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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2194681867.jpg?resize=1200,700″] At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date software. End-to-end encrypted (e2ee) messaging is an important privacy feature that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Helsing.jpg?resize=1200,962″] Five-year-old European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising a new $1.2 billion round at about an $18 billion valuation. The round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led by existing Helsing investor Lightspeed, the Financial Times reported. Helsing last raised just under a year ago, in June…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2205537583.jpg?resize=1200,800″] It’s about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that it’s launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream on its app. These vertical video series, with episodes around 60 to 90 seconds, are designed for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/digg-ver2-at-10.40.29-AM.jpg?resize=1200,888″] Digg is back from the dead. Again. Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut down in March as the company shifted course. Originally redesigned as a competitor to the massive community forum site Reddit, the new Digg found that it wasn’t able to effectively manage the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/redwood-materials-lithium.jpg?resize=1200,900″] Redwood Materials has finally found a new chief financial officer roughly a year and a half after its last one departed. He’s a familiar face to the former Tesla executives running the battery recycling and energy storage company. On Monday, Redwood Materials said it has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/wordle-sells-1.webp?resize=1200,674″] The New York Times is betting that the Wordle craze isn’t over yet. On Monday, the Times announced that it would be turning the hit mobile word game into a televised game show on NBC. “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie will host the affair, while The Times and “The Tonight Show” host…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tiktok-icon-badged-GettyImages-2246518404.jpg?resize=1200,795″] TikTok is introducing an ad-free subscription plan in the U.K. that costs £3.99 (about $5.44 USD) per month. The new offering is rolling out over the coming months and will be available to users 18 and over. Users who sign up for the plan won’t see ads on TikTok, and their data…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Discord-Nitro-Rewards-1200×630-1.png?w=1200″] Discord on Monday unveiled Nitro Rewards, which gives Nitro subscribers access to offers from other gaming and lifestyle brands for no additional cost.  Currently, Nitro offers upgrades to Discord itself, like more profile customization options, HD streaming, and the ability to upload files of up to 500 MB. The subscription is optional,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cowbow-Space-Company-photo.jpeg?resize=1200,960″] The apparently insatiable demand for AI compute has data center entreprenuers looking to the stars. There’s a key problem: There aren’t enough rockets to put data centers in orbit around the Earth, and they’re too expensive. Most of the players are hoping that SpaceX’s Starship — expected to make its twelfth test…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/venmo-app.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Venmo is rolling out a significant redesign over the coming months that aims to make the app more useful, social, and easier to navigate. This is the peer-to-peer payments app’s biggest refresh since 2021. The timing is notable. PayPal, which owns Venmo, is restructuring to spin Venmo off as a standalone business…