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Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings | TechCrunch

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is gaining a slew of new agentic capabilities,...

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Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ feature aims to make editing Reels less tedious | TechCrunch

Instagram is making one of the most tedious parts of creating Reels easier. The company announced Tuesday in...

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Life360 expands pet tracking with new $8 scannable tags and zoomie alerts | TechCrunch

Family location-sharing and safety app Life360 is expanding its pet-tracking capabilities on Tuesday with the launch of a...

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Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far | TechCrunch

Have we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? We need a complete cultural reset,...

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Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools | TechCrunch

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals,...

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Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus | TechCrunch

Note-taking has quickly turned into a critical part of the productivity space, with many workplace software companies chasing...

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You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason | TechCrunch

College is a constellation of Venmo requests — your roommate’s cut of the utilities, your half of an...

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Peacock is raising prices across all of its streaming plans | TechCrunch

Peacock is the latest streaming service to raise prices, with its cheapest ad-supported “Select” plan increasing from $7.99...

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Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks | TechCrunch

Spotify announced Monday the launch of “Playlist Notes,” a new feature that lets listeners add their thoughts to...

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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing | TechCrunch

YouTube announced on Monday that it’s changing how views are counted on its platform, with a view now...