Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.

Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook

Meta told TechCrunch that it’s considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn’t share specifics on what that could look like.

Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26

Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year’s deals event.

Apple is building a bill-splitting feature that photographs receipts and assigns items to friends
Apple is building a bill-splitting feature that photographs receipts and assigns items to friends

Apple is preparing a new iPhone feature that lets users photograph a restaurant receipt, assign individual items to different people, and automatically generate payment requests through Apple Cash. The tool will calculate each person’s share of the bil…

A WordPress plugin sold to 15,000 sites has a flaw that lets anyone create an admin account, and attackers are already using it
A WordPress plugin sold to 15,000 sites has a flaw that lets anyone create an admin account, and attackers are already using it

A critical vulnerability in WP Maps Pro, a commercial WordPress plugin with more than 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, is being actively exploited by attackers to create malicious administrator accounts on vulnerable sites. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2…

Tencent is letting PayPal users pay through WeChat’s merchant network, solving China’s tourist payment problem
Tencent is letting PayPal users pay through WeChat’s merchant network, solving China’s tourist payment problem

Tencent has announced that PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China by scanning QR codes through WeChat Pay’s merchant network. The integration, which will be available to US-based PayPal users first with more markets to follow, con…

A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping

The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.

DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms

Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches ‘no AI’ web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.

Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access

The popular fitness-tracking platform, Strava, is restricting access to its API as part of efforts to clamp down on AI scraping, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Developers who want to build an app using Strava’s data now need to pay for a flat $11.99 / month subscription. In an update on its developer hub, Strava […]