A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping | TechCrunch
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
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Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch
…Now, users will be able to find communities through a new “Communities Hub.” Additionally, communities now have their own distinct icons to make it easier to spot and recognize them. “The Discovery…
Spotify takes on Google's NotebookLM with its new app | TechCrunch
…Spotify is also adding personal context to this podcast-generation tool. And, because in 2026 companies can’t refrain from adding agents to their apps, the new Studio app has an agent…
YouTube adds new podcast features, including an AI recommendation tool and 'Auto speed' | TechCrunch
…Additionally, by focusing on personalized discovery and hands-free listening features, the company also appears to be targeting users who consume podcasts on audio-first apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The…
A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver's licenses open for anyone to see | TechCrunch
…spilling their customers’ personal information and sensitive documents — not through sophisticated attacks, but by failing to follow basic cybersecurity practices. Aside from a recent buzz of AI-discovered vulnerabilities and new cybersecurity…
Audio generation app Huxe, founded by former NotebookLM developers, shuts down | TechCrunch
…The announcement comes a day after Spotify released a personal podcast feature that works similarly. The company said that it is removing the app from App Store and Play Store, and if…
Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer | TechCrunch
…While a lot of the details remain under wraps, Winamp promises an emphasis on personalization through a customizable interface, social features, and ways to discover, organize, and enjoy music. The company asserts…
NASA briefly sheltered space station astronauts in SpaceX's Dragon due to leaks | TechCrunch
…an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access Anthropic files to go public DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to…
Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives | TechCrunch
…Currently, the app offers premium features like text-to-speech, highlights, custom fonts, and full-text search for free. It also has a discovery section where you can explore articles to read…
Every new iOS 27 feature that's worth knowing about | TechCrunch
…A new “search within show” feature allows users to search directly through episodes of a specific podcast across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the web. Apple is also bringing video…