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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Metaplanet, a Tokyo‑listed company often called Japan’s ‘Strategy,’ has just raised $210 million in zero‑interest bonds to add more Bitcoin to its treasury. The board signed off on the 18th series of ordinary bonds on Monday. Those notes, bought only by the Cayman…

Two years ago, Ultrahuman launched the Ring Air and to celebrate the anniversary of its versatile smart ring, the company is offering our readers a 15% discount – you can grab it by following this link. Ultrahuman Ring Air We have a detailed review of the Ultrahuman Ring…

It has been a long time coming — seven years since Meta first , in fact — but ads are starting to appear in WhatsApp as of Monday. They’ll only be visible on the Updates tab and the company says those who use the app only to chat with family and friends really won’t see…

Update from June 16, 2025: T-Mobile reached out to us and reaffirmed that reports about a breach are inaccurate.  For background – based on its structure, naming, and inconsistencies, the dataset appears to be a synthetically generated repackaging of old and/or unrelated data, a tactic used by bad actors to scam buyers. —T-Mobile spokesperson, June…

Indian car-sharing marketplace Zoomcar has revealed that a hacker accessed the personal data of at least 8.4 customers, including their names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers. The Bengaluru-headquartered company identified the incident involving unauthorized access to its information systems on June 9, per its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company…

OnePlus just announced the Nord 5 smartphone, a refresh of its popular mid-range handset line. This one includes a flagship Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 chipset by Qualcomm, which should provide plenty of raw power for gaming, multitasking and general use. There’s an upgraded cooling system here, along with support for LPDDR5X RAM. It features a…

Tech and startup events have a formula. You know it. We know it. We’ve all done it. But TechCrunch All Stage 2025, which we’re hosting July 15 at the SoWa Power Station in Boston, is designed to break out of that rinse-and-repeat model — and focus on what early-stage startups actually need to know, right…

There’s a company called Jsaux and if you give it $359 for its latest Kickstarter offering, it will add 5.7 pounds of weight to your laptop. There’s more to that, though! The thing Jsaux is offering is a dual-screen portable monitor accessory called FlipGo Horizon. As the description hints, it’s an accessory that allows you…

Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment is set to launch a Tron corporate treasury of up to $210 million and change its name to Tron Inc., the company announced on Monday. According to the announcement, SRM entered a securities purchase agreement with a private investor for a $100 million equity investment to fund its Tron (TRX) treasury strategy….

For a founder, time is the one resource you can’t raise. That’s why TechCrunch All Stage — happening July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — is designed to make every minute count. Whether you’re at the whiteboard sketching v1 of your product or figuring out how to lead a team of 50, TechCrunch All…