TechCrunch Daily Crunch

TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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Today’s biggest tech headlines in a flash from TechCrunch.

Episodes(40 episodes)

YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement
Plus - Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally; Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 15, 2026Duration: 7m 33s
Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent
Plus - IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs; Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 14, 2026Duration: 6m 45s
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
Plus - Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings; YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 11, 2026Duration: 4m 34s
This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’
Plus - Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups; Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 10, 2026Duration: 5m 39s
X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok
Plus - Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline; Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 9, 2026Duration: 5m 52s
Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs
Plus -Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time; Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 8, 2026Duration: 7m 57s
OpenAI's vision for the AI economy
As governments grapple with how to manage the economic fallout of superintelligent machines, OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals outlining the ways wealth and work could be reshaped in an “intelligence age.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 7, 2026Duration: 7m 51s
Meet the Facebook insider who has been building content moderation for the AI era.
When Brett Levenson left Apple in 2019 to lead business integrity at Facebook, the social media giant was in the thick of the Cambridge Analytica fallout. At the time, he thought he could simply fix Facebook’s content moderation problem with better technology. The problem, he quickly learned, ran deeper than technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 4, 2026Duration: 7m 29s
Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models
Plus - Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon; NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 3, 2026Duration: 8m 38s
An AI-heavy makeover coming to Slack
Plus - OpenAI raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise; Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 2, 2026Duration: 7m 1s
Airbnb is introducing a private car pickup service
Roku launches a standalone app for Howdy, its $2.99 streaming service; Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Apr 1, 2026Duration: 8m 23s
Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram
Plus - Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering; Why OpenAI really shut down Sora Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 31, 2026Duration: 5m 44s
Netflix confirms it’s raising prices again
Plus - Rivian gets another $1B from Volkswagen; You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 28, 2026Duration: 5m 56s
Google is launching Search Live globally
Plus - WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations; The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 27, 2026Duration: 6m 57s
Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop
Plus - Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots; Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists; Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 26, 2026Duration: 7m 25s
TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive
Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature; Roku’s $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 25, 2026Duration: 6m 24s
Fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI
Plus - Elizabeth Warren calls Pentagon’s decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation’; DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 24, 2026Duration: 8m 4s
Blue Origin enters the space data center game
Plus - Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa; Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 21, 2026Duration: 7m 54s
Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis
Plus - Meta has rolled out new AI content enforcement systems; DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app; Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 20, 2026Duration: 8m 13s
Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using.
Plus - The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 8m 30s