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Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users

Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Apps,app store,Apple,developers,WWDC 2026 ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Apple is warning developers that some of their apps may not be able to connect to the App Store forever. In its newly updated app review guidelines released this week, the tech giant said it may begin removing apps in some well-established categories if they are not โ€œupdated, improved or engaging with customers.โ€ This represents a major shift on the part of Apple, which had previously simply rejected copycat apps or those in saturated categories. Previously, Apple's guidelines had warned developers not to…
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The Apple App Store rolls out personalized recommendations

The Apple App Store rolls out personalized recommendations

โœจ Read this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Apps,app store,Apple,developers,wwdc ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Finding a new app on Apple's App Store is about to become less about browsing the top charts or selecting curated collections from App Store editors. Apple this week announced a series of discovery features that will personalize app recommendations based on users' interests and behavior, providing a new way for developers to discover their apps. At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the iPhone maker introduced personalized groups in the App Store, which will display recommendations tailored to the individual. These will also include…
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Lovable says it has $500 million in annual revenue, with 1 million new projects weekly

Lovable says it has $500 million in annual revenue, with 1 million new projects weekly

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: TC,AI,vibe coding,Lovable ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Lovable, a fast-growing software startup in Europe, told TechCrunch that it has surpassed $500 million in annual revenue run rate. Lovable last discussed its revenue in February, when the company said it had surpassed $400 million. In August 2024, Lovable said it could reach $1 billion in annual revenue within 12 months. It may not be on track to double that number by the summer, but it is still recording impressive growth. The company, which was founded in late 2023, has not yet reached…
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How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers

How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers

๐Ÿš€ Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Space,AI,Exclusive,Orbital ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Here's one metrics to track SpaceX's IPO later this week: The company has changed the venture industry's view of space as being so long-term, capital-intensive that a talented founder with no space experience can fund a space data center company. Orbital, a new company that emerged in May from a16z Speedrun's startup accelerator program with a $5 million seed round, is the latest company to promise to do inference in space โ€” once the Starship is flying regularly. Other investors include Basis Set, Human Element,…
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Evotrex raises $30 million to build an RV that doesn’t need a charging station

Evotrex raises $30 million to build an RV that doesn’t need a charging station

๐Ÿš€ Read this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Transportation,Fundraising,Exclusive,evotrex,rvs,recreational vehicles โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Evotrex has only been around for two years, but the startup is already planning to build and sell its first hybrid RV travel trailers next year, targeting about 1,000 units annually. To get there, Evotrex closed a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $46 million. Much of this came from a consortium of Chinese and Hong Kong investment firms, such as GSR United Capital, Forbright Concerto Capital, TTGG Ventures, and Pegasus Capital, among others. Anker, the consumer electronics company,…
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Zepto’s IPO filing reveals rapid growth, bigger losses and a valuation question no one has yet answered

Zepto’s IPO filing reveals rapid growth, bigger losses and a valuation question no one has yet answered

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Commerce,Startups,Zepto ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Indian flash-commerce startup Zepto has unveiled plans for an initial public offering that could be worth about $1 billion, putting one of Y Combinator's biggest bets outside the United States on the path to the public markets. The filing, released on Monday, offers a rare look at how one of India's most watched startups plans to sustain its rapid growth post-listing. Zepto's advertising revenue rose more than 151% year-over-year to INR 16.4 billion (about $171 million) in fiscal 2026, outpacing the company's 104% increase…
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Why Apple’s slow and steady AI bet is starting to look so smart

Why Apple’s slow and steady AI bet is starting to look so smart

๐Ÿš€ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Apple,iPhone,siri ai,WWDC 2026 โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: For years, Apple has been accused of being one of the biggest outliers in the AI โ€‹โ€‹arms race. Skeptics say Apple's lack of a clear AI strategy has cost it its edge, and Wall Street analysts worry the gap could start to hurt iPhone sales. Now, the company has unveiled what it considers its biggest AI launch to date: Siri AI, which integrates new automated capabilities (powered by a partnership with Google Gemini) into the backbone of its software. Is it enough…
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Mercure’s Brendan Foudy calls out Sequoia for ‘double pricing’ valuation scams

Mercure’s Brendan Foudy calls out Sequoia for ‘double pricing’ valuation scams

๐Ÿš€ Read this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Venture,Mercor,Sequoia Partners,Valuations ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors have taken to X to share horror stories about being mistreated by venture capital firms. Their complaints ranged from venture capitalists falling asleep during pitch meetings, to investors suggesting that a co-founder fire a co-founder. Brendan Foody, co-founder of AI talent platform Mercor, which was last valued at $10 billion, went so far as to call Sequoia arguably one of the world's elite venture capital firms. โ€œThe 'Sequoia scam' is worse than one horror story,โ€ Foday wrote on…
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As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company lays off workers, report says

As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company lays off workers, report says

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,TC ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: OpenAI announced Monday that it has secretly filed for an initial public offering, marking what could become one of the defining public offerings of the decade. Then there's another company under OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Tools for Humanity, which is reportedly making layoffs, according to Business Insider. TechCrunch has reached out to the company for confirmation. You're probably best known for Tools for Humanity by its verification project known as "The Scientist" โ€” and its associated device, a creepy silver orb that wants to scan…
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Following Anthropic, OpenAI is secretly filing for an IPO

Following Anthropic, OpenAI is secretly filing for an IPO

โœจ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company announced Monday in a blog post. The filing comes just over a week after its main competitor, Anthropic, filed to go public, intensifying the race between the two AI companies. OpenAI, recently valued at $852 billion, has filed a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. The company did not mention the number of shares or specify a price. The…
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