Month: September 2026
Whatnot acquires Shaped to power real-time live shopping recommendations | TechCrunch
Livestream shopping app Whatnot announced Wednesday that it has acquired Shaped, a machine learning company that specializes in...
iOS 26.2 beta adds new Liquid Glass customization, alarms in the Reminders app, and more | TechCrunch
Apple released iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing several updates, such as the option to customize the...
Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B | TechCrunch
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a...
Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints | TechCrunch
Apple Watch and iPhone owners in the United States will now be able to carry a copy of...
Spotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier | TechCrunch
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing parent-managed accounts for kids to its free tier. Families in the...
Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features | TechCrunch
While Apple’s iPhone already supports texting, calling emergency services, and contacting roadside assistance via satellite connectivity, the company...
Reelful’s AI turns your camera roll into short-form videos for social media | TechCrunch
A new iOS app called Reelful uses AI to automatically turn photos and video clips from your camera...
‘Breaking Bad’ creator’s new show ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AI | TechCrunch
If you watched all the way to the end of the new Apple TV show “Pluribus,” you may...
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech | TechCrunch
Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that’s no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking...
Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery | TechCrunch
Google Images, the tech giant’s image search engine, is taking on Pinterest with its latest redesign that turns...
