Meta is suing a company that advertised generative AI apps on its social media platforms that enable users to “nudify” people without their consent. The lawsuit against Joy Timeline comes after hundreds of ads for the digital undressing apps were discovered on Meta’s Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Threads platforms by a CBS News investigation published…
Nintendo of America announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold over 3.5 million units worldwide in its first four days, becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware ever globally. The new system went on sales on June 5 around the world, with fans lined up at midnight sales in a number of places. The Kyoto, Japan-based…
As Trump embraces memecoins and crypto enters the political spotlight, journalist Laura Shin breaks down stablecoin momentum, U.S. regulatory shifts, and what it all means for the future of digital money—at home and abroad. With the first family actively engaged in memecoin ventures, speculation about the future of cryptocurrency has never been hotter. Laura Shin,…
TechCrunch is turning 20. I’ve somehow been here half that time, but this has been the best job of my life, which is maybe why the time has gone so fast. Before I dive (quickly!) into the nostalgia that milestone birthdays inevitably bring, I want to pause and explain why this particular anniversary matters so…
Which players in this hotly contested market are leading the pack? We look at their profits, deposits, and loan growth, among other metrics.
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The hotline is now open for users to provide feedback to an interactive AI version of Siemiatkowski that’s trained on his “real voice, insights, and…
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors is stepping down as CEO while his deputy CEO Phil Rogers will take over the top job in August. Wingefors spun his Swedish game holding company out of Nordic Games Group in 2016, and he renamed it Embracer Group in 2019. Wingefors was a controversial leader in the game industry, as…
AI is already transforming medicine, but more people need access. There’s no shortage of big promises about AI in healthcare. The U.S. government announced a $500 billion Stargate initiative to fund AI infrastructure, while the UK government announced £82.6 million in research funding for three projects, two of which are using AI to tackle cancer…
There are some headlines making the rounds claiming that TechCrunch is “pulling out of Europe” and shuttering its coverage of European startups. This is flat-out wrong. It misrepresents who we are, what we do, and — most of all — what we believe. The recent changes at TechCrunch are not about retreat. They are about…
The agreement runs through 2042 and supports AWS’s growing need for carbon-free energy to power its AI and cloud operations.
