Category: Tech
December 19, 2025
Tech
Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates
Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen were working on an app that used AI to book restaurants for dates, when they…
December 19, 2025
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Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me
After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player…
December 19, 2025
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Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says
It’s all hands on deck at Meta, as the company develops new AI models under its superintelligence lab led by…
December 19, 2025
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Europol imagines robot crime waves in 2035
Rapid advances in AI and robotics are set to become both powerful tools for police and potent weapons for criminals,…
December 19, 2025
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The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric car…
December 19, 2025
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Krafton hikes India bet with new $670M fund
Krafton, the South Korean gaming company behind hit titles such as PUBG and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), is launching a…
December 19, 2025
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Hacks, thefts and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025
Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cybersecurity horrorshows of the past 12 months — from the biggest data breaches…
December 19, 2025
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OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation
OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $100 billion in a funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker…
December 19, 2025
Tech
There’s finally a little bit of sunshine in Pluribus
Things might finally be looking up. In the penultimate episode of Pluribus’ first season, Carol (Rhea Seehorn) actually seems to…
December 19, 2025
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Semi-solid state MagSafe power banks arrive from the founder of Hyper
BMX, which stands for Better Mobile Xperience, is lead by Daniel Chin, the man who founded Sanho, the company behind…