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AI

Learn how to build lasting AI defensibility at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

For AI founders, the biggest competitive threat may no longer be another startup. It may be the platform...

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Apps

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from a former Spotify leader for making music apps | TechCrunch

As AI rages on, new startups are creating tools for people to create music using generative AI prompts...

Apps

Apple says gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt services growth | TechCrunch

Apple says it has now topped 1.5 billion subscribers for its services business, up from 1 billion in...

a t-mobile store in NYC in Times Square with bright pink lights on a billboard with T-Mobile's logo
In Brief

T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network | TechCrunch

New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers...

Ando team at work
Fundraising

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together | TechCrunch

When Sara Du was helping companies build MCP servers in 2025, people kept asking her how they could...

A screenshot of the malware-laced video game PirateFI.
In Brief

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam | TechCrunch

The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing several video games laced with malware on the popular...

a16z partner Gabriel Vasquez
Venture

For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage | TechCrunch

Andreessen Horowitz has made headlines for its American dynamism thesis, but a U.S. passport is no requirement. According...

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm
Biotech & Health

Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comeback at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission...

Meta app icons
AI

Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US | TechCrunch

Meta is beginning to win over Wall Street following Tuesday’s launch of its new AI app, Muse. The...

iPhone 18 Pro quick commerce sale in India
Commerce

In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza | TechCrunch

For some iPhone buyers in India, getting Apple’s brand-new iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max did...