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What tools are commonly used during cloud VA?

Cloud security has become a major priority for organizations managing applications, customer data, and business operations in digital environments. As

Ex-Google X trio wants their AI to be your second brain — and they just raised $6M to make it happen

Three former Google X scientists aim to give you a second brain virtually — not in the sci-fi or chip-in-your-head

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at Disrupt 2025

Last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events drew hundreds of founders, investors, and operators after hours — from intimate roundtables to

OpenAI denies that it’s weighing a ‘last-ditch’ California exit amid regulatory pressure over its restructuring

OpenAI executives are discussing a potential relocation out of California as increasing political resistance threatens the company’s efforts to convert

Bluesky adds private bookmarks | TechCrunch

Social networking startup Bluesky is rolling out one of users’ most in-demand features — no, not an edit button! —

Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026

Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany starting in 2026

Microsoft says Azure affected after cables cut in the Red Sea

Microsoft said Saturday that clients of its Azure cloud platform might experience increased latency after multiple undersea cables were cut

Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?

On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson

EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’

The European Commission announced this week that it’s fining Google €2.95 billion (just under $3.5 billion). The commission found that

Your last chance to exhibit at Disrupt 2025 is today

If you’re a founder who planned to wait until the last minute … this is it. Today is the final day

Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation

Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra. Sierra, which helps enterprises build customer

Adobe to bring its video editing app Premiere to iPhones

Adobe is planning to bring its video editing software, Premiere, to the iPhone. The company has listed the app on

Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation

French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg,

Advanced geothermal startups are just getting warmed up

When Congressional Republicans took a sledgehammer to the Inflation Reduction Act last summer, advanced geothermal startups were largely spared. Drilling

Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans

Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr

India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage

Lithium has become the default choice for battery-powered systems, but its limitations — from volatile supply chains to short lifespans

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! —

UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t

The United Kingdom recently started enforcing the Online Safety Act’s age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports that it’s already

Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through

Taco Bell’s chief digital officer says the company is having an “active conversation” about when to use and not use

Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue

Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two customers, according to a filing with the Securities and

I’m really impressed with this $400 portable projector

I recently moved to a new apartment, and unfortunately, the television didn’t make the cut during the amicable roommate split.

Spotlight on AI at TechCrunch Disrupt: Don’t miss these sessions backed by JetBrains and Greenfield

TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just about showcasing the startups of tomorrow — it’s also about surfacing the boldest ideas shaping technology

Vocal Image is using AI to help people communicate better

With 4 million app downloads, Estonia-based startup Vocal Image aims to help people improve their voice and communication skills with

Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit

The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its floundering foundry business unit.

How a 16-year-old company is easing small businesses into AI

Amid all the “is this a bubble?” talk about artificial intelligence, the supply chain and logistics industries have become breeding

With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap

While digitization has transformed banking for Indian consumers, corporate banking has been left in the slow lane — still relying

SpaceX notches major wins during 10th Starship test

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket lifted off on its 10th test flight Tuesday evening, hitting two long-sought milestones and putting an

Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program Monday. CEO Stephen Gillett announced the

Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean

Frontier, the carbon removal clearinghouse founded by Google, Strip, Shopify, and others, announced today that it is buying 115,208 metric

Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show

Months before a jury awarded a $242.5 million verdict against Tesla over its culpability in a 2019 fatal crash, the

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law

Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather

Pintarnya raises $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia

Pintarnya, an Indonesian employment platform that goes beyond job matching by offering financial services along with full-time and side-gig opportunities,

Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire

When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of the first examples of what

OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments

In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI through a variety of means,”

Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately

It’s hard to find programmers these days who aren’t using AI coding assistants in some capacity, especially to write the

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr

OpenAI announces New Delhi office as it expands footprint in India

OpenAI has announced plans to open its first office in India, just days after launching a ChatGPT plan tailored for

Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for the Pentagon

Blue Origin and Anduril have landed new study contracts with the U.S. Air Force to explore how their technology, including

Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs

Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a

Even Rogers and Max Haot join the Space Stage at Disrupt 2025

The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely

Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection

For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn’t get much done offline because

Deel scores a lawsuit win, but not against Rippling

A Florida judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against embattled HR and payroll provider Deel. And while Deel described

Figure’s IPO filing marks Mike Cagney’s return to public markets

Figure Technology, a seven-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed for an IPO of its Class A common stock on Nasdaq,

Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers

The July data breach at U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 1.1 million

‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits. Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood

GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now

OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.” The company recently launched the

AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids

Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies

Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters.

