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12 February 2026 Vol 19

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YouTube’s mobile video editor is coming to iOS

Google is preparing to bring YouTube Create to iOS devices nearly two years after the video editing app launched exclusively…

Meta is offering multi-million pay for AI researchers, but not $100M ‘signing bonuses’

Meta is definitely offering hefty multi-million-dollar pay packages to AI researchers when wooing them to its new Superintelligence Lab. But…

TechCrunch All Stage 2025: Prepare 4 VC’s Jason Kraus will instruct on how to turn chaos into momentum

Being a founder often feels like you’re building the plane midflight. You’re juggling fundraising, product-market fit, marketing strategy, hiring —…

Denmark clamps down on deepfakes by letting people copyright their own features

The Danish government is working to change copyright law to give its citizens the right to their own body, facial…

TC All Stage brings back early launch prices for a limited time

We’re almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the…

12 Best Standing Desks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Other Standing Desks to Consider Beflo Tenon Premium Photograph: Henri Robbins Beflo Tenon Premium for $3,998: While incredibly expensive (and…

German data protection official wants Apple, Google to remove DeepSeek from the country’s app stores

A German data protection official has reported Chinese AI app DeepSeek to Apple and Google, saying the app transfers users’…

OpenAI hires team behind AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds

Crossing Minds, a startup that provides AI recommendation systems to e-commerce businesses, said on Thursday that its team is joining…

Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI

Alongside bolstering its AI research talent pool, Meta seems to be keen to flesh out its consumer-facing AI features. The…

JD Vance Is the Loyal Convert in Chief

Thiel, the Palantir founder and fellow member of the so-called PayPal Mafia alongside Musk, bankrolled much of Vance’s 2022 Senate…