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From restaurant guides to payments, here’s how TikTok is building a super app
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2259084458.jpg?resize=1200,801″] TikTok announced this week that it’s adding an in-app restaurant guide, marking another step in the platform’s expansion beyond social media. The company has also recently been spotted developing a feature that would allow users to send money over direct messages. The social media app has steadily expanded its offerings in recent…
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I took two iPhones on vacation. The Duo won me over.
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/iPhone-duo.jpeg?resize=1200,675″] “I think I’m going to switch back to my other iPhone.” I’ll admit, I said this multiple times during my five-day vacation with the new iPhone Duo, after encountering frustrations with broken apps, unfamiliar gestures (a return to Touch ID, argh!), and camera concerns that had me lugging around two phones. By…
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Pile-ins, payouts, and pacing pressure: the investors behind the VCs open up
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Beezer-and-Amit.jpg?w=799″] The limited partners who provide the capital to venture firms — the “money behind the money” — are feeling great right now. They’re in uncharted territory in many ways, but also potentially exceedingly lucrative territory. Normally, LPs typically spread their bets across many firms to diversify their own portfolios. They write checks…
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Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2235971874.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions in debt financing for AI cloud provider Nscale’s planned Anthropic data center in West Virginia, The Information reported Thursday. Bloomberg later corroborated the report. Anthropic has signed a $44.6 billion contract for the project’s first building alone, according to Nscale’s IPO filing. In essence, the…
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Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2221463618.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, a startup that builds AI software to help the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics from the field, for $375 million in cash and stock, Resilience Media reported. The acquisition underscores Salesforce’s push into defense tech through Missionforce, its business unit serving national…
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Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ollie_Hero.png?resize=1200,847″] Ollie, a startup whose mission was to deliver an AI assistant that respected its users’ privacy, says that it will be shutting down in a week. Bill Lennon, the company’s co-founder and CEO, took to X on Friday to deliver the news, noting that the app will officially shut down on November…
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Intel’s stock crashes, knocking $12B from government’s stake
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Intel-Lip-Bu-Tan-1.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Intel’s stock suffered one of its worst days ever on Friday, crashing around 28% after the chip giant reported a weaker-than-expected outlook for the fourth quarter. This rout reduced the value of Intel’s holdings by the government by $12 billion, CNBC reports. The Trump administration had the government buy 10% stake over…
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Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2282033342.jpg?w=1024″] Anthropic is expected to receive a high “junk” rating from credit rating agencies following its initial public offering, according to a report from the Financial Times. The FT says the investment giant Blackstone, the anchor investor in a recent $63 billion deal to finance Anthropic’s chips, told investors in the deal that…
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Applebee’s exposed customers’ personal data after leaving database password in app
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/applebees-501705240.jpg?resize=1200,899″] Applebee’s has fixed a security flaw that allowed anyone to access the personal information of its registered customers, after a researcher found a password for an internal database inside Applebee’s mobile app, TechCrunch has learned. The popular restaurant chain confirmed on Thursday that it had taken action to address the security issue…
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Last-minute Halloween costumes for tech nerds
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2170662558.jpg?resize=1200,800″] It happens to the best of us — you’ve completely dropped the ball on figuring out a Halloween costume. Naturally, you’ve decided to solve this problem by turning to… TechCrunch? Yeah, sure, why not. I’ve got some ideas. Here are some last-minute techy Halloween costumes. Effort levels vary. Recursive self-improvement AI leaders…