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Consumer apps can generate a lot of traffic and revenue, but some carriers have complained that they’re not getting a fair cut of the pie for carrying all that traffic across their network infrastructure. But if you were looking for … Continue reading →

As the universe’s lightest gas, hydrogen is tricky to contain. But there’s an alternative: attaching hydrogen atoms to a carrier molecule that’s easier to move. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook service, continues to experiment with AI to improve audiobook discovery and offer customized recommendations. Recent tests involve AI-powered tags, which analyze customer feedback to offer tailored suggestions according to individual preferences, and topic pages that recommend … Continue reading →

Meta has acquired the Threads.com domain name, according to Whois records of the URL that were updated on September 24. Users on domain-related forums pointed out this transfer, and TechCrunch confirmed the Whois records of Threads.com separately, which list Meta’s … Continue reading →

The promise of blockchain to change the world hasn’t materialized. For the most part, the technology has instead enabled people to speculate on a new asset class. A big hurdle to realizing blockchain’s full potential, web3 proponents argue, is that … Continue reading →

At its core, Raycast all about bringing a little order to the chaos with what it calls a “shortcut to everything.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The ride-hail and delivery giant announced a new deal to bring WeRide’s robotaxis to the Uber platform starting in Abu Dhabi. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Mozilla, the non-profit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accuses it of violating the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by tracking Firefox users by default … Continue reading →

Digital transformation — upgrading a company’s legacy apps and processes with new tech — has long been a buzzy and lucrative business. But the pandemic supercharged the market. Covid pandemic lockdowns and the widespread move to work-from-home spurred brands relying … Continue reading →

What is going on with Google’s long-touted migration to an alternative adtech stack (aka its Privacy Sandbox proposal)? What indeed. The entire multi-year endeavour to reshape the commercial web looks dangerously close to being killed off after the latest intervention … Continue reading →