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With next month’s arrival of the new streaming service “Max” from Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is also promising a revamped product experience with an expanded feature set, improved recommendations, and better performance. The new service, which combines HBO Max and Discovery+ content into one offering, will gain an updated user interface that’s delivered by […]

Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Relativity Space is retiring Terran 1 after just a single test flight to double-down on development of its next generation Terran R rocket, which is now configured to be even larger than previously announced. The six-year-old company is making other significant changes to Terran R: the rocket will no longer be completely reusable, but fitted […]

So long, Terran 1: Relativity Space makes hard pivot to an even larger Terran R by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Opera, the makers of an ad-blocking web browser, whose most recent claim to fame is having TikTok built-in, announced today it’s rolling out an updated version of its iOS app that now includes its free VPN. Previously available on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android, the iOS release now makes Opera the first browser to offer […]

Opera brings its free VPN to iOS to rival Apple and Google’s paid alternatives by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

The early days of the pandemic proved a massive boon for the home fitness crowd. Gyms closed indefinitely, and even when they began reopening, many members seriously questioned whether the model would continue to suit their life, moving forward. Peloton, for one, was in a perfect place to capitalize on the trend, with a significant […]

After a turbulent few years for home fitness, Tonal gets fresh funding and new CEO by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Following last month’s NBC News investigation into Pinterest that exposed how pedophiles had been using the service to curate image boards of young girls, the company on Tuesday announced further safety measures for its platform, including a new set of parental controls and updated age verification policies, among other things. However, the company also said […]

After an investigation exposes its dangers, Pinterest announces new safety tools and parental controls by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Given the rising interest in generative AI tools like text-based ChatGPT and image-based Midjourney, AI-powered apps are growing in numbers and popularity in both app stores. A report by analytics firm Apptopia suggests that 158 AI Chatbot apps — with the description having keywords like “AI Chat” or “AI Chatbot” — hit the app stores […]

User spending goes up by more than 4000% on AI-powered apps by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Truecaller has been a known name in the app market globally — thanks to its eponymous caller-identification service. Its active user base these days numbers 338 million, but it could be bigger: a lack of a caller ID feature on iOS has arguably held back its growth among iPhone users. Now, an effort to expand […]

Truecaller brings live caller ID to iPhone… but with a catch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch