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In Brief

TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office | TechCrunch

TikTok is laying off 250 employees and closing its Nashville office, which housed some members of TikTok’s content-moderation...

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Gaming

Discord made its gaming overlay a lot more user-friendly | TechCrunch

Discord announced on Tuesday that it rebuilt its Overlay feature from the ground up.The new Overlay makes streaming...

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In Brief

AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M | TechCrunch

Travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, valuing the...

AI

Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows | TechCrunch

Apple today announced a slate of new Apple Intelligence updates across its apps at WWDC 2026, including tab...

AI

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system | TechCrunch

Microsoft on Monday launched its first cybersecurity-specialized model alongside a new AI cybersecurity platform at a small event...

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Fundraising

Benchmark’s full partnership joins the main stage at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

What does one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture firms think founders are getting wrong? At TechCrunch Disrupt...

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Startups

This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’ | TechCrunch

Josh Mackanic left a 10-year engineering career at Pacific Gas and Electric because he kept thinking about what...

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Apps

Google Wallet now lets parents set up secure balances for their kids | TechCrunch

Google announced on Thursday that Google Wallet will now allow parents to set up a secure balance for...

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In Brief

Valve removes video game listing suspected of being malware | TechCrunch

Valve removed a video game listing from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo...

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Venture

Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more | TechCrunch

While many top-tier venture firms keep raising massively larger funds, Greylock Partners, one of the oldest and most...