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Apps

Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more | TechCrunch

Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search...

Twitter.now
Apps

Hold up, there’s a new Twitter in town | TechCrunch

You read that right. There is a new social network called “Twitter.now” on the block, and it’s being...

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Gaming

Epic Games says Apple’s new install process cuts user drop-offs by 60% | TechCrunch

Fortnite maker Epic Games said that Apple’s new installation workflow, implemented in iOS 18.6, has had a positive...

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Apps

AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps | TechCrunch

Google is making changes to its requirements for Android apps as developers face industrywide memory chip shortages driven...

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Apps

Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores | TechCrunch

Apple on Tuesday announced a simplified commission structure for apps in the European Union in an effort to...

Apps

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI | TechCrunch

Google gets something right in its Wednesday announcement about new Gemini Live voice features when it says, “You...

Lootlock
Startups

Lootlock protects kids from overspending on gaming and will be presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

Nick Pompa, founder of Lootlock — an app that prevents kids from running up unauthorized gaming bills on...

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Startups

Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web | TechCrunch

Flipboard, the news magazine software company that has more recently invested in the open social web — the...

Mark Zuckerberg
Social

Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states | TechCrunch

Under the terms of its $18 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by 29 U.S. states over children’s...

Ring doorbell
Apps

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features | TechCrunch

Amazon’s smart home division, Ring, said on Wednesday that it is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE...