TECHNOLOGYX-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPOInvestors flocked to nuclear power startup X-energy in its first day of public trading on the Nasdaq.TechCrunch·April 24, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSteve Rosenberg: Kremlin's tightening grip on internet fuels public discontentThroughout Russia, internet usage has become seriously restricted. Citizens are drawing comparison to Soviet censorship and today's digital blackouts.BBC News·April 24, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending soarsThe cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta's largest layoff since 2023.BBC News·April 23, 2026
TECHNOLOGYBret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup FragmentSierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.TechCrunch·April 23, 2026
TECHNOLOGYInstagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photosThe app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.TechCrunch·April 23, 2026
TECHNOLOGYIndia’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gainsNon-gaming apps, led by streaming and AI, are driving growth, even as India's spending per user lags global peers.TechCrunch·April 23, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGoogle updates Workspace to make AI your new office internGoogle has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system.TechCrunch·April 22, 2026
TECHNOLOGYElon Musk admits millions of Tesla owners need upgrades for true ‘Full Self-Driving’The admission could open Tesla to legal challenges after it spent years promising customers they were just one software update away from owning fully autonomous cars.TechCrunch·April 22, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feedsX's AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds...and new ad slots.TechCrunch·April 22, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI modelsMeta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.TechCrunch·April 21, 2026
TECHNOLOGYUnauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claimsAnthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.TechCrunch·April 21, 2026
TECHNOLOGYUK gaming icon Peter Molyneux on AI, his final creation and a changing industryThe creator of iconic series such as Fable says Masters of Albion will be the last game he makes.BBC News·April 21, 2026
