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ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface
ChatGPT's voice mode is no longer a separate interface | TechCrunch
ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface
Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15
Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15 | TechCrunch
WhatsApp's new platform policies ban general purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15
Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone
Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone
Hands on with Stickerbox, the AI-powered sticker maker for kids
Hands on with Stickerbox, the AI-powered sticker maker for kids | TechCrunch
Stickerbox turns kids’ ideas into printable stickers, blending AI magic with hands-on coloring for a surprisingly creative, "screen-light" play experience.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hands on with Stickerbox, the AI-powered sticker maker for kids
Facebook takes on Reddit with launch of nicknames for Facebook Groups
Facebook takes on Reddit with launch of nicknames for Facebook Groups | TechCrunch
Facebook users can protect their privacy in Groups using a new nicknames feature.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Facebook takes on Reddit with launch of nicknames for Facebook Groups
Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition
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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles
X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles | TechCrunch
The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles
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Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles
Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles | TechCrunch
The new app lets anyone use Google's Nano Banana in a fun new way, with fill-in-the-blank AI "recipes."
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature
WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature | TechCrunch
WhatsApp users can now share their status with others through a new "About" feature.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature
Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles
Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles | TechCrunch
The new app lets anyone use Google's Nano Banana in a fun new way, with fill-in-the-blank AI "recipes."
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles
Spotify’s latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services
Spotify's latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services | TechCrunch
Spotify has partnered with TuneMyMusic on a new in-app feature that lets users import their playlists from other streaming services.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Spotify’s latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services
Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled
Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled | TechCrunch
Spotify says the database will power its new SongDNA feature.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled
Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency
Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency | TechCrunch
Bluesky is making moderation changes, including the addition of new reporting categories, strikes, and more clarity when communicating with users about violations.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency
Spotify’s new features let listeners explore the people and stories behind their favorite music
Spotify's new features let listeners explore the people and stories behind their favorite music | TechCrunch
Spotify's new features will showcase who's behind your favorite songs, how music is connected, and what inspired the tunes.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Spotify’s new features let listeners explore the people and stories behind their favorite music
Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
Hugging Face CEO says we're in an 'LLM bubble,' not an AI bubble | TechCrunch
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
Hank Green’s Focus Friend is Google Play’s app of the year
Hank Green's Focus Friend is Google Play's app of the year | TechCrunch
In a year that again saw AI assistants and tools climb the app store charts over and over, it's interesting to see a timer that helps you disconnect from your tech winning Google's highest app award.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hank Green’s Focus Friend is Google Play’s app of the year
Poe’s AI app now supports group chats across AI models
Poe's AI app now supports group chats across AI models | TechCrunch
Quora's AI platform Poe now lets users engage in group chats with up to 200 people across AI models and bots.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Poe’s AI app now supports group chats across AI models
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures
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Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko is stepping down from the decentralized social network as part of its shift to a nonprofit structure overseen by a board (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko is stepping down from the decentralized social network as part of its shift to a nonprofit structure overseen by a board (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen
Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen | TechCrunch
The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen
OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem
OpenAI says it's fixed ChatGPT's em dash problem | TechCrunch
OpenAI says users can now personalize ChatGPT to stop using the em dash in its output.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem
Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’
Apple's new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with 'third-party AI' | TechCrunch
Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’
Apple halves commissions for mini app makers
Apple halves commissions for mini app makers | TechCrunch
Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Apple halves commissions for mini app makers
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive | TechCrunch
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of six-second, looping videos. A new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored from an older backup that was created before Vine's shutdown.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive