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Social

Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch

Decentralized social network Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in...

Climate

Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers | TechCrunch

Al Gore has spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable voices in the climate...

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Gaming

The Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good! | TechCrunch

At a presentation unveiling the Nintendo Switch 2, longtime Nintendo producer Kouichi Kawamoto revealed that at one point,...

Startups

Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to spotlight some of the most important conversations shaping the future of...

Apple's Siri AI use cases at WWDC 2026
AI

WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence, and more | TechCrunch

Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off yesterday at Apple Park, starting a week packed with reveals about Siri...

A South Korean man walks past a Samsung smart TV advertisement at a showroom in Seoul on January 28, 2011. Samsung Electronics said fourth-quarter net profit 3.42 trillion won ($3.07 billion), but forecast a challenging few months ahead after a record-setting year. AFP PHOTO / PARK JI-HWAN (Photo credit should read PARK JI-HWAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Security

Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers | TechCrunch

Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting...

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In Brief

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ | TechCrunch

Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new report in Bloomberg.OpenRouter helps customers select...

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Apps

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets | TechCrunch

The real-time flight tracker FlightAware is suing the prediction market Kalshi for allegedly using its data to host...

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic
AI

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent? | TechCrunch

In a lengthy essay published over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made a proposal that the AI...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney at YC Little Tech competition summit
Apps

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition | TechCrunch

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called...