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How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17: Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9. Read More

Instagram is finally launching an iPad app: Until now, Instagram on iPad was just a blown-up iOS app, which wasn't pleasant to look at. The company said that it has now revamped the experience to suit the big screen. Read More

Venezuela's president thinks American spies can't hack Huawei phones: Huawei phones, given their custom hardware and operating system, may actually be easier to hack than other brands. Read More

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PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites and free Perplexity Pro subscriptions: The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways. Read More

Pornhub owner pays $5M settlement to FTC over historic failure to block abusive content: Pornhub owner Aylo will pay a $5 million settlement to the FTC and Utah over allegations that the company knowingly profited off of illegal materials. Read More

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 finalizes the Builders Stage agenda with top scaling voices: The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where founders, operators, and investors get real about what it takes to turn an idea into a business that works. Read More

Apple's Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered by Google Gemini: An AI Siri is in the works and it could be running Gemini under the hood. Read More

Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel: The U.S. government's recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company's foundry business. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features: Google announced on Wednesday that it's bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices. Read More