Tinder evolves some features into dating ‘modes’

The app is getting two new modes, Double Date and College Mode — essentially extensions of existing features — alongside a “For You” mode on the home screen that presents the classic Tinder experience. The company said it will add more dating modes that will lean into interests, dating intentions, and different ways to connect.

Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming

Spotify is finally launching lossless music streaming support after consumers demanded it for years.

Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you

The startup is using real-time AI agents that inspect, analyze, and neutralize email threats.

Robinhood embraces copy trading after warning competitors about regulatory risks

Roughly nine months after suggesting that a young copy trading platform could only operate because it flew “under the radar” of regulators, Robinhood has announced its own entry into the space with “Robinhood Social,” a new feature that will allow users to follow and manually replicate the trades of prominent investors.

Sources: AI training startup Mercor eyes $10B+ valuation on $450 million run rate

The two-year-old startup has been in discussions with investors for a Series C round.

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Each Side Event can unlock new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community.

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Each Side Event can unlock new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community.

Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic

The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure and a potential LinkedIn competitor.

Apple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.

Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images, live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, among others.

Watch Apple’s AirPod Pro 3 live translation feature in action

Get a look at the real-time translation the new AirPods Pro 3 bring to your ears, which you can prompt through a gesture. Powered by Apple Intelligence, it uses noise cancellation to reduce the volume of the speaker to elevate the provided translation to the user. It came as one of several updates to the… Continua a leggere Watch Apple’s AirPod Pro 3 live translation feature in action