by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Technology
AI-powered design platform Picsart is launching a creator monetization program, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The program is open to all creators, with no invite lists and no minimum audience size required. The program invites creators to create original...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Technology
A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Technology
The most recent electric vehicles sales data provided a grim picture — at least for new EVs. Sales of new electric vehicles took a beating in the first quarter, falling some 28% year-over-year after the Trump administration axed the $7,500 consumer tax credit,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Technology
Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called “Google AI Edge Eloquent” on iOS to take on the likes of Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow, and others. The app is free to download, and once its Gemma-based automatic speech recognition (ASR)...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Technology
Netflix is launching a new standalone app for kids’ games called Netflix Playground, the company announced on Monday. Netflix Playground is available as part of a Netflix subscription, and doesn’t have any ads or in-app purchases. Netflix says the app gives children...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Technology
U.S. auto safety regulators closed its investigation into Tesla’s remote parking feature, known as “Actually Smart Summon,” after finding crashes were rare, at low speed, and not severe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its update on Friday...