Meta adds Hindi and Portuguese support for its AI translation feature for Reels
Meta is expanding its AI-powered translation features for Reels with support for Hindi and Portuguese to target markets like India and Brazil
Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener
Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common in the waters of the Buriganga River as it runs through Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s among many harms posed by a garment sector that was once synonymous with tragedy: In 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring…
Sora hit 1M downloads faster than ChatGPT
This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an invite-only app, while ChatGPT was more publicly available at launch. That makes Sora’s performance more impressive.
What My Firefighter Husband’s Recovery Taught Me About Biohacking — And Building Resiliency
Here’s what my firefighter husband’s injury taught me about leadership, longevity and the future of biohacking.
This AI Startup Wants to Turn Social Media Activity Into Sales — And Just Raised $2.5 Million to Do It
Pinpoint just raised $2.5 million to help brands turn social media likes, comments and DMs directly into sales.
Duolingo says it will ‘never’ open a San Francisco office
“For us, Pittsburgh isn’t a ‘backup plan’ to the Bay Area,” the language learning app said.
Navigating the next frontier at Techcrunch Disrupt 2025: Where investors see opportunity in space
On the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Celeste Ford (Stellar Ventures), Chris Morales (Point72 Ventures), and Morgan Beller (NFX) explore where capital is flowing in the space economy. Don’t miss the ticket savings — register today
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Knapsack picks up $10M to help bridge the gap between design and engineering teams
Knapsack creates a unified workspace that integrates design and coding tools to ensure design and engineering teams are on the same page.
This distributed data storage startup wants to take on Big Cloud
Tigris has raised $25 million to expand its growing network of localized data storage centers — the storage layer for decentralized computing infrastructure.
India pilots AI chatbot-led e-commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude in the mix
India has launched a pilot to let users shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, starting with ChatGPT.
Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks
Apple speaks out about how the Texas age assurance law was written, saying it affects the privacy of users.