These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying

YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.

Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

According to TechCrunch’s ongoing tally, including the most recent data spill involving uMobix, there have been at least 27 stalkerware companies since 2017 that are known to have been hacked, or leaked customer and victims’ data online. 

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.

Meet the new European unicorns of 2026

From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.

What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about Eventbrite’s acquirer

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

Learn more about Paramount’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop.

A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025

From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot happened last year.

Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?

More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.