timef 11/04/2025
- WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app techcrunch.com2025-11-04 23:00:00
For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly.
- Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom strike €1B partnership for a data center in Munich techcrunch.com2025-11-04 22:19:06
Nvidia has signed a €1 billion partnership with Deutsche Telekom to set up an "AI factory" in Munich that aims to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50%.
- ClickUp adds new AI assistant to better compete with Slack and Notion techcrunch.com2025-11-04 22:00:00
Core parts of the release were possible because of its acquisition of Qatalog.
- Crowdfunding giant GoFundMe now sells gift cards techcrunch.com2025-11-04 22:00:00
GoFundMe is letting you gift nonprofit gift cards to loved ones to help them donate to their favorite organizations.
- Alexa+ comes to the Amazon Music app techcrunch.com2025-11-04 22:00:00
Alexa+, Amazon's upgraded assistant powered by AI, is coming to the music streaming app for iOS and Android devices.
- iOS 26.1 lets you turn down liquid glass’ transparency techcrunch.com2025-11-04 20:03:11
Apple's latest iOS update doesn't introduce major features, but it does bring one highly-requested tweak: the ability to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design.
- Wait, people actually use Facebook Dating? techcrunch.com2025-11-04 12:05:24
Meta said that Facebook Dating has 1.77 million daily active users in the US between ages 18-29.
- a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff techcrunch.com2025-11-04 08:07:31
Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.
- Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open techcrunch.com2025-11-04 07:13:50
Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders.
- Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers techcrunch.com2025-11-04 06:53:50
Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially exposing dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access.
- Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers want OpenAI to stop training on their work techcrunch.com2025-11-04 06:43:03
OpenAI's approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission.
- Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha techcrunch.com2025-11-04 06:37:51
Locket's social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.
- Altman and Nadella need more power for AI, but they’re not sure how much techcrunch.com2025-11-04 06:36:09
The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they're not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag.
- Apple’s App Store gets a new web interface techcrunch.com2025-11-04 05:51:48
Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web, but there was no way to browse within the App Store.
- How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia techcrunch.com2025-11-04 05:44:28
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools.
- Lambda inks multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft techcrunch.com2025-11-04 05:21:24
This deal was announced just hours after Microsoft announced a $9.7 billion deal with Australian data center company IREN.
- DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks techcrunch.com2025-11-04 03:46:12
Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
- Waymo’s robotaxi expansion accelerates with 3 new cities techcrunch.com2025-11-04 03:45:55
Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego are next on Waymo's robotaxi tick list.
- Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members’ private posts techcrunch.com2025-11-04 02:05:39
Facebook is making it possible for private Groups to switch to public without compromising members' privacy.
- Chrome can now autofill your passport, driver’s license, and vehicle registration info techcrunch.com2025-11-04 01:57:28
Desktop users who have enhanced autofill enabled with see their passport and driver’s license number, vehicle information, like their license plate or VIN, and more automatically filled.
- Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set techcrunch.com2025-11-04 01:01:58
Dia's AI browser has a head start on what works for consumers thanks to learnings from its browser experiment, Arc.
- Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO techcrunch.com2025-11-04 01:00:52
The Indian fintech already has a presence in 20 countries worldwide.
- TikTok announces its first awards show in the US techcrunch.com2025-11-04 00:47:49
The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.
