Tome, another Goodreads booktracker rival, shuts down

The app was one of several catering to the BookTok crowd.

Google’s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19

The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27: A shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K

Startup Battlefield 200 applications are open, but only for three more weeks. Apply by May 27 for your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, $100K equity-free, and more opportunities for major scaling impact. Pre-Series A founders …

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Spotify wants to become the home for AI-generated personal audio

Users will be able to create a podcast from Codex or Claude Code and import it to Spotify

Spotify’s AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese

Spotify’s AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’

The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity’s AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.

Supreme Court refuses to pause the order holding Apple in contempt in the Epic case
Supreme Court refuses to pause the order holding Apple in contempt in the Epic case

Justice Elena Kagan denied Apple’s emergency stay application on Wednesday on behalf of the court, declining to refer the request to the full bench. Apple now returns to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland to argue over what commission, if any, it …

Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds
Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

The latest version of Native Instruments’ Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the wonderfully weird Absynth 6. Komplete 26 comes in several flavors, starting with three $99 Select bundles: Beats, Band, and Electronic. Prices jump pretty steeply from there, with Standard costing $549, Ultimate costing $1,249, and the Collector’s Edition […]