Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze | TechCrunch
Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss.
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Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch
Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.
Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store | TechCrunch
Apple is asking a federal judge to allow it to charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases made through external links in iOS apps.
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup | TechCrunch
The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. | TechCrunch
AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.
Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck
Ford expects to begin prototype builds of the Fathom EV in the first quarter of 2027.
Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark
The social media giant says it was time for a sharper and more modern look after a decade.
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | TechCrunch
Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report | TechCrunch
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation | TechCrunch
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise | TechCrunch
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M | TechCrunch
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last | TechCrunch
The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.
Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users | TechCrunch
Google also shared numbers of how people are actually using the chatbot, with 63% of Gemini users talking directly to the assistant using the voice feature. Plus, Gemini now generates more than 150 million images every day, according to Google.
What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE? | TechCrunch
Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite company ICEYE.
Block Blast! goes ad-free on Apple Arcade | TechCrunch
Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September, where it will be ad-free.
Exclusive: Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device | TechCrunch
Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.'s famed Liverpool Football Club.