Day: September 29, 2026
Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps | TechCrunch
For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp),...
Apple TV+ price jumps 30% to $12.99 monthly | TechCrunch
Apple is raising the monthly price of its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99, marking a 30% increase...
Ribbie turns real-time baseball stats into arcade-like, pixel-art broadcasts | TechCrunch
Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, there’s a lot to love about Ribbie, a vibe-coded website that...
US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand | TechCrunch
The U.K. has dropped its demand for special access to Apple’s cloud systems, or a “backdoor,” following negotiations...
Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support | TechCrunch
Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India and is...
Substack writers can now direct US readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS | TechCrunch
Newsletter subscription platform Substack will begin taking advantage of an option on the U.S. App Store that allows...
WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup | TechCrunch
Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app...
Apple’s blood oxygen monitoring returns to its latest Apple Watches | TechCrunch
Apple announced on Thursday it’s introducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Watch Series 8, Series 10,...
Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app | TechCrunch
Instagram is exploring new formats in an apparent effort to bring its platform to more TV users. The...
Apple dismisses Elon Musk’s claims that App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps | TechCrunch
Apple has rejected Elon Musk’s accusations that its App Store is biased against AI apps that compete with...
