Roblox revamps Roblox Assistant, its plain-language AI tool for game development, with agentic tools to let developers plan, build, and test games
Roblox is introducing new agentic features to help developers plan, build, and test games on its platform, the company told TechCrunch exclusively.
OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance for an undisclosed sum; Hiro stops new signups, will shut down on April 20, and delete all data on May 13
OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch.
Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations
Meta has begun testing a premium subscription on Instagram in a few countries, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.
Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations
Meta has begun testing a premium subscription on Instagram in a few countries, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.
Cluely's CEO, Roy Lee, says he lied about its $7M annual recurring revenue in 2025 and that it “is the only blatantly dishonest thing I've said publicly online”
The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee shared with TechCrunch last summer was a lie …
Meta confirms it is testing a standalone app for Vibes, its short-form video feed of AI videos, after “strong early traction”, without sharing specific numbers
Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.
Sources: Reno-based chip startup Positron raised a $230M Series B from the QIA and others to build high-speed memory chips, taking its total funding to $300M+
Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
Meta says it will test new paid subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps and plans to scale Manus as part of those offerings
Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on it apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday.
Counterpoint: India smartphone shipments were flat YoY at ~153M; Apple shipped 14M iPhones, raising its share of shipments to a record 9%, up from 7% in 2024
Apple's iPhone is gaining ground fast in India, shipping about 14 million units in 2025, based on market data shared exclusively with TechCrunch.
RunPod, an AI app hosting service that launched in 2022 and raised a $20M seed in May 2024, says it has reached a $120M annual revenue run rate
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh tell TechCrunch.