Automakers selling cars in China banned from using ‘autonomous driving’ in ads

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/automakers-selling-cars-in-china-banned-from-using-autonomous-driving-in-ads/

AI benchmarking platform Chatbot Arena forms a new company

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/ai-benchmarking-platform-chatbot-arena-forms-a-new-company/

Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/florida-draft-law-mandating-encryption-backdoors-for-social-media-accounts-billed-dangerous-and-dumb/

Instagram’s new Blend feature creates a custom reels feed for you and your friends

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/instagrams-new-blend-feature-creates-a-custom-reels-feed-for-you-and-your-friends/

Here are all the tech companies rolling back DEI or still committed to it — so far

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/here-are-all-the-tech-companies-rolling-back-dei-or-still-committed-to-it-so-far/

OpenAI’s Stargate project sets its sights on international expansion

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/openais-stargate-project-sets-its-sights-on-international-expansion/

The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing ‘reverse location search’ from photos

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/the-latest-viral-chatgpt-trend-is-doing-reverse-location-search-from-photos/

Judge rules Google illegally monopolized ad tech, opening door to potential breakup

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/judge-rules-google-illegally-monopolized-ad-tech-opening-door-to-potential-breakup/

Make a brand impact by hosting a Side Event during TechCrunch All Stage Week in Boston

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/make-a-brand-impact-by-hosting-a-side-event-during-techcrunch-all-stage-week-in-boston/

Mark Zuckerberg says TikTok slowed Meta’s growth

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/mark-zuckerberg-says-tiktok-slowed-metas-growth/

Shein and Temu to raise prices for US shoppers in response to tariffs

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/shein-and-temu-to-raise-prices-for-us-shoppers-in-response-to-tariffs/

Wasp’s platform is the glue that holds web dev apps together

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/wasps-platform-is-the-glue-that-holds-web-apps-together/

Archer Aviation wants to help New Yorkers skip airport traffic with electric air taxis

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/archer-aviation-wants-to-help-new-yorkers-skip-airport-traffic-with-electric-air-taxis/

Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads’ founder, shuts down

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/smashing-the-reading-curation-app-by-goodreads-founder-shuts-down/

xAI adds a ‘memory’ feature to Grok

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/xai-adds-a-memory-feature-to-grok/

Zoom restores service after an hours-long outage

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/zoom-restores-service-after-an-hours-long-outage/

Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/chapter-a-medicare-startup-with-links-to-vance-thiel-and-ramaswamy-just-raised-a-round-at-1-5b-valuation/

Trump administration reportedly considers a US DeepSeek ban

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/trump-administration-reportedly-considers-a-us-deepseek-ban/

Rippling wants UK fintech Revolut to reveal who paid off Deel’s alleged “spy”

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/rippling-wants-uk-fintech-revolut-to-reveal-who-paid-off-deels-alleged-spy/

Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/former-cisa-director-chris-krebs-vows-to-fight-back-against-trump-ordered-federal-investigation/