WhatsApp introduces ‘Favorites’ for quick access to contacts and groups that matter most
WhatsApp is rolling out a “Favorites” filter to let you quickly access chats and groups for sending them new messages or making calls. © 2024 TechCrunch....
Hasbro’s Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out
Inspired by the iconic Transformers: The Movie, there’s more than meets the eye with Hasbro’s newest action figure take on Optimus Prime. Source : Hasbro’s Latest,...
Truck Receives Laser Signal from Space in First-of-Its-Kind Demonstration
The test is part of ongoing efforts to increase space-to-Earth communication speeds by 1,000-fold. Source : Truck Receives Laser Signal from Space in First-of-Its-Kind Demonstration
Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas on accelerating everyday AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
As AI competition heats up, Perplexity has proven resilient due to its focus on using the technology strictly as a tool to let people “learn anything...
‘Disco Balls’ and ‘Peanuts’: North Korea Now Has 50 Nukes, Scientists Say
According to scientists, the DPRK has enough nuclear material to build 130 warheads by the end of the decade. Source : ‘Disco Balls’ and ‘Peanuts’: North...
A company building Wordle for chess raises money from a16z Speedrun, Mark Pincus and Eric Wu
Echo Chunk, a company that is building Wordle-styled daily chess puzzle game Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed from a16z Speedrun (Andreessen Horowitz’s early-stage...
YC-backed CrowdVolt shakes up the secondary ticket market with its bid-ask model
CrowdVolt operates on a model similar to sneaker resell marketplace StockX, meaning buyers submit bids on tickets, and sellers set asking prices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
RIAA Sues Verizon After ISP “Buried Head in Sand” Over Subscribers’ Piracy
At a time when many pirate sites seem increasingly elusive, oftentimes almost transient as domains, identities, and branding, come and go, static enforcement targets are in...
Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids’ Curriculum
Under a concept known as Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI), children in the United States are permitted to leave school to receive religious instruction elsewhere....
Argentina Blocks 50+ Pirate Football Streaming Sites, Operator Arrested
When Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the entire country was watching. Many people tuned in to legal broadcasts and, at the same time,...
