Meta's $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn't work well | TechCrunch
The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.
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Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web | TechCrunch
Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.
The 3 reasons this year’s AI-centric TechCrunch Disrupt is a must for founders | TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is all about empowering founders to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the AI era.
Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the 'female economy' | TechCrunch
Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the
Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids' access to its apps as part of settlement with states | TechCrunch
One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.
Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor | TechCrunch
Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence.
Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board to go 'founder mode' with startup Manas | TechCrunch
After a very profitable decade on Microsoft's board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.
What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora | TechCrunch
[jwp-video] Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth in eight months. But Lovable isn’t the only Stockholm startup putting up huge numbers lately — legal AI company Legora and health tech startup Neko Health are right there with it. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis is joined by Sophia Bendz, a partner at Cherry Ventures and longtime fixture of Europe’s startup scene, to unpack what’s driving startup growth in the Nordic ecosystem, from Sweden’s social safety net to the wave of U.S. capital flowing in. Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and all the casts. You can also follow Equity on X and Threads at @EquityPod.
Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features
Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption.
Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children | TechCrunch
The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about the harms the platforms could pose to young users.
Bluesky now lets you upload 10-minute long videos
Bluesky's new 10-minute video support includes faster upload speeds, too.
Arga Labs is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents | TechCrunch
Arga has raised $10 million in a seed funding round that was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Box Group, Emergence, Gradient and SV Angel.
Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them | TechCrunch
Runable says 60%–70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers.
Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund | TechCrunch
The Pan-African venture firm has raised $83 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria.
India's Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call | TechCrunch
Ringg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension.
X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping | TechCrunch
X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.
Instagram’s 'First Draft' feature aims to make editing Reels less tedious | TechCrunch
Instagram says the process can produce a first pass in under 10 seconds, potentially saving creators significant editing time while making video creation more approachable for people who don't have much experience with editing software.
Your vote matters! Decide which Audience Choice sessions will make it to TechCrunch Founder Summit | TechCrunch
Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different!