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Social

WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts | TechCrunch

WhatsApp is introducing new parental controls that could allow guardians to keep a tab on who their teens...

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Transportation

Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies | TechCrunch

Modern-day vehicles built with connected car technology such as Wi-Fi and GPS collect reams of data about its...

Apps

Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature | TechCrunch

As younger users grow increasingly tired of the endless scroll, dating apps are scrambling to adapt to a...

Apps

Airbnb adds AI search, more social features | TechCrunch

Airbnb is evolving in two directions: On the ground, it wants to compete with hotels by providing a...

In Brief

OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | TechCrunch

OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round at...

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AI

America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch | TechCrunch

The U.S. government on Tuesday launched its very own AI chatbot — or do we have to call...

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In Brief

The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, OpenAI launched a new product called Dots, an always-on AI agent with a bubbly, blobby avatar....

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AI

OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model | TechCrunch

The focus of OpenAI’s Dev Day on Tuesday may have been on its agentic assistants known as Dots,...

In Brief

OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | TechCrunch

OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round at...

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Fintech

Apple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say | TechCrunch

Apple is set to launch Apple Pay in India later Tuesday with Axis Bank as its initial banking...