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AI

SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US | TechCrunch

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is in discussions with Intel to manufacture RAM chips in the...

Nintendo Switch
Gaming

Nintendo Switch 2 could be announced this week: The rumors (and facts) so far | TechCrunch

With CES 2025 finally in the rearview, it’s time to move on to the next round of big...

Sam Altman
Venture

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch

During a Y Combinator event on Tuesday night, Sam Altman had what YC partner Tyler Bosmeny called a...

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Social

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...

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Apps

Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution | TechCrunch

Spotify announced on Thursday that it plans to embrace Apple’s HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) video technology, which Apple...

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Security

Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension | TechCrunch

A domain used by the messaging app Telegram mysteriously dropped offline on Monday, with the app’s founder, Pavel...

Jensen Huang
AI

We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says | TechCrunch

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang made his position on the dangers AI poses very clear while speaking...

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In Brief

What’s behind ballooning video game budgets? | TechCrunch

Why does it cost some companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a popular video game?A couple...

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Startups

Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29 | TechCrunch

Four days. That’s all that’s left to decide, not just whether you’ll be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, but also how you’ll show up from October...

Kevin A. Damoa, Founder & CEO, Glīd, Claire Kroft and Ankit Malhotra, winners of the Startup Battlefield 2025, pose onstage during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Startups

Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia | TechCrunch

The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their...