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Instagram rolls out an AI video editor for creators
This conversational AI assistant is intended to provide personalized feedback to creators, rather than generic advice.
Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Instagram is the latest social media platform to add built-in AI-powered features that will give users feedback on their posts. The company announced Wednesday that its standalone…
Meta introduces a new AI assistant for its Instagram creators
The Edits assistant offers personalized guidance based on your audience and best-performing content.
Restate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents
Founded by Apache Flink veterans, the startup is taking on workflow heavyweight Temporal.
At a private AI retreat, the vendor told us the tool won’t save you
Grady Sokaras, Zapier’s head of sales, opened a session at the company’s private AI retreat with a line about the kind of product Zapier sells. “A tool is never the solution,” Sok…
3 days left to exhibit: Turn visibility into your next opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Three days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Book by October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT to showcase your startup to 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders.
OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
AI's Third Wave: Coworkers Break the Security Model That Worked for Agents
Persistent AI coworkers may operate continuously with standing access, creating identity risks that existing security models were not designed to handle. Token Security explains w…
If only all games had Control Resonant's Assist Mode
Sometimes you don't want a casual mode, but you also want a challenging game to cut you some slack. Control Resonant does that.
WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts
Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K is slimmer and faster, but its biggest upgrade may be the thing you’ll actually hold in your hand: a redesigned remote that’s easier to use, especial…
Microsoft to block Entra ID script injection attacks starting October
Microsoft has reminded customers that the Entra ID authentication system will get better protection against external script injection attacks starting next month. [...]
Jim Lanzone on Yahoo’s plan to fix AI search with more links to publishers
Yahoo already holds what AI agents ask people for first, their email and their calendar, CEO Jim Lanzone told TNW. He said Yahoo will launch more personalised, agentic products “i…
WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.
IONNA launches driver council as its US fast-charging network doubles
IONNA, the electric vehicle charging network established by eight car manufacturers, now operates over 180 charging sites in the United States, which is more than twice the number…
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K can pull power directly from your TV
The new Fire TV Stick 4K will be a little easier to set up than Amazon's previous 4K streaming sticks since it no longer requires a power adapter. You can power the device directl…
Amazon unveils a thinner and faster Fire TV Stick 4K, plus a new remote
It will cost just $30 during the Prime Day deals event next week, and retail for $60 otherwise.
Amazon simplifies its Fire TV streaming device lineup
The days of picking between Select, Plus and Max are over.
Shure's MV6 Gen 2 microphone gives creators more control over their audio
The USB microphone comes in a new color, has updated audio controls and can even work with an iPhone or iPad.
Amazon's new Fire TV interface and mobile app will come with Alexa+ upgrades
The Amazon Fire TV interface and mobile app will get a dedicated hub for a more powerful Alexa+ this November.
Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature
As younger users grow increasingly tired of the endless scroll, dating apps are scrambling to adapt to a generation that increasingly wants dating to feel more social and rooted i…
Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars
As Charter explains on its website, a common experience for space companies is that regular insurers "heard a bunch of scary science words and freaked out."
You’ll soon be able to order DoorDash by text message
DoorDash is launching new ways to use the local delivery platform, including text message ordering, drone deliveries, and retail returns. The new message ordering feature builds o…
Potato by air
The Wing Hummingbird 7000W-B delivery drone weighs less than 15 pounds. It has 16 propellers - four for horizontal movement and 12 for vertical - a top speed of 60 miles per hour,…