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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 wants to give you your own domain on the open web | TechCrunch

Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider teased long-term plans on Monday when he shared that the company has applied to...

In Brief

Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans | TechCrunch

Pinterest on Tuesday showed off a new feature that will leverage AI to take action on your saved...

photo illustration of Facebook logo is seen displayed on a smartphone.
Social

Facebook tests going Reels-first in India | TechCrunch

Meta has started testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video...

A smartphone displays the TikTok logo.
Apps

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout | TechCrunch

TikTok announced Monday that it’s launching an AI shopping assistant and a new in-app checkout feature that lets...

Apps

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era | TechCrunch

Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like “Dear Abby,” letters to...

Bitchat app unavailable on Google Play in India
Apps

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order | TechCrunch

Bitchat, Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app designed to work without an internet connection, has disappeared from Apple and...

M2 Apple Macbook Air, open on desk
Apps

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents | TechCrunch

Days after a journalist claimed that Meta’s Muse app on Mac read their private messages — a claim...

Apps

Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read | TechCrunch

After Mozilla’s read-it-later app Pocket shut down in August, a number of alternatives popped up to take its...

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Startups

Last 24 hours to book an exhibit table at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Exhibit bookings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 close in less than 24 hours. On October 13–15, 10,000+ founders, investors,...

AI

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you | TechCrunch

OpenAI is again experimenting with how its conversational AI assistant, ChatGPT, can help users as they shop online....