Crunchyroll confirms data breach after hacker claims unauthorized access | TechCrunch

Crunchyroll confirms data breach after hacker claims unauthorized access | TechCrunch

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed a data breach involving customer service ticket information following an incident with a third-party vendor, after a hacker claimed to have accessed user data and internal systems. The streaming site, which Sony acquired from AT&T in 2020 for $1.18 billion, operates as a joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan-based Aniplex. Crunchyroll …

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Doss raises $55M for AI inventory management that plugs into ERP | TechCrunch

Doss raises M for AI inventory management that plugs into ERP | TechCrunch

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often described as a company’s “central brain” because the software connects different departments — including finance, HR, and inventory — into a single database where everyone shares the same information. In recent years, a new crop of AI-powered ERP startups, such as Rillet and Campfire, has emerged hoping to replace legacy offerings like NetSuite. …

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iOS 26.4 is here, with Playlist Playground and new emoji

iOS 26.4 is here, with Playlist Playground and new emoji

iOS and iPadOS 26.4 are here, with a surprising number of new features for a point release. Chief among them is a new AI playlist generator, similar to one Spotify launched in 2024. Playlist Playground is Apple’s branding for the song list generator. It works as you’d expect: Type a prompt, and it spits out tracks that match it. As …

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Bandsintown integration for concerts is coming to Apple Music

Bandsintown integration for concerts is coming to Apple Music

The live music discovery platform Bandsintown’s partnership with Apple goes , but iOS 26.4 brings the deepest integration between the two companies to date. Concert listings from Bandsintown will now appear in , allowing you to find out when either a band you already love, or one you’re discovering for the first time, is next playing live. Artists who use …

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Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature | TechCrunch

Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature | TechCrunch

Apple Music announced on Tuesday that it’s partnering with Ticketmaster to power its Concert Discovery feature. This integration aims to improve how users discover live music events based on their listening habits. Ticketmaster is the first ticketing service to integrate with Apple Music, allowing listeners to find nearby concerts and events tailored to their individual music preferences. Every event listing …

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Pokémon Champions will hit Switch and Switch 2 on April 8

Pokémon Champions will hit Switch and Switch 2 on April 8

Pokémon Champions — a battle-focused game along the lines of Pokémon Stadium — now has a release date, and it’s pretty darn soon. It will hit Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on April 8. A mobile version is in the works with support for cross-play with Nintendo’s consoles. Nintendo released a new overview video that shows how the game works. …

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The Punisher’s one-off TV special hits Disney+ on May 12

The Punisher’s one-off TV special hits Disney+ on May 12

We knew Disney+ was for The Punisher, but we didn’t know it was coming so soon. The Punisher: One Last Kill premieres on May 12. This is just one week after the season two finale of , which starts up this week. It’s possible The Punisher will be featured in that, so we could be in for eight straight weeks …

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Tech Moves: More changes at Xbox; Remitly taps new accounting chief; Atlassian CTO steps down

Tech Moves: More changes at Xbox; Remitly taps new accounting chief; Atlassian CTO steps down

Lori Wright. (Photo via LinkedIn) — There’s more shake-up within Microsoft’s gaming unit as Lori Wright announced she is leaving “in the coming weeks.” Wright spent nine years at Microsoft, most recently leading global partnerships and business development and marketing for Xbox. “I leave with overwhelming gratitude for the adventure of a lifetime. As for what comes next, I’m hoping …

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Big ideas, early traction: AI founders pitch VCs at Seattle-area startup showcase

Big ideas, early traction: AI founders pitch VCs at Seattle-area startup showcase

Panelists Hang Huang (InsForge), Brooke Borseth (FUSE), and Nate Bek (Ascend) with moderator Ke Du, offer the perspective from investors at the Seattle AI Startup Showcase. (Photo courtesy B.E.L.L.E) Imagine you’re a property manager, and a washing machine breaks in one of your units. You text a vendor, who shows up without context and replaces it for $1,200. Turns out …

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There’s a new Payday game, this time in VR

There’s a new Payday game, this time in VR

The popular co-op heist franchise Payday is coming to VR. Payday: Aces High will release for the and SteamVR later this year. It looks like it has everything people love about the series, but with some of that VR-style immersion. Just like the mainline games, this version tasks players with planning and then pulling off elaborate heists. It offers four-player …

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