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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/patreon-stops-asking-ai-bots-not-to-scrape-and-starts-blocking-them/

Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web/

A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/a-new-app-hypertexting-turns-the-open-web-into-a-scrollable-social-media-like-feed/

The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/the-wildest-allegations-in-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-against-openai/

Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/metas-adam-mosseri-says-ai-token-budgets-could-soon-be-capped-per-engineer/

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-over-alleged-trade-secret-theft/

Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/google-will-now-disclose-which-ads-are-made-with-ai/

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/meta-wants-its-ai-glasses-to-seem-less-creepy-its-ai-strategy-says-otherwise/

Netflix invented binge-watching. Now it may have outgrown it. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/netflix-invented-binge-watching-now-it-may-have-outgrown-it/

Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/popular-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-is-shutting-down-as-company-focuses-on-ai/

X cracks down on creators who steal content https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/x-cracks-down-on-creators-who-steal-content/

Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/yes-you-can-now-order-doordash-from-the-command-line/

Apple quietly reveals how its Maps ads will differ from Google’s https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/apple-quietly-reveals-how-its-maps-ads-will-differ-from-googles/

X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/x-now-offers-an-mcp-server-to-make-its-platform-easier-for-ai-tools-to-use/

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/spotify-expands-its-ai-push-with-a-chatgpt-like-music-assistant/

Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/watch-out-amazon-the-kobo-ereader-now-has-a-goodreads-rival/

As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/as-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-shuts-down-its-founder-builds-bingers-a-new-home-for-fans/

Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/hands-on-with-xs-new-ai-powered-custom-feeds/

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/google-turns-chrome-into-an-ai-coworker-for-the-workplace/

X adds a video editor to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/x-adds-a-video-editor-to-encourage-creators-to-post-original-content-not-stolen-reposts/

You can now customize Siri’s pace and expressivity in the latest iOS 27 beta https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/you-can-now-customize-siris-pace-and-expressivity-in-the-latest-ios-27-beta/

Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/google-bets-on-gemini-to-reinvent-the-smart-home-speaker/

Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/clicks-shows-off-its-blackberry-inspired-phone-in-a-new-hands-on-video/

Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/former-pinterest-team-redesigns-email-with-extra-and-its-actually-good/

Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/apple-opens-its-new-siri-ai-to-everyone-with-the-ios-27-public-beta/

Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/21/beyond-siri-here-are-the-practical-ai-features-coming-to-your-iphone-in-ios-27/

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/ftc-lawsuit-reveals-how-subscription-scam-networks-evade-app-store-enforcement/

Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/netflix-dabbles-in-shorter-video-content-with-its-new-set-of-publisher-deals-with-variety-others/

Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/apple-opens-up-app-store-to-new-competition-in-brazil/

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-videos/

Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba’s Qwen AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/apple-intelligence-approved-for-launch-in-china-with-alibabas-qwen-ai/

Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/anthropics-new-claude-feature-is-quietly-selling-you-on-ai/

Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/gemini-spark-googles-agentic-assistant-is-now-available-on-mac/

Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/acti-puts-ai-agents-directly-into-your-smartphone-keyboard/

Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/spotifys-reserved-ticket-sales-to-musics-superfans-are-now-going-live/

Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/investors-back-skye-signull-labs-ai-home-screen-app-for-iphone-ahead-of-launch/

Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/apples-cal-ai-crackdown-signals-its-still-policing-the-app-store/

GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/grai-believes-ai-can-make-music-more-social-not-replace-artists/

Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/filing-college-app-fizz-accuses-vc-of-sharing-confidential-startup-information-with-rival-sidechat/

Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/elon-musk-says-x-will-send-dms-when-posts-youve-engaged-with-are-corrected/