February 9, 2026

Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Lots of influential people in tech last week were describing Moltbook, an online hangout populated by AI agents interacting with one another, as a glimpse into the future. It appeared to show…

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Twitter will now show labels on tweets with reduced visiblity

April 25, 2023

Twitter said today that it will add labels to tweets that have been flagged by the company to reduce their visibility. Elon Musk & Co. touted this as a “freedom of speech, not reach” move. 🚫Censorship 🚫Shadowbanning✅Freedom of speech, not reach. Our new labels are now live. https://t.co/a0nTyPSZWY — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 24, 2023 […]

Twitter will now show labels on tweets with reduced visiblity by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

India warns e-commerce giants, urges adoption of open network

April 25, 2023

India will use the “full force of the government” to promote the adoption of its open e-commerce network, cautioning e-commerce giants failing to join the initiative within the stipulated time frame may result in withdrawal of the offer. The commerce minister of India Piyush Goyal reiterated his appeal to the e-commerce giants to join the […]

India warns e-commerce giants, urges adoption of open network by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Klarna’s latest update introduces a personal shopping assistant and new creator tools

April 25, 2023

Klarna, the payments and shopping platform, announced today new features and updates that aim to give users a more personalized shopping experience. This includes “Ask Klarna,” a personal shopping assistant where users can speak to real fashion experts; “Creator Shops,” a customized storefront for content creators; an AI-powered discovery shopping feed; and a resell functionality, […]

Klarna’s latest update introduces a personal shopping assistant and new creator tools by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the people who use Notion to plan their whole lives

April 25, 2023
Joshua Bergen is a very productive person.   His secret is the workspace app Notion. Bergen, a product manager living in Vancouver, uses it to plan trips abroad in meticulous detail, with notes and timelines. He uses it to curate lists of the movies and TV shows he’s watched, and records what he thought of them.…

The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born

April 25, 2023
Last spring, engineers in Barcelona packed up the sperm-injecting robot they’d designed and sent it by DHL to New York City. They followed it to a clinic there, called New Hope, where they put the instrument back together, assembling a microscope, a mechanized needle, a tiny petri dish, and a laptop.  Then one of the…

The inside story of New York City’s 34-year-old social network, ECHO

April 25, 2023
One January afternoon last year, a bouquet of balloons arrived at Karen Rose’s residence in Delray Beach, Florida. She wasn’t expecting a delivery, since it wasn’t her birthday or wedding anniversary, and she thought someone had made a mistake until she noticed the words “AND NOW?” printed on each balloon. “AND NOW?” is the prompt…

UK to press ahead with long anticipated reform to tackle Big Tech’s market power

April 25, 2023

The UK has signalled it will press ahead with an ex ante competition reform aimed at addressing the market muscle of Big Tech. The legislation will also aim to strengthen consumer rights by targeting fake reviews and subscription traps, with the aim of making it less of a minefield for web users to shop online […]

UK to press ahead with long anticipated reform to tackle Big Tech’s market power by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Opera launches Opera One browser with a new tab grouping concept

April 25, 2023

Opera has launched a new browser called Opera One, which will eventually replace its flagship browser. The Norway-based company said that this new browser has elements that will make it ready for a “generative AI-based future” without specifying what it means. The core feature for Opera One, which is being launched as a developer preview, […]

Opera launches Opera One browser with a new tab grouping concept by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web

April 25, 2023

U.K.-based stock-trading startup Lightyear is finally expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth. Founded out of London in 2020, Lightyear is one of a number of fintechs that promise an easy conduit for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies. […]

European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition

April 25, 2023

Coinbase has filed a petition to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to a months-old petition that asks whether the securities regulator would allow the industry to be regulated using existing SEC frameworks, the exchange firm said on Monday, escalating its tensions with the regulator that has ramped up enforcement actions and […]

Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch