Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality
Meta said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be “almost exclusively mobile” and that it will separate its Quest VR platform from the virtual world.
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The lowest ticket rates of the year for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends next Friday, February 27. Save up to $680 on your pass. Register now before prices increase.
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Google says its AI systems helped deter Play Store malware in 2025
Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2025, a figure that’s down from previous years.
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YouTube’s latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs
YouTube is testing conversational AI on smart TVs, allowing viewers to ask the assistant questions related to the video they’re watching on the big screen.
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As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features
Split View, PDF annotations, and ‘Save to Chrome’ features come to the Chrome browser.
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Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping
A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.
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Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website
The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.
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Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.
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Current is a new RSS reader that’s more like a river than an inbox
Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.
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The biggest app in the whole wide world
Last summer, Bria Sullivan was getting ready to launch her app, an adorable companion called Focus Friend meant to help people manage their screen time. Her outlandish dream was to get 100,000 downloads. She’d been building the app with Hank Green, a creator with a huge audience, so she thought maybe, maybe, Focus Friend could
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