METABLOKS / TECH

WIRED

China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own

Gen Z women in China are all in on digital companionship—even setting up dates with real-world versions of their AI boyfriends.

6 hours ago

WIRED

China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own

TechCrunch

Eat App wants a bite of India's restaurant reservation business with an aquistion and Swiggy partnership

Eat App is making India its central focus to market its reservation and dine-in growth suite

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Eat App wants a bite of India's restaurant reservation business with an aquistion and Swiggy partnership

Engadget

Sony is handing control of its Bravia TV business to China's TCL

5 hours ago

Engadget

Sony is handing control of its Bravia TV business to China's TCL

Ars Technica

Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus

Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.

23 hours ago

Ars Technica

Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus

WIRED

Your First Humanoid Robot Coworker Will Probably Be Chinese

Explosive acceleration, limited dexterity, eyes in the back of its head. What could possibly go wrong?

6 hours ago

WIRED

Your First Humanoid Robot Coworker Will Probably Be Chinese

WIRED

23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century

The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.

6 hours ago

WIRED

23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century

WIRED

Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World

China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.

6 hours ago

WIRED

Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World

WIRED

She Was Given Up by Her Chinese Parents—and Spent 14 Years Trying to Find a Way Back

More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a decade, and a remarkable coincidence.

6 hours ago

WIRED

She Was Given Up by Her Chinese Parents—and Spent 14 Years Trying to Find a Way Back

TechCrunch

Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim

The acquisition will give restaurants on Grubhub access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim

TechCrunch

Humans&, a 'human-centric' AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round

Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Humans&, a 'human-centric' AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round

TechCrunch

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise

The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise

TechCrunch

Looking ahead to 2026: What's next for Startup Battlefield 200

See what to expect for Startup Battlefield 200 in 2026, the ultimate startup pitch competition on the global stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Join the mailing list to be the first to know when applications drop.

1 day ago

TechCrunch

Looking ahead to 2026: What's next for Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch

One of the first alternative app stores in the EU is shutting down

Setapp Mobile, one of the first alternative app stores in the EU, is shutting down next month, citing Apple's ever-changing terms.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

One of the first alternative app stores in the EU is shutting down

Engadget

One year of access to Monarch Money's budgeting app is down to $50 right now

4 hours ago

Engadget

One year of access to Monarch Money's budgeting app is down to $50 right now

TechCrunch

Meta's Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case

For the first time, Meta's Oversight Board is looking for specific policy recommendations around disabled accounts.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta's Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board is looking into transparency around disabling accounts

2 hours ago

Engadget

Meta's Oversight Board is looking into transparency around disabling accounts

Engadget

UK agency questions Meta's policies for illegal gambling site ads

20 hours ago

Engadget

UK agency questions Meta's policies for illegal gambling site ads