AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid | TechCrunch
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) told grid operators on Thursday to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers and other
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The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it | TechCrunch
When Tony Fadell entered New York City’s 28th Street Subway Station, he did not expect to come face-to-face with an
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'Queer Eye's' life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone | TechCrunch
Karamo Brown, famous for his pep talks on Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” has jumped into the wellness and AI space with
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Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil | TechCrunch
Apple announced on Thursday that developers in Brazil are now allowed to distribute their iOS apps through alternative app stores
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MapTap, a daily geography game, is my new Wordle | TechCrunch
As Wordle celebrates its fifth anniversary, we have to be honest with ourselves: Are we still having fun, thousands of
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General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation | TechCrunch
General Intuition, the New York-based startup building a foundation model that trains AI agents how to move through space and
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A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight | TechCrunch
A grassroots movement is forming among everyday tech workers who are demanding their companies develop and deploy AI responsibly. And
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Spotify's reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live | TechCrunch
Spotify’s move to cater to music’s superfans is now going live. On Thursday, the streaming giant announced the launch of
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Adobe adds its AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign | TechCrunch
Adobe is updating its Firefly AI assistant with new chops, and adding it to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io. The
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Pixi's new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences | TechCrunch
Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented reality (AR).
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