India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them | TechCrunch
For years, India was the world’s largest app download market but one of its toughest places to make money. That
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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation | TechCrunch
Google rolled out a new feature on Thursday that allowed users to deploy Nano Banana 2, its AI image generator,
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Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds | TechCrunch
Index Ventures has raised $2 billion in fresh capital across three funds, the firm announced on Friday. The 30-year-old firm
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VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why | TechCrunch
A new report from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School has mapped out the ways Silicon Valley’s
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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content | TechCrunch
Snapchat is the latest company to strengthen its stance against AI slop. The social network platform will no longer reward
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Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users | TechCrunch
In his final earnings call as CEO of Apple, Tim Cook said that the company’s long-awaited Siri AI upgrade could
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GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs | TechCrunch
Just a few short years ago, General Motors and Ford were all-in on electric vehicles, spending billions of dollars on
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Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028 | TechCrunch
The ongoing shortage of RAM chips is not only expected to persist into the next year, but will likely intensify
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SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year | TechCrunch
SpaceX said on Thursday that it will remove the unpermitted turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis as it
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Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts | TechCrunch
Reddit is taking a cue from TikTok to bring viral stories to life through video. On Thursday’s second-quarter earnings call,
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