Notices by Sarah Perez 💙 (sarahp@mastodon.social)

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/buried-in-metas-18b-settlement-is-a-legal-pass-on-kids-data/

AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/ai-was-supposed-to-win-people-over-by-now-it-hasnt/

A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/a-new-app-hypertexting-turns-the-open-web-into-a-scrollable-social-media-like-feed/

If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/if-you-use-google-youre-training-its-ai-heres-how-to-opt-out/

TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/tidal-cracks-down-on-ai-music-by-cutting-off-monetization/

Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/meet-noscroll-an-ai-bot-that-does-your-doomscrolling-for-you/

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/mac-mini-price-expensive-ebay-shortage-ai-memory/

Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/hands-on-with-xs-new-ai-powered-custom-feeds/

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/google-turns-chrome-into-an-ai-coworker-for-the-workplace/

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/mastodon-is-making-its-decentralized-social-network-easier-to-use-with-its-latest-revamp/

Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/alternative-app-store-altstore-pal-joins-the-fediverse/

X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/x-is-testing-a-new-ad-format-that-connects-posts-with-products/

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features/

WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/wordpress-com-adds-an-ai-assistant-that-can-edit-adjust-styles-create-images-and-more/

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/amid-disappointing-earnings-pinterest-claims-it-sees-more-searches-than-chatgpt/

OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/openais-sora-app-is-struggling-after-its-stellar-launch/

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/

Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish App Store https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/apps-for-boycotting-american-products-surge-to-the-top-of-the-danish-app-store/