At WWDC 2025, Apple sang developers’ praises amid AI letdowns and App Store battles
Space tomatoes and prescription yogurt incubator rocket to the ISS today
If astronauts are going to undertake multi-year missions or establish a sustainable presence on the Moon and Mars, they’ll need fresh food and medical supplies, not exactly easy to come by off-planet. The latest load of supplies heading to the ISS includes a few new options, including yogurt production and some potentially delicious space tomatoes. […]
Space tomatoes and prescription yogurt incubator rocket to the ISS today by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Tesla issues back-to-back recalls
Tesla recalled more than 350,000 vehicles from U.S. customers over the weekend in two separate campaigns. The automaker said Saturday that it was recalling more than 321,000 vehicles over a software glitch that disables the tail lights on some cars. The recall covers 2023 Model 3 sedans, as well as Model Y crossovers for model […]
Tesla issues back-to-back recalls by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: resurrecting mammoths, and the climate bill’s big flaw
Meta’s surveillance biz model targeted in UK ‘right to object’ GDPR lawsuit
Meta’s surveillance-based business model is facing an interesting legal challenge in the UK from an individual who’s suing over its continued processing of her data for ad targeting — despite her objection. The legal challenge — which is being brought by human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll — is seeking a declaration that Meta is in […]
Meta’s surveillance biz model targeted in UK ‘right to object’ GDPR lawsuit by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Get your product and customer success teams on the same page to improve net retention
The “old way” — where you kept product teams hidden away while customer success dealt with delivering bad news — no longer works.
Get your product and customer success teams on the same page to improve net retention by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Custom jeweler Wove bags $3.85M to make engagement ring purchases less stressful
The online custom jewelry company is injecting technology into the engagement and wedding ring buying experience.
Custom jeweler Wove bags $3.85M to make engagement ring purchases less stressful by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
SponsorUnited secures $35M investment to build out its database of brand sponsorships
Sponsorships are a multibillion-dollar industry. But data on sponsorships, like who’s sponsoring who, can be tough to come by because of the various forms they take — and channels on which those sponsorships take place (think not only websites and social media posts but also physical signage and even sports team jerseys). For both brands […]
SponsorUnited secures $35M investment to build out its database of brand sponsorships by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon-owned Wickr is shutting down its free encrypted messaging app
Secure communications provider Wickr has announced that it will shutter its free encrypted messaging app, Wickr Me, next year. Wickr was founded in 2011 and became one of the first mainstream end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, until it was acquired by Amazon’s cloud services giant Amazon Web Services in 2021. In a post published Friday, Amazon said […]
Amazon-owned Wickr is shutting down its free encrypted messaging app by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
India issues guidelines to curb fake reviews on e-commerce platforms
Tech giants that play in India’s e-commerce sphere are overrun with fake reviews. Today, the country’s regulators finally moved ahead with a new set of rules aiming to curb that. The Indian government has released a framework to curb fake and misleading reviews on e-commerce platforms and portals offering tour and travel services, restaurants, eateries […]
India issues guidelines to curb fake reviews on e-commerce platforms by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch