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Apps

Google’s Gemini Spark can now manage your Google Photos library | TechCrunch

Google is integrating more of its services with AI, as the company announced that its personal agent, Gemini...

Hardware

Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them | TechCrunch

At its Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday, Apple launched a meeting notetaker for the Apple Watch Series...

Startups

Less than 24 hours to apply for your Disrupt 2026 Side Event | TechCrunch

The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side...

Apps

Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality | TechCrunch

Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it...

Matt Mullenweg, founder & CEO of Automattic
Media & Entertainment

Matt Mullenweg tells (trolls?) Automattic staff, saying he’s back in control after CEO ouster | TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg has posted a message to Automattic’s Slack, claiming he is back in control as CEO of...

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Gaming

Here’s how Roblox’s age checks work | TechCrunch

A month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats on its platform, Roblox says 45% of...

Matt Mullenweg, Founder & CEO of Automattic
Apps

Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence | TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic, best known as the parent company of WordPress.com, has been...

AI

Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? | TechCrunch

Less than two weeks after Meta agreed to a massive $18 billion multistate settlement in a lawsuit over social media’s...

A macro close-up photograph shows the Google Gemini AI app icon
AI

Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ | TechCrunch

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini...

New York Times' Crossplay
Gaming

NYT Games’ Scrabble-like game Crossplay is a dream come true | TechCrunch

I have long dreamed of a better world: one where I would unlock my phone to find a...