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How ad-free streaming became so much less affordable
Not all hope is lost for affordable ad-free TV, but you might have to get a bit creative to get…
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TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more
TikTok’s comments section is getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new features for…
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Get lifetime ad blocking for your whole family for $11 — sale ends today
Beyond making websites less cluttered, AdGuard blocks trackers and activity analyzers, while its malware protection helps flag phishing and other…
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Builders Stage agenda revealed for Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on what it…
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Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say
Palo Alto Networks paid $500 million in cash and stock to acquire Console, a two-year-old startup that uses AI agents…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals
At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of…
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Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
The Justice Department has spent years attempting to break up Google’s gargantuan advertising business across two separate antitrust lawsuits: one…
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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use a reasoning technique called “recurrent depth” that allows it to operate outside of the…
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MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
MapQuest’s unlikely comeback just got even bigger. On Tuesday, the “OG” mapping application (and one that many thought no longer…
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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
If you have handed over your driver’s license, passport, or other form of identity document to verify your information in…
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Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
Delivery Hero’s board has signed off on Uber’s $15 billion takeover offer and recommended shareholders approve the deal, which would…
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Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and…
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