HBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal

HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month, and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios.

YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe

Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive — listen now

Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.

X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts

X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are “flooding the timeline” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of product Nikita Bier

AMC will stream ‘The Audacity’ premiere in 21 parts on TikTok

Is this a smart way to build buzz, or just an odd attempt to recreate Quibi?

TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it

SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving’s software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and clima…

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive

The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13.99 to $15.99 per month, while the family plan is increasing from $22.99 to $26.99 per month.

EFF is the latest organization to leave X

The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others, who no longer find X a viable source of traffic.

Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up again. Miss this, and you’ll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech epicenters of the yea…

Spotify now lets everyone turn off videos in its app

The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.