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Meta was slow to remove ads that promoted tools for digitally undressing young girls’ Instagram photos, raising concerns about child safety, platform moderation, and the company’s responsiveness to harmful content.
The speaker explains quitting a well-paid, fulfilling Twitch job to pursue YouTube, coaching, business building, writing, and speaking, driven by a desire for growth, autonomy, and new challenges despite the uncertainty and risk of leaving stable employment.
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s secret documentary “You Can See Everything” surprised Telluride audiences by offering unusually generous access to Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder.
Clucky’s new alarm app wakes users with a rooster sound and requires them to complete a mission before they can turn the alarm off.
The video describes several bizarre and cruel scams, including fake witchcraft extortion, ancient “curse” tricks, and funeral-related frauds that exploit grieving people by impersonating memorial pages, livestreams, and donation campaigns.
U.S. CD revenue surged 58.6% in the first half of 2026, reversing a prior decline as renewed interest in retro technology and physical media drives a comeback.
There is less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, with the deadline closing tonight at midnight PT, offering a chance to gain visibility in Silicon Valley.
The passage argues that because valuable writing is hard to find amid AI-generated noise and impossible to monitor constantly, readers should rely on dependable tools like email subscriptions and RSS feeds to stay updated on authors they like.
Generative AI may help restaurant owners quickly improve menu descriptions or presentation, but customers can still instinctively detect when the actual food quality or authenticity feels off.
TechCrunch Founder Summit, formerly All Stage, returns to Boston on November 4th and is seeking volunteers interested in helping run the event and learning how tech events are built.
TikTok is upgrading its comments section with voice comments, polls, photo carousels, and Live Photo comments, borrowing messaging-style features to increase engagement and make interactions on the platform more dynamic.
The mapping app surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to rename “Gulf of Mexico” as “Lake America,” gaining more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.
JioHotstar’s upcoming launches in the UK, Canada, and Singapore will focus exclusively on entertainment content, indicating a narrower content strategy for those international markets compared with broader offerings elsewhere.
Google is adding features that partly mirror Apple’s iPhone capabilities, while also introducing Gemini-powered improvements that offer distinct advantages.
The content is a vague promotional prompt urging readers to click through and engage with an unspecified topic, offering little substantive information beyond a link to continue reading.
Amazon is introducing an Alexa-powered “Update Me When” feature that delivers personalized alerts about launches, tours, books, shows, and other events likely to prompt purchases.
TechCrunch Disrupt relies on volunteers to make the event possible, emphasizing that key moments and smooth execution depend on their help and participation.
Apply before September 4 to join the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event, giving you a chance to create an associated gathering around the conference and connect with attendees in a more focused setting.
Instagram is responding to rising frustration over AI influencers by reducing the visibility of AI-generated profiles that are not properly disclosed, signaling a push for greater transparency on the platform.
MapQuest is receiving attention and likely increased interest after refusing to adopt President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario, turning a naming dispute into a visibility boost for the mapping service.
Hollywood celebrities are increasingly turning away from huge film salaries and elaborate productions to embrace microdramas, a fast-growing entertainment format that offers a different kind of creative and commercial opportunity.
YouTube’s new policy counts many autoplayed previews as views, dramatically inflating view counts across the platform and making raw numbers less reliable for judging actual audience interest, though the creator argues it is mostly an annoyance rather than a major viewer problem.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature the return of its AI Stage, presented by Google for Startups, highlighting the most talked-about topic in the tech community over recent years.
Bluesky says some users simply want a straightforward way to post updates to their followers without extra complexity, emphasizing a simple social sharing experience.
The update makes product recommendations a more direct way for creators to earn money while also embedding Amazon’s huge marketplace into a major video platform, strengthening commerce links between content and shopping.
Stephen Coates, former Twitter trademark counsel, stated in a LinkedIn post that the company is not attempting to recreate Twitter, suggesting a deliberate shift away from the platform’s original identity.
The content criticizes YouTube’s reported change to count autoplay videos as views from the first frame, arguing that automatically played clips users quickly dismiss should not qualify as meaningful views and that the update is as misguided as other unpopular platform changes.
Bluesky has expanded its platform with support for 10-minute videos and improved upload speeds, making it easier for users to share longer content more efficiently.
Instagram says its process can generate a first pass in under 10 seconds, helping creators save editing time and making video creation easier for beginners with little editing experience.
TechCrunch expects a large number of speaker applications for its Founder Summit in Boston on November 4, continuing the event’s annual pattern of strong interest from applicants.
The message urges people interested in Disrupt to secure their passes now and prepare to attend the startup community event in San Francisco at Moscone West from October 13–15.
Life360 has introduced $7.99 scannable pet tags that notify families when a lost pet is found and reveal its last known location, alongside new care-tracking tools for monitoring feeding, walks, medication, and other household pet routines.
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is broadening its focus beyond events by creating digital spaces where groups can connect, organize, and coordinate plans more easily.
Uber stated that ride video footage will not be accessible to anyone after the trip ends, emphasizing a privacy-focused approach to in-ride recording and limiting post-ride access to the captured content.
Apply before September 4 to join the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event, giving you a chance to create an event connected to the conference and engage with attendees.
Linkdaze’s smart digital calendar distinguishes itself by offering its full feature set, including an AI meal planner, without requiring users to pay for premium access.
The initiative to revolutionize sports by incorporating steroid use is not yielding the anticipated financial benefits.
Patreon is introducing features like short-form Clips, topic-based communities, and an improved recommendation system to enhance creator discovery and visibility, especially for smaller creators.
YouTube plans to change its view counting system by counting views from the first frame of a video, including autoplays, which could make view counts less reliable indicators of video quality.
Volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 offers a unique opportunity to gain insider knowledge on organizing premier tech events.
The phrase "kids these days don't know how good they have it" reflects a sentiment that younger generations may not fully appreciate the advantages and conveniences available to them compared to past generations.
Amazon's team has chosen a logo featuring a T. rex about to devour a book, symbolizing their brand identity.
YouTube has updated its view counting method for Shorts videos, a change implemented a year after its initial application.
WordPress.com Education provides teachers with resources to offer students free domains, plug-in support, and professional website-building tools.
The latest Equity podcast episode explores skepticism around Mark Zuckerberg's vision, examining why it hasn't gained universal acceptance.
X is enhancing transparency by expanding the open-source code for its 'For You' feed and introducing tools to show users the impact of ranking systems on their accounts or posts.
The social media giant announced a rebranding effort to adopt a sharper and more modern look after ten years.
Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang discuss the potential for a social media reboot and Bluesky's role in this transformation during a Disrupt Stage session.
Bluesky's mobile app has experienced a decline in active users over the past year, despite maintaining an engaged community.
Claire Stapleton's book, *Don't Be Evil*, details her transformation from a supportive employee to a vocal critic of the company she once championed.
