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Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI | TechCrunch

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated “actress,” is having a rough time on its first press tour. The production company...

Gaming

Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story | TechCrunch

The outcry after a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, seemingly due to pressure from payment...

Starcloud founders (l-r) Ezra Feilden, Philip Johnston, and Adi Oltean.
Space

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up | TechCrunch

Starcloud, a startup developing satellites that can perform AI inference in orbit, told TechCrunch that it has added...

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In Brief

VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund | TechCrunch

Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched two years ago by Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is...

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In Brief

Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts | TechCrunch

Uber said Tuesday it is introducing a new live video streaming feature for parents to keep track of...

AI

Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more | TechCrunch

Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg has published leaked renders of what Apple’s...

Security

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch

Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early...

Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Seaport District headquarters on July 22, 2025.
Startups

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in...

Startups

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch

Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs,...

STAN
Gaming

Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform | TechCrunch

Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers.Google’s investment...