Kik shuts down 10/19, sending fans to Facebook and Twitter to mourn its demise Chatter about Kik, the now-doomed texting app, increased 364% once news of its demise was made public. Jared Russo 10.18.19 3:00 PM
Ring Fit Adventure sprints to Amazon top-5 on its release date The new accessory-focused Nintendo Switch game goes for $79 and is already a top-seller leading into the holiday season. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.18.19 2:00 PM
Elon Musk's brain-machine interface company Neuralink has doubled in size since August The brain-machine interface company has doubled in size since August. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.17.19 4:58 PM
Twitter hiring an "M&A Lead" to handle an incoming acquisition or merger An incoming "M&A Lead" on Twitter's People Team insinuated that a new deal may be imminent. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.17.19 12:40 PM
Netflix is in the eye of the hurricane right now, after its earnings call Netflix is set to have a good third-quarter earnings report, but will this be the last time we see such a thing? Jared Russo 10.16.19 5:54 PM
Brad Hoover's unicorn Grammarly is poised for massive growth - here's the data Last week, Grammarly CEO Brad Hoover confirmed to TechCrunch that its recent $90 million round of funding has pushed its valuation beyond $1 billion. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.16.19 3:25 PM