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TechCrunch Apr 20, 2026 at 20:20 Startups Rising Hot

Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.

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Apr 20, 2026 at 20:20 TechCrunch

Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.

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Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

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FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap

The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage.

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NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud

NSA is said to be using Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model.

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WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, but it is mainly cosmetic

WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year.

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Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over

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Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return

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TechCrunch Apr 20, 2026 at 22:00 Startups
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Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in 7 new countries

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desk...

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TechCrunch Apr 20, 2026 at 20:42 Startups
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Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over

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TechCrunch Apr 20, 2026 at 19:37 Startups
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It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing

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 synthet...

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