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Apps

Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord | TechCrunch

Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of...

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Venture

Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria | TechCrunch

In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture...

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Climate

Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle build its first factory | TechCrunch

Plastics recycling startup MacroCycle announced a new deal with Meta on Tuesday that will help speed the development...

Apps

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster | TechCrunch

I was yelled at by a rooster this morning. And no, I don’t live on a farm. The...

Hardware

Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch | TechCrunch

Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest iPhones and Apple Watches at its first fall event under newly appointed...

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Security

Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data | TechCrunch

ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group known for large-scale data theft and extortion, says it has breached the FBI...

Mark Zuckerberg
AI

Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse | TechCrunch

Meta’s personal AI agent Muse is only a few weeks old, and the social networking giant isn’t wasting...

Gaming

Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027 | TechCrunch

A new set of main series Pokémon games is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, marking...

AI

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’ | TechCrunch

Data center developer Crusoe said Thursday it raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round that pushes its...

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Venture

Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers | TechCrunch

The Netherlands’ ASML is possibly the biggest name in lithography, using its machines to etch patterns onto silicon...