Overview Perplexity has just released Personal Computer, a software suite now available for Mac. Building on the multi‑model orchestration capabilities introdu...

Release Date The Call of Duty movie is still happening, but don’t hold your breath for it to hit screens any time soon. The franchise’s official social‑media a...

If you’re struggling to get a full night of rest, a good pair of sleep earbuds can help you tune out unwanted distractions. The Ozlo Sleepbuds are one such opti...

Background While I dabble in other Overwatch modes, I spend the vast majority of my time in Mystery Heroes, a casual mode where you load in as a random charact...

In Brief Posted: 11:28 AM PDT · April 16, 2026 !Mike Krieger, co‑founder, Artifact speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conferencehttps://techcrunch.com...

Overview OpenAI is beefing up its agentic coding and development system Codex with a suite of updates that let it use your computer, generate images, and remem...

Background Last month, following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI confirmed it was working on a desktop super app that would combine ChatGPT, its...

Overview Google Chrome is rolling out an update to AI Mode for users in the United States, enhancing the tool’s ability to interact with and understand tabs. S...

Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out a new way to explore the web with AI Modehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/googles-ai-mode-can-now-tap-into-y...

Google is upgrading AI Mode in Chrome with a new feature that lets you open links to sources alongside your chat. Instead of automatically opening a new tab, cl...

The Evolving Role of Observability The role of observability tools has evolved once again. While the market for solutions to ensure tech systems’ reliability h...

AI traffic to U.S. retailers’ websites surged dramatically in early 2026, driving higher engagement and revenue. Traffic Growth - March 2026: AI traffic was up...

Roblox introduces new agentic tools for game development Roblox is revamping Roblox Assistant, its plain‑language AI tool, to help creators plan, build, and te...

Trailer Overview We finally have a real‑deal trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter movie, following a short teaser dropped at The Game Awards last year. The...

Netflix and K‑dramas What do you get if you take a bunch of ripped, shirtless male K‑pop idols in boxing gloves and have them spar in the ring until they're sw...

Overview The Oversight Board — the policy body Meta created to weigh its most impactful moderation rulings — has seen its role within Mark Zuckerberg's empire...

Ninja Slushi Frozen Drink Machine Woot is making it more affordable to own a frozen‑drink machine. Ninja’s Slushi has an 88‑ounce container for storing your ic...

Lawsuit Overview The open‑source library and search engine Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay $322 million in damages to Spotify and three of the world’s l...

Google said Thursday it blocked a record 8.3 billion ads globally in 2025—up from 5.1 billion the year before TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/google...

Overview Moft’s magnetic MagSafe wallets have long stood out for their folding designs that double as smartphone stands. The newest iteration, the Moft Trackab...

Canva is releasing a preview of a more powerful AI editing suite, dubbed Canva AI 2.0. The company says this is its most significant update since the platform l...

Overview The Osmo Pocket 4 is better at shooting in low‑light situations thanks to an improved sensor and a new fill‑light accessory. Image: DJI Osmo Pocket 4...

Overview Anthropic has begun rolling out identity verification for Claude “for a few use cases.” The company did not specify those use cases in its announcemen...

Overview Fresh off the box‑office success of Project Hail Mary, Amazon MGM Studios has announced its theatrical release lineup for the next year. While most of...

ChatGPT and Claude are currently supported. Opera Opera is offering a new choice for looping in an AI assistant during browsing. Today, the company introduced...

DeepL, a translation company best known for its text tools, released a voice‑to‑voice translation suite that supports meetings, mobile and web conversations, an...

Background Earlier this year it was revealed that Apple and Google were offering “nudify” apps on their stores despite having clear policies barring such conte...

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond. And when I say beyond, I mean the great...

The version posted by @realdonaldtrump on Truth Social. Overview Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays i...

New Additions to PlayStation Plus April PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will receive the following titles on April 21: - The Crew Motorfest – PS...

Historically, marketers relied on designers and other creative professionals to develop images and videos for personalized online ad campaigns. In late 2024, se...

Growth and User Base Since its launch in 2021, Gizmohttps://gizmo.ai/, an AI‑powered learning platformhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/09/21/ai-startup-gizmo-fundin...

Posted: 11:22 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 !Google Geminihttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/google-gemini-jagmeet-singh-techcrunch.jpg?w=1024 Image Cr...

Microsoft College Offer Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo discounted to $499 for students has created a stir in the PC market, prompting Microsoft to launch a student‑f...

Overview Emergenthttps://app.emergent.sh/landing/, an Indian startup known for its vibe‑coding platform, has launched Wingman – a messaging‑first autonomous AI...

Overview Google is extending its Gemini AI assistant to desktop computers. After launching a Gemini Windows app, the company released a native Gemini app for m...

The Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would resurrect IRS Direct File, the free tax‑filing service eliminated by the Trump administration in 2025. On W...

I've been reporting on self‑driving cars for over a decade, and I've seen the technology go through many ups and downs, highs and lows. But one thing has remain...

In Brief VCs love to chase after the hottest startups, but startups aren’t always interested in selling more shares. So it is with Anthropic, sources tell Bloo...

Background Allbirds, known for its eco‑friendly wool trainers, announced a dramatic shift from footwear to artificial‑intelligence AI compute infrastructure. T...

!Front view of Allbirds Canvas Pacerhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/allbirds-pacer-front-three-quarters.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits: Tim De Chant...

Key Findings - Most U.S. teens say Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat are neither helping nor hurting their mental health. - A smaller but notable share report ne...

Introduction Last October, Adobe previewed a new assistant under the Project Moonlight moniker, which could perform tasks by tapping different Adobe apps such...

!https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wayve-Germany-02.jpg?w=1024 Image Credit: Wayve Investment Overview Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm have in...

Problem Overview With the advent of “vibe coding,” AI agents have unleashed a deluge of codehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/technology/ai-code-overload.html...

> “Give me tokens. Just give me tokens. I want them fast. I want them cheap. I want them now.” Parasail provides a cloud computing service to companies running...

Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work Image: Adobe Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to...

Image: Fathom product graphic Online meetings these days are crowded. The abundance of note‑taking assistants means that everyone has their own meeting assistan...