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The image shows the icon of Bluesky, the new decentralized social network created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
Social

Bluesky launches group chats, as company shifts focus to community features | TechCrunch

Social network Bluesky launched support for group chats on Thursday, another feature designed to make the app more...

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Apps

How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26 | TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the...

Apps

Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version | TechCrunch

Meta on Wednesday previewed upcoming additions to its video-editing appEdits at an invite-only creator event in L.A., showing...

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In Brief

Apple shelves Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses | TechCrunch

Apple is sidelining plans to overhaul its Vision Pro VR glasses to focus on developing AI smart glasses...

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Apps

Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps | TechCrunch

WeWard, an app that offers users rewards for logging their steps, is launching a feature called “Walking Mode”...

The iCloud storage application is seen on an iPhone on November 8, 2017.
Security

UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: Report | TechCrunch

The U.K. government is still trying to gain access to encrypted iCloud data, according to the Financial Times,...

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AI

Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images | TechCrunch

Discord has acknowledged that a bug in its AI moderation system mistakenly banned more than 8,000 users over...

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Government & Policy

Apple blames EU’s Digital Markets Act for feature delays | TechCrunch

Since it came into effect three years ago, the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has sought to...

In Brief

Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app | TechCrunch

Figma is trying to become more than a design platform by adding more AI and bringing the coding...

An illustration show's the internals of the Apple iPhone Air
Hardware

The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery | TechCrunch

The iPhone Air’s thin design might be eye-catching, and the amount of engineering that went into miniaturizing its...