Jaguar Land Rover to pause production for third week due to cyberattack
The company owned by Tata Motors is estimated to be losing millions of pounds a week due to the shutdown.
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Tariffs kill the Starling Home Hub, Google Nest’s best bridge to Apple Home
I have bad news for ecosystem straddlers who use Google Nest products in their smart homes but rely on iPhones and Apple Home for control: the much-loved Starling Home Hub has been discontinued. In a message on its website, Starling said it can no longer manufacture the hub due to “rapidly rising costs of doing […]
Amazon is creating more tools to fill its site with AI ads
Amazon is opening the door to even more AI ads by offering sellers access to a new chatbot that can generate promos with a simple text prompt. With the new tool, Amazon sellers can describe the type of ad they’d like to see, and the AI chatbot will draw from a seller’s brand guidelines, product […]
Former World of Warcraft lead designer finally shows off new multiplayer game
It’s been almost a decade since former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo launched a new studio called Bonfire Games — and now it’s finally showing off its very first game. It’s called Arkheron, and looks a bit like a multiplayer take on Diablo. In each match, 15 teams made up of three players compete […]
AI and the Future of Defense: Mach Industries’ Ethan Thornton at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Ethan Thornton, CEO of Mach Industries, joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct. 27–29, San Francisco) to discuss how AI is transforming defense — from autonomous weapons to decentralized strategy. Register now and save up to $650 before rates increase.
Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed
Google’s Discover feed will soon include more than just articles from around the web. In the coming weeks, Google plans on incorporating YouTube Shorts alongside posts from platforms like Instagram and X. The Discover feed lives on your homescreen in the Google app, serving up personalized content — and some AI-generated summaries — based on […]
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American Sweatshop depicts content moderation as the hell it is
In American Sweatshop, German director Uta Briesewitz’s new psychological drama, every character working at a content moderation firm understands that ingesting horrific images is part of the job. They have all seen the disturbing footage uploaded to social media, and they know how important it is that someone is always there to determine whether those […]
Google revamps Discover page to show content from creators
Google will now let you follow publishers and creators directly through its Search app’s Discover page.
From Startup Battlefield to the Disrupt Stage: Discord founder Jason Citron returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
From Startup Battlefield in 2013 to the Disrupt Stage in 2018: Discord founder Jason Citron returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco on October 27-29. Register here to join.