Startup Battlefield 200 applications due Monday
Founders: Need plans this weekend? What better way to spend your time than applying to this year’s Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt. With Monday’s deadline...
Meet the Google TV network
We’re introducing the Google TV network, a new CTV ads network that offers in-stream video inventory across more than 125 channels built into Google TV. Source...
Apple Is Reportedly Launching Its Own Password Manager App, and It’s About Time
Apple guru Mark Gurman from Bloomberg recently reported that Apple could likely release a dedicated password manager app in the next versions of its software for...
Stressed-Out Tiger Shark Spits Up Fully Intact Echidna
Researchers tagging marine animals off Australia’s Orpheus Island were shocked when a tiger shark they caught spat up an echidna, a grub-eating monotreme recognizable for its...
Hasbro’s Next Star Wars Crowdfund Campaign Will Serve Your Kind, for the Right Price
The last time Hasbro asked you to throw down a lot of money to get a Star Wars toy made, it was to bring the crew...
How ‘The Dirt Man’ Went Viral on TikTok and Inspired Some Wild Lore
If your TikTok feed has been flooded lately with hilarious references to a mysterious figure known as “The Dirt Man,” you’re not alone. Carter Vail’s song...
Novel battery manufacturer EnerVenue is raising $515M, per filing
The company is in the process of building a gigawatt-scale factory in Kentucky to produce its nickel-hydrogen batteries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
Windows Is Getting Its Own AI Upscaler That Promises Better Frames in Any Game on Copilot+
Microsoft is getting its own AI upscaling technology baked straight into Windows 11 that will appear on the latest Copilot+ PCs. It’s called Automatic Super Resolution,...
Meta quietly rolls out Communities on Messenger
Meta is quietly rolling out a new “Communities” feature on Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is designed to help organizations, schools and other...
Siri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life
Voice assistants in general are having an existential moment, and generative AI is poised to be the logical successor. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
