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How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect
16 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm by Rebecca Szkutak
GTC is Nvidia’s flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang’s keynote will focus on Nvidia’s role in the future of computing and AI.
Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2
16 Mar 2026, 2:12 pm by Aisha Malik
The successor to its premium headphones cost $549 and are launching with enhanced active noise cancellation, the H2 chip, live translation, better sound quality, and more.
Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets
16 Mar 2026, 1:02 pm by Jagmeet Singh
PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.
The billionaires made a promise — now some want out
16 Mar 2026, 4:40 am by Connie Loizos
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world’s wealthiest people, to give away more than half their fortune during their lifetime or upon their death. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any […]
Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ wins three Oscars, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two
16 Mar 2026, 2:27 am by Anthony Ha
“Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’
16 Mar 2026, 12:30 am by Jagmeet Singh
Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were “wrappers” as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.
End of today’s Tech Crunch roundup.
