsche Museum     The 984, Porsche’s diminutive concept from the late 1980s would have come at just the right time to absolutely redefine the small roadster marketplace, beating the new-for-1989 Mazda MX-5 to market by a couple of years. Porsche worked with Spanish automaker SEAT on a variety of projects through [...]read moreThe World Would Be A Better Place If Porsche Had Built This Miata Competitor

CesiumAstro claims former exec spilled trade secrets to upstart competitor AnySignal

CesiumAstro alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that a former executive disclosed trade secrets and confidential information about sensitive tech, investors and customers to a competing startup. Austin-based Cesium develops active-phased array and software-defined radio systems for spacecraft, missiles and drones. While phased-array antenna systems have been used on satellites for decades, Cesium has considerably [...]read moreCesiumAstro claims former exec spilled trade secrets to upstart competitor AnySignal

TikTok starts testing its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes in Canada and Australia

TikTok is rolling out its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, in select markets. The app is available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Canada and Australia, the company said. The company said on X that it is in the “early stage” of the app’s rollout. TikTok said that the app is “a [...]read moreTikTok starts testing its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes in Canada and Australia

Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs

After opening its developer API to select companies for testing in March, Meta’s Twitter/X competitor Threads is now introducing developer documentation and a sign-up sheet for interested parties ahead of the API’s public launch, planned for June. The new documentation details the API’s current limitations and its endpoints, among other things, which could help developers [...]read moreMeta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs

TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes

TikTok’s upcoming Instagram competitor app for sharing photos could be named TikTok Notes, according to screenshots posted by users. TikTok also confirmed the app was in development. Over the last few days, TikTok users have been getting pop-up notifications about a new TikTok Notes app to share photos. The notification says that the company is [...]read moreTikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes

Putin Wants Russia To Make PlayStation And Xbox Competitor

Image: Thomas Kronsteiner (Getty Images) If you thought the current landscape of video game consoles and handhelds was already packed, the entirety of Russia has something to say about that. At the very least, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin does, since he’s issued a mandate: produce Russian video game consoles to compete with the PS5 and [...]read morePutin Wants Russia To Make PlayStation And Xbox Competitor

YouTube Competitor Analysis: How I Do It in 5 Easy Steps

YouTube competitor analysis is essential to your video content strategy this year. Take it from me — I lead HubSpot’s YouTube growth strategy, overseeing content strategy, trend monitoring, performance reporting, and competitor analysis. As of 2024, YouTube is the biggest video-sharing platform and the second-biggest social media in the world, with over 2.70 billion users. [...]read moreYouTube Competitor Analysis: How I Do It in 5 Easy Steps