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Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network | TechCrunch

Bluesky plans to introduce payments in the coming months, a first step in its strategy to make money...

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Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can’t Miss | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings founders, investors, operators, builders, and technology leaders to San Francisco from October 13-15. But...

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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...

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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...

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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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More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And during Disrupt Week,...

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Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth | TechCrunch

Y Combinator has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, arguing...

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Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps | TechCrunch

For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp),...

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Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch

Nearly three years after launching as a competitor to Twitter (now X), Threads has reached 500 million monthly...

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How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username | TechCrunch

Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp started to roll out username reservations for its 3 billion users earlier in June....