Right ahead of the 2026 Prime Day sales event, Amazon has teamed up with Apple to offer a limited-time promotion on the latter company’s flagship TV streaming service. For active Prime members, Apple TV can be subscribed to for $6 per month — more than half the usual cost of…

A company that sells spyware and hacking tools to government agencies has published details of a vulnerability in Apple chips that can potentially help hackers unlock older iPhones. This release opens the door for other researchers who specialize in finding iOS vulnerabilities, such as those working for governments or their…

When Amazon released the Fire TV Stick 4K Select last October, it marked a major turning point for Fire TV — and not in a good way. On the surface, the 4K Select looks like any other Fire TV Stick Amazon has released over the years, but the real difference…

Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version. The company sent out emails to some customers, which were seen by TechCrunch, asking users to fill out a form in…

There are countless features that smart TVs advertise as a way to improve your home entertainment experience. There are software enhancements and art galleries, gaming suites and audio upgrades. Some are useful and worthy, while others are superfluous and even inconvenient. Among those in the latter category are so-called smart…

First came Anthropic, then Google. Now, open-source AI startup Reflection is tapping SpaceX for its abundant source of AI chips. Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia’s latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX’s Colossus 2…

Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app and succeed Will Cathcart, who is stepping down after nearly seven years at the helm to take on a new product-building role at the company. The move comes alongside a Meta-led $900…

Summer plans mean road trips, long travel days, and a good blend of R&R and hectic planning. And since on the go usually means you’re away from an outlet, you’re at risk of running out of charge when you need it most. A reliable, portable charger is the solution, so…

Instagram is exploring new formats in an apparent effort to bring its platform to more TV users. The social network, which launched a TV app last year, says it’s going to experiment with longer-form content, episodic series, and Live TV. Instagram said it is exploring ways to bring longer-form videos,…

Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, or around 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. The company said on Monday that it has also “eliminated the second shift” of EV production at its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. The cuts…