Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass
Plex has come a long way from being just a personal media server. Over…
A startup, Everand, is now bundling ebooks, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon
In addition to the combined subscription for U.S. readers, Everand is also expanding its…
Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
Google announced on Tuesday that Android is launching fake call detection to protect against…
Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook
Meta says it's already seeing serialized content take off, so its newest test feature…
X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
On Tuesday, Elon Musk-owned social network X launched a new feature, "React with Video,"…
Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26
Amazon's annual Prime Day event is taking place June 23-26, the company announced on…
China cracks down on ‘ghost kitchens’ in food delivery apps
Getty Images China's food delivery apps will now have to verify restaurants' licences and…
A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The mall is making a comeback. As younger people return to American shopping malls…
DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms
As its traffic continues to climb, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning into anti-AI…
Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO
AI companies have grown into data-hungry entities as their models require ever-larger datasets to…
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Spark, he's suggesting, is agentic AI for the rest of us — those who…
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
Zen Browser aims to create a "calmer internet" with its open source browser. Zen…
TikTok’s road to becoming a super app
Although TikTok is widely described as a social media giant, it's been gradually moving…
Today is the last day to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 to Moscone West in San Francisco — and applications…
Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
This is it. The countdown is almost over. You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m.…
Bluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles
Elon Musk's X lets you write long-form content on the platform through its Articles…
