Lauren Forristal

Lauren covers media, streaming, apps and platforms at TechCrunch.

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Hardware

Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers
Lauren Forristal

4 days ago
AI

Google experiments with a new image generator that remixes three images into one creation
Lauren Forristal

Dec 16, 2024

Startups

The founders of SlideShare are making sharing docs more social with their new platform, Jaunt
Lauren Forristal

Dec 12, 2024
Apps

Learn how to use Apple Intelligence’s ‘Image Playground’
Lauren Forristal

Dec 11, 2024
AI

Here’s how to create a custom emoji with the Apple Intelligence feature Genmoji
Lauren Forristal

Dec 11, 2024
Apps

Mantel’s app lets collectors show off their sports cards and other treasures
Lauren Forristal

Dec 11, 2024

Apps

After you check out your Spotify Wrapped, explore these copycats
Lauren Forristal

Ivan Mehta

Dec 11, 2024
Media & Entertainment

YouTube’s new auto-dubbing feature is now available for knowledge-focused content
Lauren Forristal

Dec 10, 2024
Media & Entertainment

Duolingo teams up with Netflix to help ‘Squid Game’ fans learn Korean
Lauren Forristal

Dec 10, 2024
Gadgets

Spotify has disabled Car Thing streaming devices
Lauren Forristal

Dec 9, 2024

Apps

Connyct, an exclusive social media app for college students, emerges amid potential TikTok ban
Lauren Forristal

Dec 9, 2024
Apps

Queer-founded brand discovery platform Famm launches a LinkedIn for the LGBTQ+ community
Lauren Forristal

Dec 8, 2024
Startups

Nectir lets teachers tailor AI chatbots to provide their students with 24/7 educational support
Lauren Forristal

Dec 5, 2024
Apps

Threads users can now follow profiles from other fediverse servers
Lauren Forristal

Dec 4, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Walmart completes $2.3B acquisition of Vizio to help grow its ad business
Lauren Forristal

Dec 3, 2024
Media & Entertainment

Amazon Music launches 2024 Delivered, its take on Spotify Wrapped
Lauren Forristal

Dec 3, 2024
AI

Google Gemini’s Imagen 3 lets players design their own chess pieces
Lauren Forristal

Nov 27, 2024
Apps

Reddit is down again
Lauren Forristal

Nov 21, 2024

Apps

Spotify tests a video feature for audiobooks as it ramps up video expansion
Lauren Forristal

Nov 21, 2024
Apps

Tubi hops on the short-form video bandwagon with its ‘Scenes’ feature
Lauren Forristal

Nov 21, 2024
Media & Entertainment

Comcast spins off its cable channels into separate company as it looks for growth
Lauren Forristal

Nov 20, 2024
Gaming

Thanks, Netflix, but we don’t need another daily word game
Lauren Forristal

Nov 19, 2024

Apps

Yuka, the app that rates food and makeup, now lets users complain to companies directly
Lauren Forristal

Nov 18, 2024
Apps

DoorDash’s app can now import your grocery list for faster shopping
Lauren Forristal

Nov 18, 2024
Startups

Ex-Duolingo execs raise $13M for a startup that’s making it easier to access a college education
Lauren Forristal

Nov 18, 2024
Apps

‘Hawk Tuah’ girl launches Pookie Tools, an AI-powered dating advice app, and it’s fine?
Lauren Forristal

Nov 14, 2024

Gadgets

Fitbit’s kids’ smartwatch gets family group chats
Lauren Forristal

Nov 13, 2024
Gadgets

This USB-C mouthpiece turns your phone into a musical instrument
Lauren Forristal

Nov 12, 2024
Apps

These are the top apps Gen Z young adults downloaded this year
Lauren Forristal

Nov 10, 2024
Gaming

Roblox adds safety measures to ban kids under 13 from social spaces and other experiences
Lauren Forristal

Nov 7, 2024