Author: GT

If you thought Apple’s $19 polishing cloth was ridiculous, wait until you hear about Apple’s newest product: The limited edition iPhone Pocket is a cloth sling for your phone, which retails for $149.95 in the short size and $229.95 in the long, crossbody size. The item itself seems like it could be rage-bait. Apple’s website says that it is inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth,” in which just one piece of fabric comprises the entire design. But the iPhone Pocket actually makes a lot of sense in the context of the fashion world — I’d buy a…

When the hosts of the popular All-In podcast launched their own tequila brand at a star-studded party last June, all 750 bottles of the $1,200 spirit quickly sold out. But getting those bottles into customers’ hands has proven harder than expected. The long-awaited bottles of Besties All-In tequila began shipping last week to those who ordered them, ending a nearly five-month-long wait, Jason Calacanis, one of the podcast’s hosts, told TechCrunch. The holdup was the unusual bottle, Calacanis said: “Handcrafted bottles took a bit longer to create than expected, but the bottles started shipping last week!” The bottle was designed…

Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation, among other things.  In a video announcing the release, Tyler Denk, the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, said that what makes newsletter platforms powerful is ownership.  “Owning your audience, distribution, brand, and even your revenue potential,” he said. “In the age of AI and algorithms. Ownership isn’t just nice to have, it’s essential.” The hope is to further give creators (and journalists) more control — and opportunities — to expand and grow their businesses on the platform.  The full product…

Uber has quietly begun piloting in-app video recording for its drivers in India, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with the company. The tool is meant to deter misconduct in a market where most drivers do not use dashcams, according to Uber. Half a dozen Uber drivers in the Delhi–NCR region told TechCrunch they sometimes face misconduct from riders and, in some cases, are threatened with false complaints about their behavior — allegations that can lead to penalties or even account suspensions. “Even female passengers traveling late at night insist that we follow the route they want instead of what’s shown…

As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing. On Thursday, a new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored from an older backup that was created before Vine’s shutdown. The app won’t just exist as a walk down memory lane; it will also allow users to create profiles and upload their own new Vine videos. However, unlike on traditional social media, where AI content is often haphazardly labeled, diVine will flag suspected generative AI…

Ticket reseller StubHub signage on display at the New York Stock Exchange for the company’s IPO on Sept. 17, 2025. NYSEStubHub shares sank 7% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported quarterly results for the first time since its initial public offering in September.Here’s how the ticket vendor did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Loss per share: $4.27Revenue: $468.1 million vs. $452 million expectedRevenue increased 8% in its second quarter from $433.8 million a year earlier, the company said.StubHub reported a net loss of $1.33 billion, or a loss of $4.27 per share, compared to a net loss of…

Mirova, the French climate-focused investment firm backed by Kering and other corporate heavyweights, has invested $30.5 million (€26.4 million) in Indian climate tech startup Varaha. This investment will help to expand the startup’s regenerative farming program, supporting hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers in northern India. The deal marks Mirova’s first carbon investment in India, but its structure is unusual. Rather than taking equity, the Paris-based firm is investing cash and will get a share of the carbon credits generated in return over time. This arrangement is part of Mirova’s carbon investment strategy, which channels corporate capital into verified emissions-reduction…

One of the most effective use cases to have emerged from modern AI models is their ability to understand the human voice better, which has led to more accurate dictation tools. One such Mac tool, Willow, is launching an iOS app to let users type with their voice across all apps. Similar to Wispr Flow, Willow’s keyboard transcribes your voice and formats the message according to the context. The app, which supports over 100 languages, lets you define your own vocabulary terms or create different writing styles across app categories like work, messaging, email, and others. One key advantage of…

Cash App released a slate of new features as part of its fall update, including an AI chatbot that can answer questions about users’ finances, a new benefits program, and the ability to discover places that accept Bitcoin payments and make Bitcoin payments using USD. The company is launching an assistant called Moneybot that can answer questions about spending patterns and income, and provide insights for maintaining savings and setting aside money for investments. The chatbot will be available to select users at launch, with broader availability planned for the coming months. Users can ask questions like, “Can you show…

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches. And impacted consumers have a little over a month left to file a claim for their chunk of the money.Several lawsuits emerged across the U.S. — and were later consolidated — after AT&T notified millions of customers that information ranging from Social Security numbers to call records were compromised in these breaches last year. Plaintiffs alleged that the telecommunications giant “repeatedly failed” to protect consumer data. While AT&T has continued to deny wrongdoing, it opted to settle earlier this year.“We have agreed to this…