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Apps

WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses | TechCrunch

During Meta’s Q2 2026 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that other revenue in the family of apps segment...

Social

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages....

A Flock surveillance camera in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Flock counts more than 6,000 customers that are using its license plate readers, camera-equipped drones, gunshot detection devices and software, with customers in every state except Alaska. Photographer: Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Privacy

LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy | TechCrunch

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its deal with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that...

Philadelphia Data Center Moratorium Rally, Sept 14 2026
AI

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry  | TechCrunch

Across the country, Americans are debating how their lives might change if new AI data centers are built...

Hardware

The new Atari handheld knows its market | TechCrunch

CES isn’t much of a gaming show. Every year, however, a few notable products slip through the news...

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Startups

The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds | TechCrunch

Three former DeepMind researchers who created an AI that beat humans at poker have now applied the same...

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AI

Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks | TechCrunch

Hark, a startup that raised $700 million in Series A funding in May, today launched its agent Hark...

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Apps

Spotify launches ‘User Notes’ to let users add memories to songs | TechCrunch

Spotify is giving users a new way to personalize their playlists with “User Notes,” a feature that lets...

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Hardware

Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features | TechCrunch

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit over how it marketed its...

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Security

US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals | TechCrunch

U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should...