Aylo, the owner of Pornhub, will pay a $5 million settlement to the FTC and the state of Utah. The settlement addresses allegations that the company knowingly profited from child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual content. The company, formerly known…
The world’s most-flown rocket may start flying even more. U.S. regulators have completed a key environmental review that paves the way for SpaceX to more than double the number of Falcon 9 launches from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.…
Online gaming platform Roblox announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its age-estimation technology to all users. This move comes amid lawsuits that allege child safety concerns on the platform. The company is also partnering with the International Age Rating…
The Trump administration aims for the United States to become the dominant force in artificial intelligence. A key part of this strategy involves bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to American soil. To facilitate this transition, President Donald Trump has introduced potential…
Google’s AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, has introduced a new feature that allows users to customize the tone of their Audio Overviews. These Audio Overviews are essentially AI-generated podcasts where virtual hosts summarize and discuss documents a user has…
Inspired by his grandparents, who were apple farmers in China, Charlie Wu first conceived the idea of applying technology to agriculture while studying computer science at Cornell University, a top-ranked agriculture school. During his time there, he met world-renowned fruit…
Google announced a series of new features for the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices on Wednesday. The update includes Material 3 Expressive for Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new…
After years of users constantly nudging Instagram to release an iPad app, the social network is finally launching one today. This means users will no longer need to use the unoptimized iPhone app or the Instagram web version on their…
TechCrunch will celebrate its 20th anniversary at Disrupt 2025, taking place from October 27 to 29. We are marking two decades as a leader in tech and startup news by spotlighting one of the biggest transformation stories of our time,…
Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, the online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its age estimation technology to all users. The company is also partnering with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to provide age…
