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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue
5 Feb 2026, 12:31 pm by Ivan Mehta
The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier.
Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook features
5 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm by Lauren Forristal
Spotify users in the U.S. and the UK will soon be able to buy physical books in the app. There’s also a new tool that syncs physical books to audiobooks.
Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads
5 Feb 2026, 12:45 am by Julie Bort
He posted a novella-sized rant that devolved into to calling his rival “dishonest” and “authoritarian.”
As it preps Specs for the masses, Snap’s Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users
5 Feb 2026, 12:07 am by Lucas Ropek
The company is engaged in a strategy to diversify its revenue sources as it heads into the new year.
Mundi Ventures closes on €750M for Kembara, its largest deep tech and climate fund
5 Feb 2026, 12:01 am by Anna Heim
Spain-based deeptech and climate megafund Kembara has just completed a €750 million first close toward its €1 billion target.
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
