Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/meta-conducts-layoffs-in-oculus-studios-impacting-vr-exercise-app-supernatural/

Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/parents-who-lost-children-to-online-harms-protest-outside-of-metas-nyc-office/

Pope Francis’ funeral to stream on YouTube

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/pope-francis-funeral-to-stream-on-youtube/

Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/within-six-years-building-the-leading-ai-data-center-may-cost-200b/

Mark Zuckerberg really wants to make Facebook cool again

https://techcrunch.com/video/mark-zuckerberg-really-wants-to-make-facebook-cool-again/

Netflix now offers dialogue-only subtitles

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/netflix-now-offers-dialogue-only-subtitles/

Chess.com reaches 200 million members

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/chess-com-reaches-200-million-members/

Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/facebook-cracks-down-on-spammy-content-by-cutting-reach-and-monetization/

TikTok adds support for ALT text for photos

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/tiktok-adds-support-for-alt-text-for-photos/

Anthropic is launching a new program to study AI ‘model welfare’

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/anthropic-is-launching-a-new-program-to-study-ai-model-welfare/

Spotify’s AI playlist rolls out to Asia and more markets

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/spotifys-ai-playlist-rolls-out-to-asia-and-more-markets/

Speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Applications now open

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/speak-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025-applications-now-open/

RepAir Carbon is making carbon removal machines inspired by batteries

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/repair-carbon-is-making-carbon-removal-machines-inspired-by-batteries/

Founders, your moment is now: Apply for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/founders-your-moment-is-now-apply-for-startup-battlefield-200/

Revolut, the $45B neobank, posts $1B profit in 2024

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/revolut-the-45b-neobank-posts-1b-profit-in-2024/

Dropbox adds new features to Dash, its AI-powered search tool

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/dropbox-adds-new-features-to-its-ai-powered-search-tool-dash/

Uber, Volkswagen pair up to launch robotaxi service in US with self-driving, electric microbuses

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/uber-and-volkswagen-pair-up-to-launch-robotaxi-service-with-self-driving-electric-microbuses/

This tool estimates how much electricity your chatbot messages consume

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/this-tool-estimates-how-much-electricity-your-chatbot-messages-consume/

British startup Isembard lands $9M to reshore manufacturing for critical industries

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/british-startup-isembard-lands-9m-to-reshore-manufacturing-for-critical-industries/

Adobe releases new Firefly image generation models and a redesigned Firefly web app

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/adobe-releases-new-firefly-image-generation-models-and-a-redesigned-firefly-web-app/