So what’s going on with the music board?

Musicboard, the music discovery and recommendation app, is struggling, users say. Over the past few months, users say apps have been down, websites have gone offline, and Android apps have disappeared from the Play Store. This has to do with a loyal, albeit small, user base. (The app has been downloaded about 462,000 times to […]
Now you can let people know you’ve arrived at your destination on Snapchat

After launching its “Home Safe” feature that lets users notify friends and family that they have safely arrived home, Snapchat is now introducing additional alerts that let others know when users have arrived at other destinations. The social media giant announced Monday that its new “Arrival Notifications” will now allow users to set one-time or […]
Hacktivist collects payment records of over 500,000 stalkerware customers

A hacktivist has collected more than 500,000 payment records from a provider of a consumer “stalkerware” phone monitoring app, exposing some of the email addresses and payment information of customers who paid to spy on others. The deal includes records of payments for phone tracking services like Geofinder and uMobix, services like Peekviewer (formerly Glassagram), […]
Discord to introduce age verification for full access to platform next month

Discord will roll out age verification globally next month, the company announced Monday. All users default to a “Teen Friendly Experience” unless they certify that they are an adult. You must verify your age to change certain settings or access age-restricted content. Discord users must verify as an adult to unblur sensitive content or turn […]
TechCrunch Founders Summit 2026 | TechCrunch

Do you have real-world scaling experience? The stage at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is calling. Our annual founder-focused event in Boston on June 23 will bring together more than 1,100 founders and investors to explore the realities of scaling a startup at every stage. We’re looking for experienced founders, VCs, and startup operators to lead […]
Nominations now being accepted for the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 | Tech Crunch

Early stage founders, now is the time! Are you ready to test your startup on the ultimate world stage? The startup battlefield is calling. Nominations for the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, the world’s most iconic startup pitch competition, are officially open. Step onto the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and face off against our […]
Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, wins $40 million led by Keith Block’s company

Gather AI, a startup that provides an AI platform for warehouse cameras and drones, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Smith Point Capital. It’s a VC firm founded by Keith Block, former co-CEO of Salesforce. The Gather team first met Smith Point at a logistics conference a year ago, […]
Well, I’m a little less angry about the “Magnificent Ambersons” AI project

When a startup announced last fall that it planned to use generative AI to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film, The Ambersons, I was skeptical. More than that, I was baffled as to why someone would spend time and money on a work that had so little commercial value but was guaranteed to […]
Dozens of people march in support of billionaire in San Francisco

Marches in support of California billionaires did not necessarily draw large crowds Saturday. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, about 30 people attended, including about 10 cynical counter-protesters. To be fair, organizer Derrick Kaufman predicted in advance that only “a few dozen” people would attend. However, the strange idea of a “billionaire march” caused a […]
From Svedka to Anthropic, brands are boldly leveraging AI in their Super Bowl ads

Following last year’s trend of showcasing AI in multi-million dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl ad takes it a step further by leveraging AI to both create commercials and promote the latest AI products. Love it or hate it, this technology has become a star in its own right alongside the latest movie trailers […]