Disney launches web3 experience to celebrate 100 years of Disney music

Disney collaborated with Accelerator participant Obsess, an e-commerce platform known for creating interactive virtual storefronts, to release a new web3 experience for its Disney Music Emporium online store. The 3D 360 virtual experience lets fans discover soundtracks and songs from popular Disney films and TV shows by clicking on various vinyl records and CDs throughout … Read more

View select TechCrunch Disrupt content online today

If you couldn’t make it to San Francisco to attend TechCrunch Disrupt in person, the next is the next best thing. With it, you can access all the sessions that went down on the Disrupt stage, the TechCrunch+ stage along with select presentations from both the Discovery stage and breakout sessions — today, October 21 only! … Read more

Suma Wealth helps Latinos build credit through gaming, in-culture content

Just when Beatriz Acevedo thought she was out, an opportunity to start Suma Wealth pulled her back in. The California-based company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is designed for Latinos and offers in-culture financial content, products and experiences to help them gain control of their economic power and build … Read more

I played a sneak peak of ‘Pokémon Scarlet,’ the franchise’s first open world game

The ninth installment in the iconic franchise’s main series games, “Pokémon Scarlet & Violet” melds the best parts of “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” and “Pokémon Sword & Shield” to debut Pokémon’s first open world game, out November 18. I know what you’re thinking. “Legends: Arceus,” which came out earlier this year, was often described as an … Read more

What on earth is going on with Elon Musk and Ukraine?

Who’s whispering in Elon Musk’s ear? | Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Look, I’ve been avoiding talking about Elon Musk’s meddling in international affairs largely because I am not expert enough in international affairs to say much of anything. But now we’ve got Fiona Hill, formerly an advisor to Donald Trump who gave … Read more

Google says Indian competition regulator’s order ‘major setback’ for consumers and businesses

Google says the Indian competition regulator’s order is a “major setback for Indian consumers and businesses” and it is reviewing the decision to evaluate “next steps.” The Competition Commission of India fined Google $161.9 million on Thursday for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices and ordered a number of redressal measures that could force … Read more