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Apple's App Store Ban Favors X Over Telegram
Apple abruptly banned Telegram over one CSAM post but hasn’t penalized X for a systemic AI scandal, exposing a power calculus in App Store enforcement far from
Judge Orders Meta to Pay $942 Million Over Youth Harm
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million, finding its platforms are a significant cause of a teen mental health crisis and a public nui
Nike and Adidas Lose Their Grip on Running Shoes
Established running shoe giants are losing ground to five emerging brands that are winning over testers with better value, durability, and innovative tech.
Ex Machina Anchors Hulu's August Sci-Fi Slate
Hulu's latest drop positions Alex Garland's unsettling AI thriller 'Ex Machina' as the must-stream anchor for a definitive late-summer viewing weekend.
Bitcoin 2011 Time Capsule Cashes Out Via FalconX Broker
A Bitcoin wallet untouched since 2011, when BTC traded around $10, just moved $3.2 million to an address linked to the institutional brokerage FalconX, turning
Average NBN Plan Cost Jumps, Pushing Speed Deserts
For just $7 more per month than a basic NBN 50 plan, Aussies can now get ten times the speed, making 500Mbps the new value leader for households.
OpenAI's Doughnut Speaker Builds Moving AI Personality
OpenAI's first hardware is a portable, $300 'doughnut' speaker with moving parts, engineered to be an 'AI-first computer' that learns your personality, not just
Streamer’s Death Earns Convictions, But No Prison
Two men received suspended sentences for violence and incitement tied to the live-streamed death of Kick streamer Raphaël Graven, but no one was held legally re
Tiny AI Model Outperforms Giants on a Raspberry Pi
Liquid AI's 2.6B parameter LFM2.5 model, small enough to run on a Raspberry Pi, outperforms far larger models, threatening the economic core of cloud-dependent
OpenAI Bets $400 on the World's First AI Companion
OpenAI's first consumer hardware is a premium smart speaker priced between $300 and $400, designed with Jony Ive and built as an 'always-on ChatGPT companion' t
The Brutal ROI on a $12,500 TechCrunch Disrupt Booth
Paying $12,500 for a Disrupt booth isn't an investment, it's a test. This guide shows how to turn that table into qualified leads and meetings.
TechCrunch Dangles $400 Discount as Disrupt Loyalty Test
TechCrunch's $400 flash sale for Disrupt 2026 is a high-pressure tactic to lock in founders and investors early, testing their confidence in the event's future