Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/bond-social-media-platform-ai-memories-kick-doomscrolling-habit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/youtube-expands-its-ai-likeness-detection-technology-to-celebrities/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/amazon-taps-swedens-einride-for-its-electric-big-rigs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/revolut-eyes-valuation-of-up-to-200b-in-eventual-ipo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

AuX Labs says it has found a better way to make vegan cheese that tastes and feels like the real thing — and costs the same. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/whats-the-key-to-better-vegan-cheese-microbreweries-one-startup-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Tech companies are constantly on the hunt for new customers, and Cash App, the fintech company owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, believes it has found a promising new demographic: children. The company, which already offers financial services to teens, said this week that it is expanding its youth-focused services in an effort to build a […] https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/cash-app-is-targeting-a-new-kind-of-customer-6-12-year-olds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/grai-believes-ai-can-make-music-more-social-not-replace-artists/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Yelp said that users can ask questions about a restaurant and place an order or book a table in one conversation https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/yelps-updated-ai-assistant-can-answer-questions-and-book-a-restaurant-or-service-in-one-conversation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/blue-energy-raises-380m-to-build-grid-scale-nuclear-reactors-in-shipyards/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

After 15 years, Tim Cook will hand off his role as Apple CEO to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/who-is-john-ternus-the-incoming-apple-ceo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/anthropic-takes-5b-from-amazon-and-pledges-100b-in-cloud-spending-in-return/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-chrome-in-seven-new-countries/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will take over as CEO at the start of September. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-apple-ceo-john-ternus-taking-over/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/google-photos-adds-new-touch-up-tools-for-quick-fixes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guarantee. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/ai-writing-its-not-just-this-its-that-barrons/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/north-korea-hackers-blamed-for-290m-crypto-theft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/mastodon-says-its-flagship-server-was-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/faa-orders-investigation-into-blue-origins-new-glenn-mishap/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NSA is said to be using Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/nsa-spies-are-reportedly-using-anthropics-mythos-despite-pentagon-feud/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/whatsapp-is-testing-a-premium-subscription-put-it-is-mainly-cosmetic/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon