Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 28 August 2026 at 18:35 Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 28 August 2026 at 15:21 Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.
Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 27 August 2026 at 23:15 Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.