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Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick commerce startups

12 April 2026 at 11:00
Flipkart's ongoing expansion beyond major cities and heavy discounting is raising risks for India's quick commerce startups, analysts say.

Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case

12 April 2026 at 05:20
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi.

TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it

11 April 2026 at 00:38
SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving's software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and climate tech, and candid conversations about how AI is rewriting the global music and anime industries.

4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes

7 April 2026 at 22:00
Four days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now.

Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports

4 April 2026 at 04:28
Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer.

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era

3 April 2026 at 22:00
Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior.

Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’

1 April 2026 at 09:00
Woven Capital is the growth-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, focused on backing founders building in space, cybersecurity, and autonomous driving.
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  • How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business Theresa Loconsolo
    Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]
     

How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business

25 March 2026 at 23:30
Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]
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