President Trump announced on Friday that the TikTok deal has been approved by President Xi of China. This arrangement would see the popular video platform controlled by a consortium of U.S. investors. TikTok owner ByteDance issued a public statement confirming…
We get it. It seems like every single podcast you love is now on video. And guess what? So is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, Equity. The team just launched its first video episode today, with many more to come. As we…
Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth used his Instagram account to explain, in more technical detail, why multiple demonstrations of Meta’s new smart glasses technology failed during Meta Connect, the company’s developer conference this week. Meta introduced three new pairs…
Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025. This framework allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. Apple highlighted that developers gain access to these AI models without…
British renewable energy provider Octopus Energy announced this week that it is spinning off Kraken, its proprietary technology platform for utilities. This decision is driven in part by the platform already securing five hundred million dollars in committed annual revenue…
The Startup Battlefield 200 global pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is just weeks away. The event takes place from October 27 to 29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, and the stakes have never been higher. Twenty founders will pitch…
At Meta Connect 2025, the company’s biggest event of the year, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled three new smart glasses: the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta, the Meta Ray-Ban Display and wristband controller, and the Oakley Meta Vanguard. Meta says it has sold two…
Today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. Applications close tonight with no extensions and no late entries accepted. Disrupt Week, taking place October 25–31, is your opportunity to put your…
It’s official. This is the final week to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass and save up to $668. If you have been on the fence about joining one of the biggest tech gatherings of the year, now is…
Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has a new plan to make money. Instead of relying entirely on donations and grants as before, the company announced it…
