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Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder

On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of its new Fire TV Stick HD and Ember Artline televisions, both now available for preorder.  Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to da...

Lauren Forristal 3 days ago

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Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup

Wayve's $1.2 billion Series D round, which was announced in February, keeps growing.

Kirsten Korosec 3 days ago

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HBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal

HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month, and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios.

Jagmeet Singh 3 days ago

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Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes.

Ivan Mehta 3 days ago

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Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK

Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the feature next week.

Lauren Forristal 3 days ago

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Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.

Connie Loizos 3 days ago

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AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report

Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.

Julie Bort 3 days ago

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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

Dozens of WordPress plugins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

Zack Whittaker 3 days ago

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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them.

Sarah Perez 3 days ago

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London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.

Kirsten Korosec 3 days ago

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YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe

Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.

Aisha Malik 3 days ago

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Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain

Human trials on the hybrid sensor are expected to begin in the years ahead.

Tim Fernholz 3 days ago

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Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows

Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration.

Sarah Perez 3 days ago

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How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores

Freecash was removed from Apple's App Store after TechCrunch reached out for comment.

Sarah Perez 3 days ago

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Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z

Pillar hopes to offer sophisticated, institutional-grade tools to small and medium-sized enterprises. "Our goal is to make hedging as accessible and ubiquitous as payments or accounting software," he said.

Dominic-Madori Davis 3 days ago

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In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it. There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today!

TechCrunch Events 3 days ago

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Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India

The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers.

Ivan Mehta 3 days ago

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Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months

It's not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025.

Zack Whittaker 4 days ago

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Tesla adds ‘streaks,’ other stats to track how often drivers use Full Self-Driving software

Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.

Kirsten Korosec 4 days ago

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Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally

The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions.

Aisha Malik 4 days ago

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How vibe-coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice

Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.

Ivan Mehta 4 days ago

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Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz

Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple's "Emergency SOS" feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.

Ram Iyer 4 days ago

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Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis

The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over.

Sean O'Kane 4 days ago

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Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments

Inertia has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, paving the way for the company to bring its pioneering fusion reactor to market.

Tim De Chant 4 days ago

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