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- Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs techcrunch.com2026-04-27 23:27:52
Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.
- What’s behind Europe’s efforts to ditch U.S. software in favor of sovereign tech techcrunch.com2026-04-27 22:17:59
Governments across Europe are looking to rely less on American tech providers.
- China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe techcrunch.com2026-04-27 21:16:55
China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents.
- OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps techcrunch.com2026-04-27 21:08:59
The phone could go in mass production in 2028, an analyst says.
- Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked techcrunch.com2026-04-27 21:03:36
The American technology giant provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses.
- Spotify’s next frontier: fitness content techcrunch.com2026-04-27 20:00:00
Spotify is adding fitness as its next major category, launching workout videos, playlists, and Peloton classes inside the app for free and Premium users.
- Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space techcrunch.com2026-04-27 18:00:00
Overview Energy's first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power.
- Truecaller faces mounting pressures as its growth matures techcrunch.com2026-04-27 11:00:00
As growth slows, Truecaller is leaning on subscriptions, business services, and new features to sustain momentum beyond India.
- The Stanford freshmen who want to rule the world . . . will probably read this book and try even harder techcrunch.com2026-04-27 06:00:46
Can a book like this actually change anything? Or does the spotlight, as it always seems to, send more students racing to the place?
- Amazon’s new podcast strategy: Monetize everything techcrunch.com2026-04-27 05:38:08
Amazon's podcasting business seems to have transformed over the past six months.
- What Tim Cook built techcrunch.com2026-04-27 04:22:51
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss how Apple has changed since Cook became CEO in 2011, and what challenges incoming CEO John Ternus will be facing.
- TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission techcrunch.com2026-04-27 00:03:00
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
