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X revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features, like exclusive threads and shareable cards | TechCrunch X is rolling out a series of new features for creators, like the ability to offer paid threads and other marketing tools.

X revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features, like exclusive threads and shareable cards

Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage | TechCrunch Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

Meta sued over AI smartglasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

Match Group COO out, as dating apps struggle to connect with Gen Z | TechCrunch Match Group eliminates the COO role as CEO Spencer Rascoff has been managing operations.

Match Group COO out, as dating apps struggle to connect with Gen Z

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20% | TechCrunch Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google's Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users | TechCrunch Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users

X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money | TechCrunch 42 X users donated to William Shatner's charity in exchange for an early invite to X Money beta.

X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money

ChatGPT's new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down | TechCrunch The company says the new model will reduce the "cringe" that's been annoying its users for months.

ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down

X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of 'armed conflict' | TechCrunch Creators who break the rules will get a three-month suspension, and if they continue to violate the policy, they'll be permanently banned.

X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’

X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS | TechCrunch The new app promises a way to send and receive messages without being distracted by your timeline.

X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS

Apple's new Studio Displays come with Thunderbolt 5 | TechCrunch The new displays come with better cameras, new sound systems, and Thunderbolt 5 ports.

Apple’s new Studio displays come with Thunderbolt 5

Amid new competition, Chrome speeds up its release schedule | TechCrunch Google Chrome will begin shipping new releases every two weeks in September, instead of monthly.

Amid new competition, Chrome speeds up its release schedule

ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal | TechCrunch Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew.

ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal

Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue | TechCrunch The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced back teens a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays.

Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue

image from mastodon's website referring to it as a "social media platform"

mastodon refers to itself as a platform, as does wikipedia

X ads 'Paid Partnership' labels for creators so they can ditch the hashtags | TechCrunch The new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.

X ads ‘Paid Partnership’ labels for creators so they can ditch the hashtags

Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599 | TechCrunch Apple refreshes the iPad Air with the M4 chip and more memory to make it better for AI use cases.

Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599

Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying 'nobody committed suicide because of Grok' | TechCrunch In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with non-consensual nude images.

Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’

So, we're getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right? | TechCrunch Mark Zuckerberg was at Prada's fashion week event in Milan, leaving everyone to wonder if we're getting Meta AI glasses under the Prada brand.

So, we’re getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right?

Walmart agrees to $100M settlement over deceptive pay practices in Spark Driver program | TechCrunch The suit said Walmart mislead drivers about their possible tips and would reduce their base pay, among other things.

Walmart agrees to $100M settlement over deceptive pay practices in Spark Driver program

X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platforms | TechCrunch X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets they've created for other platforms.

X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platforms

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android | TechCrunch Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google.

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android

Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications | TechCrunch The new privacy tech uses different types of pixels to let you block certain apps and notifications from being viewed by others.

Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications

OpenClaw creator's advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve | TechCrunch Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more "playful" makes for a better way to learn AI coding.

OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill, or Sweet, Amazon says.

Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws | TechCrunch Apple complies with new age assurance laws in the U.S. and abroad, including those that block users from downloading apps aimed at adults.

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws

Instagram head pressed on lengthy delay to launch teen safety features, like a nudity filter, court filing reveals | TechCrunch An email chain with Instagram head Adam Mosseri indicated the company was aware of teen safety issues in DMs in 2018, but didn't launch its unwanted nudity filter until 2024.

Instagram head pressed on lengthy delay to launch teen safety features, like a nudity filter, court filing reveals

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play | TechCrunch Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

Ex-Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting | TechCrunch The team that sold their last app Dark Sky to Apple are back with Acme Weather, which offers alternative forecasts, rainbow and sunset alerts, and more.

Ex-Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting

Particle's AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don't have to | TechCrunch AI news app Particle can now pull in key moments from podcasts, letting readers instantly play short, relevant clips alongside related stories.

Particle’s AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don’t have to

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere | TechCrunch A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. 

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere