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- How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect techcrunch.com2026-03-16 22:30:55
GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI.
- Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2 techcrunch.com2026-03-16 22:12:50
The successor to its premium headphones cost $549 and are launching with enhanced active noise cancellation, the H2 chip, live translation, better sound quality, and more.
- Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets techcrunch.com2026-03-16 21:02:47
PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.
- The billionaires made a promise — now some want out techcrunch.com2026-03-16 12:40:24
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign to get the richest people on earth to promise, publicly, to give most of their money away. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any industry in history, and the question of how those fortunes would impact […]
- Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ wins three Oscars, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two techcrunch.com2026-03-16 10:27:18
“Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
- Google, Accel India accelerator choses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’ techcrunch.com2026-03-16 08:30:00
Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were "wrappers" as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.
- ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator techcrunch.com2026-03-16 05:01:51
The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues.
- Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks techcrunch.com2026-03-16 02:49:32
AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.
- Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates techcrunch.com2026-03-16 01:19:47
The deal comes after Unacademy’s valuation plunged from $3.5B to under $500M, as India’s once-booming edtech sector struggles.
- TechCrunch Mobility: Travis Kalanick’s return proves it really is 2016 again techcrunch.com2026-03-16 00:05:00
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
