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Apps

The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why | TechCrunch

Everyone said AI would kill apps. Instead, new app launches are soaring.According to a new analysis from market...

Signage at the Situation Room by Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026.
In Brief

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds | TechCrunch

Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party...

AI

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI | TechCrunch

As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight...

Nintendo Switch 2 on display
Gaming

The Nintendo Switch 2 will still cost $450 in the US, despite tariffs | TechCrunch

Nintendo announced on Friday that it will open Switch 2 preorders in the U.S. on April 24, following...

Startups

Why enterprise AI will be a major focus at VivaTech 2026 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to highlight the technologies, founders, and ideas driving the next wave of...

Sachin Bansal, (R) co-founder & Executive Chairman, Flipkart
Fintech

Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment | TechCrunch

Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking the first institutional funding for the eight-year-old startup...

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In Brief

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch

Google announced on Friday that it will now allow users to remove a visible watermark from its AI...

Space

Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz | TechCrunch

Amazon is moving in on the orbital mobile connectivity market that’s currently dominated by Elon Musk’s Starlink. The...

A render of a data breach with computer folders over blue, green and purple spilling data squares.
Security

Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats | TechCrunch

Market research provider Klue, which was hacked earlier this month in a breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal...

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AI

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior | TechCrunch

OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: It began leaving instructions for future versions...