Automattic loses its interim CFO just weeks after boardroom shakeup https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/automattic-loses-its-interim-cfo-just-weeks-after-boardroom-shakeup/

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/google-brings-agentic-ai-to-gemini-starting-with-businesses/

Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/ben-affleck-is-an-ai-nerd-and-the-internet-is-impressed/

Spotify is getting more serious about selling enterprise software https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/spotify-is-getting-more-serious-about-selling-enterprise-software/

X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/x-expands-its-gametime-sports-hub-beyond-the-nfl-starting-with-mlb/

Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/metas-muse-launches-on-ipad-just-a-month-after-its-mobile-debut/

Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/rings-first-smart-lock-can-be-hand-cranked-when-its-battery-dies/

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/the-next-hurdle-for-ai-agents-getting-websites-to-let-them-in/

Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/pinterests-ai-now-turns-beauty-pins-into-action-plans/

Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/bluesky-wants-to-give-you-your-own-domain-on-the-open-web/

Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/instinct-brings-its-ai-agent-to-group-chats-even-for-friends-without-an-account/

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/hot-girl-hotline-is-like-dear-abby-for-the-ai-era/

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/openai-launches-visual-ads-that-appear-alongside-image-generation-results/

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/

Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/laytrs-new-app-lets-you-save-anything-you-find-online-not-just-articles-to-read/

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/chatgpt-can-now-virtually-try-on-clothes-for-you/

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/photon-held-a-funeral-for-mobile-apps-now-it-has-4-5m-to-help-replace-them-with-agents/

Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/shopify-debuts-canvas-a-way-to-build-online-stores-by-chatting-with-ai/

Audible’s new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/audibles-new-features-let-you-explore-book-worlds-and-even-talk-to-characters/

Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/