December 19, 2025

The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…

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Google Chrome and Classroom add new features for educators and students, including ‘reading mode’

March 28, 2023

Google is rolling out new Chrome and Classroom features for teachers and students, the company announced on Tuesday. The tech giant is adding a new “reading mode” for Chrome, an AI-powered Hand Raise Gesture Detection feature for Meet and more. The new “reading mode” is a customizable reader view coming to the side panel in […]

Google Chrome and Classroom add new features for educators and students, including ‘reading mode’ by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Germany probes Microsoft’s market power

March 28, 2023

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to be caught in the cross-hairs of Germany’s antitrust authority. The Federal Cartel Office (FCO), aka the Bundeskartellamt, has announced it’s opened a proceeding to determine whether special abuse measures can be applied to the company’s business in Germany — citing Microsoft’s extensive digital ecosystem which it noted cuts across […]

Germany probes Microsoft’s market power by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify debuts “Niche Mixes” you can build based on description alone

March 28, 2023

Spotify launched a new feature today called Niche Mixes that lets you create your own personalized mixes based on just a few words of description in the Search tab. For instance, you could type in an “activity, vibe or aesthetic,” the company notes, then append the word “mix” to generate the custom playlist. This new […]

Spotify debuts “Niche Mixes” you can build based on description alone by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Asana launches new work intelligence tools with AI on the way

March 28, 2023

With all the software tools we have, it’s still hard to figure out how work moves across large organizations, the state of a project and how closely people are tracking against personal, team and company goals. Asana, which is built on top of a work graph, has that knowledge and the company announced a new […]

Asana launches new work intelligence tools with AI on the way by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Experience the Found podcast live at TC Early Stage

March 28, 2023

What’s it like to be a startup founder? Not the hype, not the spin. What’s it really like? That’s the thesis behind the TechCrunch podcast Found. Each episode features an interview with an early-stage founder to tell the story behind the startup. We can’t think of a better place to broadcast a live Found podcast […]

Experience the Found podcast live at TC Early Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch