Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live
In other words, it won't be possible to snag the ticket by endlessly playing…
Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video
Alongside third-party titles and cult classics like "Taboo," the games library will also feature…
Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
OpenAI's first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use…
Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up
The company said Suno v6 is not trained using the data it used to…
ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
Voice AI company ElevenLabs launched a new version of its music-generation model, called Music…
Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors…
Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks
Spotify announced Monday the launch of "Playlist Notes," a new feature that lets listeners…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days
Founders, your window to enter Startup Battlefield 200 closes in just three short days. Applications for…
12 states sue to block Paramount’s $110B Warner Bros. deal
The proposed acquisition has already received scrutiny from filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals who…
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media…
Google’s Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that’s just the start
When Google launched Gemini three years ago, the goal was to build a multimodal…
Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets
Polymarket has been paying online creators to post deceptive videos that show them making…
Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded
Aside from an upgrade to its video editing model, Aleph 2.0, in May, Runway…
Spotify now has over 300M subscribers
Spotify has zoomed past 300 million subscribers for the first time, the company said…
DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal
The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what's known as a "second request" on…
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
The new "Plus" plans are tailored to each individual app, with Facebook Plus and…
