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AI-powered design platform Picsart is launching a creator monetization program, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The program is open to all creators, with no invite lists and no minimum audience size required. The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages. Picsart says the program is designed to reward creative output and performance, rather than focusing on scale or follower count. By launching a creator monetization program, Picsart is evolving from a creative tool into a platform where creators…
Starting today, you have 5 days to save nearly $500 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. This offer disappears Friday, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. There are no extensions. If you’ve even been considering attending one of the most anticipated tech conferences of the year, this is the week to save big. Prices will only increase as the event approaches. Register here to secure your savings. What is Disrupt? From October 13–15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, Disrupt will bring together 10,000 founders, investors, and operators for three days designed to move deals, ideas, and companies forward. No matter your role, whether it’s founder, VC, operator, or aspiring leader, this conference delivers the connections…
As governments grapple with how to manage the economic fallout of superintelligent machines, OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals outlining the ways wealth and work could be reshaped in an “intelligence age.” The ideas blend traditionally left-leaning mechanisms like public wealth funds and expanded social safety nets with a fundamentally capitalist, market-driven economic framework. OpenAI’s proposals are essentially a wish list, a public declaration that helps elected officials, investors, and the public understand how the $852 billion company sees the world shifting in an age where artificial intelligence transforms labor and the economy. The proposals were released amid…
For the last few years, North Koreans have gotten remote jobs at hundreds of Western companies pretending to be from somewhere else, using fake resumes, and sometimes with the help of American collaborators. It’s been a major problem for years, as North Korea remains highly sanctioned by the U.S. and European governments because of the regime’s banned nuclear weapons program, meaning companies are not allowed to hire North Koreans. Over time, someone realized that there could be a way to expose possible North Koreans during the interview process: Ask the suspected impostor to insult the country’s dictator Kim Jong Un,…
Iran has warned of further attacks on data centers across the Middle East in response to ongoing threats and air strikes from the United States. Iran’s military said that if the U.S. went ahead with its threats to hit its civilian infrastructure, the country would retaliate with its own strikes against the U.S.’ energy and tech infrastructure in the region, according to a video released late last week and shared widely on Sunday of Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari. The video released by Iran shows an image of a globe, then zooming in on the Stargate data center in the…
U.S. auto safety regulators closed its investigation into Tesla’s remote parking feature, known as “Actually Smart Summon,” after finding crashes were rare, at low speed, and not severe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in its update on Friday that its closing of the investigation does not constitute a finding that a safety-related defect does not exist and said it can reopen it. The remote parking feature, which was released via a software update in September 2024, allows owners to use their Tesla app to direct the vehicle to drive itself to them at low speeds, using only…
A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its co-founding team includes several OpenAI OGs who found themselves becoming VCs almost by serendipity. Three of the founding partners hail from OpenAI. Evan Morikawa, the former head of applied engineering during the launch of DALL·E and ChatGPT through Codex, is now at robotics startup Generalist. Andrew Mayne, OpenAI’s original prompt engineer, is well-known…
Making her return to NBC News’ Today on Monday after a two-month absence following her mother’s disappearance, Savannah Guthrie greeted viewers by saying, “It is good to be home.”Joined on set by her co-anchor Craig Melvin, who welcomed Guthrie back, the anchor quickly turned the focus off of herself: “Here we go. Ready or not, let’s do the news,” Guthrie said.Melvin then dove into the show’s lead story as he patted Guthrie’s hand.During the 8:30 a.m. ET portion of Monday’s show, Guthrie was welcomed into the Today plaza by Melvin and her other co-hosts, including Al Roker, Carson Daly, and…
The most recent electric vehicles sales data provided a grim picture — at least for new EVs. Sales of new electric vehicles took a beating in the first quarter, falling some 28% year-over-year after the Trump administration axed the $7,500 consumer tax credit, according to Cox Automotive. Used EVs are moving in the opposite direction. And a couple of accelerants have combined to supercharge those sales. First-quarter used EV sales increase 12% compared with the same quarter last year, according to that same Cox Automotive report. There’s a bit of momentum over a shorter term too; used EV sales popped…
Across the region, facilities tied to water and power—including desalination plants—have been damaged or exposed to risk as Iranian strikes extend beyond traditional targets.A single strike, however, is unlikely to shut off the gulf’s water supply. The system is designed to absorb isolated disruption, but sustained or multisite attacks would begin to strain supply far more quickly.“In the Gulf, desalination is built with enough breathing room that losing one plant doesn’t immediately show up at the tap,” says Rabee Rustum, professor of water and environmental engineering at Heriot-Watt University Dubai.In Kuwait, Iranian drone attacks have damaged two power and desalination…
Below are the cable news ratings for the first quarter of 2026.Conflict was the theme of the first quarter of the year. January and March started off with U.S. military action in Venezuela and Iran, respectively. This and other storylines, which focused on ICE enforcement, the economy, and the long TSA lines, led the cable networks to record double-digit growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during the first three months.Fox News continued its reign as the most-watched cable network, with MS NOW finishing in second place in total viewers and CNN taking the No. 2 spot in…
Netflix is launching a new standalone app for kids’ games called Netflix Playground, the company announced on Monday. Netflix Playground is available as part of a Netflix subscription, and doesn’t have any ads or in-app purchases. Netflix says the app gives children access to an “ever-growing” library of games for kids. Netflix Playground is launching with titles featuring characters from popular kids’ shows. The app, which is designed for children ages eight and under, is now available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. It will roll out worldwide on April 28. The app is…
(One word on the arch, though—it reduces the oven mouth width from 16.5 inches to about 13 inches. I learned the hard way one night that many pizza peels will no longer fit, including Gozney’s own large-size models. Make sure you have a peel that’s 12 inches or smaller.)Also, thanks to the generous ceiling height, the Dome is a more versatile oven than its competitors in that it can be used for cooking meals other than pizzas. Steaks, fish, or other skillet meals are safe not to splatter on the ceiling, and two included meat probes can be connected to…
Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called “Google AI Edge Eloquent” on iOS to take on the likes of Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow, and others. The app is free to download, and once its Gemma-based automatic speech recognition (ASR) models are downloaded, you can start dictating on your phone. In the app, you can see the live transcription, and when you hit pause, the app automatically filters out filler words like “um” and “ah” and polishes the text. Below the transcript are options like “Key points”, “Formal”, “Short”, and “Long” to transform the text. Image Credit: Screenshot…
US Border Patrol agents are raising money by selling coins that commemorate last year’s wave of immigration enforcement “operations” across the country, along with other merchandise. The funds are for nonprofit organizations that list Border Patrol buildings as their address in IRS paperwork. At least two of the organizations have dedicated US Customs and Border Protection email addresses.The front side of one coin for sale reads, “NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2025,” along with the acronyms for US Border Patrol and the acronym for “fuck around and find out”—a phrase that was initially popularized by the far-right group the Proud Boys and…
Apple is preparing to take its App Store fight with Epic Games back to the Supreme Court. In a new filing, the iPhone maker said it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review another aspect of this long-running case over App Store fees. In the meantime, Apple is seeking to pause the appeals court’s ruling limiting how it can charge for external payments. As a refresher, Apple has been in a multi-year legal battle against Fortnite maker Epic Games after the game maker added external payments in its app to bypass Apple’s App Store fees in 2020. Apple…