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AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I've ever heard | TechCrunch
When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly welcomed by Hollywood. “Good Lord, we’re screwed,” Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt said in an interview with the industry publication Variety. “Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop.” If only Particle6 followed Blunt’s advice. Instead, the read more
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After Two Years of Decline, the Art Market Edges Back to Growth, Says 2026 Art Basel UBS Report
The global art market clawed its way back to modest growth in 2025, reaching an estimated$59.6 billion in sales, according to the latestArt Basel and UBS Art Market Report, by economist Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics. The total represents a4 percent increase from the previous year, breaking a two-year slide in sales—though the market still read more
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Friday Night Baseball Returns to Apple TV on March 27 for 2026 MLB Season
Weekly MLB games are set to return to the Apple TV subscription service on Friday, March 27, Apple said today. The fifth Friday Night Baseball season will begin with the Los Angeles Angels facing off against the Houston Astros, followed by the Cleveland Guardians playing against the Seattle Mariners. Apple TV will air weekly MLB read more
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Tech Traveler’s Guide to Dumbo: Where to Stay, Eat, and Recharge
New York City has always been a place that people flock to—to live, to work, to visit, or to play. It’s big and exciting, and there’s almost always something happening: a new play, a new exhibit, or a new restaurant opening. According to a 2024 report by venture capital firm SignalFire, NYC experienced a tech read more
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Ford's new AI assistant will help fleet owners know if seatbelts are being used | TechCrunch
Ford rolled out an AI assistant this week that can monitor and analyze millions of data points to help its Ford Pro commercial customers boost their bottom line. The bet, and one that most other automakers are making, is that there’s money to be made in software. Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week read more
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Google Play is adding new paid and PC games, game trials, community posts, and more | TechCrunch
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new gaming-focused updates to Google Play at GDC 2026. The tech giant revealed that Google Play is expanding its catalog to include anticipated paid and PC indie games, launching game trials, introducing “buy once, play anywhere” pricing, rolling out a wishlist tool, and adding community posts. The updates read more
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Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees | TechCrunch
Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue in February, the Stockholm company confirmed to TechCrunch. But it declined to say whether it is still projecting to reach $1 billion ARR by year’s end, saying its focus is on “helping builders scale their impact with our platform.” Alongside Cursor, Mercor, and others, Lovable is part read more
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The South Carolina Measles Outbreak Is Slowing Down
A large measles outbreak in South Carolina is finally showing signs of slowing down as the total number of cases in the state nears 1,000. For several weeks now, the state has experienced a downward trend in new infections, with approximately 10 cases being reported per week. At its peak in mid-January, the state was read more
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How the Iran War Could Jack Up Prices on Store Shelves
On a typical day, the Strait of Hormuz off the Persian Gulf is one of the busiest shipping choke points on Planet Earth. Some hundred vessels pass through the waterway, located between Iran, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Half are oil tankers carrying every fifth barrel in the world, the other half container ships read more
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Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups | TechCrunch
Breakout Ventures has closed a $114 million Fund III to back AI-focused early-stage startups working in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. The firm has already written checks to three companies and plans to invest in at least 20 companies through this fund, with average check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $5 million. Lindy read more
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Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq | TechCrunch
In a sea of massive valuations for early-stage AI startups, today we have a bit of rare news: a jumbo round and valuation step-up for an e-commerce company. Quince announced on Wednesday that it raised a $500 million Series E round at a $10.1 billion valuation. The round was led by previous investor Iconiq, which read more
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Laura Phipps Tapped to Lead Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art
News The former Whitney curator will steer the NYC organization as it builds a permanent exhibition space in the Hudson River Valley. Laura Phipps, the new director of the Gochman Family Collection (photo by and courtesy Roeg Cohen) Laura Phipps, former associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, has been tapped as the read more
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Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse | TechCrunch
AltStore PAL, an alternative app store for iOS, made possible by new regulations in markets like the EU and Japan, is integrating with the open social web. The company on Wednesday announced support for the fediverse, the open social web that runs on ActivityPub, which underpins apps like Mastodon, Flipboard, PeerTube, Threads, and others. Known read more
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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature
Superhuman, the tech company behind the writing software Grammarly, is facing a class action lawsuit over an AI tool that presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—none of whom consented to have their names appear within the product. Julia Angwin, an award-winning investigative journalist who founded The Markup, a nonprofit read more
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Drivers in fatal Ford BlueCruise crashes were likely distracted before impact | TechCrunch
Two drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2024 while using Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving system were likely distracted in the moments before impact, according to new information released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The safety board released documents for each crash and announced it will hold a public hearing on March 31 read more
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Abortion Nonprofit Claims Artwork in Malta Biennale Was Censored
The second edition of the Malta Biennale opened in previews this week, and it was not without controversy. Women on Waves, a nonprofit that provides information on safe abortion in restrictive settings, accused the Biennale’s organizers of “censoring” an artwork by the organization just before the opening on Tuesday. The work originally featured a banner read more
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Italy Purchases Rare Caravaggio Portrait for $34.7 M.
Italy has purchased a rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million ($34.7 million), one of the largest sums ever paid by the state for a work of art, according to the country’s culture ministry. The painting, depicting the cleric Monsignor Maffeo Barberini—who would later ascend as Pope Urban VIII—was described as being of “exceptional importance,” Alessandro read more
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Awards Season and the Management of Cultural Power
Award season now arrives less as a sequence of events than as a continuous atmosphere. Announcements blur into ceremonies, ceremonies into press cycles, press cycles into speculation about the next stage. The art world has begun to mirror this rhythm, producing its own awards, its own stages, its own moments of recognition that appear to read more
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Lucian Freud Mastered the Art of Lostness
Art Review As a National Portrait Gallery exhibition proves, he was especially good at depicting people painfully adrift from themselves. Lucian Freud, “Girlin Bed” (1952), oil on canvas(© The Lucian Freud Archive. All Rights Reserved 2026 / Bridgeman Images. Photo © National Portrait Gallery, London. Lent by a private collection, courtesy of Ordovas) LONDON — read more
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Text Messages Reveal How University of North Texas Leaders Axed an Anti-ICE Show
Weeks after the University of North Texas (UNT) abruptly axed an exhibition of works criticizing the treatment of immigrants in the United States, newly obtained internal communications show how university administrators deliberated their controversial action. According to public records first reported by independent journalist Adam Schrader and reviewed by Hyperallergic, the Texas university’s Provost Michael read more
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