Winklevoss twins’ crypto company Gemini files for IPO

Another crypto company is headed for the public markets. This time, it’s Gemini Space Station Inc., the New York-based crypto

Sam Altman, over bread rolls, explores life after GPT-5

I’m looking out at Alcatraz Island from a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco with hundred-dollar fish entrees on the menu.

What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor.

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been

US government is reportedly in discussions to take stake in Intel

The Trump administration continues to meddle with semiconductor giant Intel. The U.S. government is reportedly in discussions to take a

Waymo finally has a music experience worthy of its robotaxi

I’m riding in the back of a Waymo that’s autonomously navigating the busy streets of San Francisco with relative ease

Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post

ChatGPT’s model picker is back, and it’s complicated

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI hoped GPT-5 would

StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B

StubHub is giving a strong indication that its IPO is back on again. It filed a public S-1 in late

TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global

Two months ago, Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European countries. Now, fueled with $21 million in an

Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless

Hubble Network plans massive satellite upgrade to create global Bluetooth layer

Hubble Network’s satellite-powered Bluetooth network is getting a big upgrade. The Seattle-based startup, which aims to bring to enterprises what

Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond freelancers

Upwork, a platform that connects companies with freelancers, announced two acquisitions to help build out a new stand-alone enterprise-focused business

Google says hackers stole its customers’ data in a breach of its Salesforce database

Google has confirmed that some customers’ information has been stolen in a recent breach of one of its databases. In

Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation

Sales automation startup Clay has raised a $100 million Series C at a $3.1 billion valuation in a round led

Jury rules Meta violated California privacy laws by quietly collecting Flo users’ menstrual health data

A California jury has found Meta in violation of state user privacy laws in a class-action suit brought by users

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.

Dribbble has permanently banned dozens of designers from its platform following a new effort to pivot to a marketplace and

Joby Aviation to buy Blade Air Mobility’s ride-share business

Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation has agreed to buy Blade Air Mobility’s helicopter ride-share business for as much as

Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

Apple has formed a new team to build a ChatGPT-like app, according to according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This team

Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny

A surprising figure is celebrating Figma’s successful IPO: Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a Friday

Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI

Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win

Kleiner Perkins is having a very good week

Even while the tech industry is still fanning its face over Figma’s hot IPO on Thursday, another significant tech IPO

Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors

CRV has secured $750 million toward the 55-year-old venture firm’s twentieth flagship fund, it announced on Friday. The new fund

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

Google DeepMind is rolling out Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, which, the company says, is its most advanced AI reasoning model,

Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s AI-powered digital

Uber Eats now lets merchants message customers about their orders

Uber Eats announced on Wednesday that it will now allow restaurants and merchants to chat with customers to help prevent

Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night. Its next big challenge is rain.

Over the next year, Aurora Innovation CEO Chris Urmson wants to “unlock” the Sunbelt of the United States, a southern

TikTok adds new parental controls, tools for creators

TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing a slew of new features, including enhanced parental controls, additional tools for creators,

Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation

AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources

Food delivery service Calo scores $39 million in Series B extension as it sets eyes on the UK

Middle Eastern food delivery startup Calo said Tuesday it has raised $39 million in a Series B extension that was

Harmonic, the Robinhood CEO’s AI math startup, launches an AI chatbot app

Harmonic, an AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, announced Monday the beta launch of an iOS and Android

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its

‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting

Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. The BBC reports that

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider,

India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch

India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for

Amid increased momentum for defense, the NATO Innovation Fund refreshes its investment team

Two years after securing $1 billion in commitments from over 20 countries, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is entering a

How a Y Combinator food delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store

The internet trend is simple: A friend or family member looks into the camera and tells viewers, in a slightly

Mission Barns is betting that animal-free pork fat will make artificial meat delicious

An old colleague always had a curious request at lunchtime. For health reasons, he was vegetarian, but he still missed

Sundar Pichai is ‘very excited’ about Google Cloud’s OpenAI partnership

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he is “very excited” to supply OpenAI, the search giant’s largest competitor in AI, with

Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging

Gupshup, a business messaging startup that began its journey in India over two decades ago and became a unicorn four

Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers

Apple notified more than a dozen Iranians in recent months that their iPhones had been targeted with government spyware, according

Latent Labs launches web-based AI model to democratize protein design

About six months after coming out of stealth with $50 million in funding, Latent Labs has released a web-based AI

Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

The founder of a spyware company who was banned from the surveillance industry following an earlier data breach is now

Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots

Autonomous robotics startup Cartken, known for its four-wheeled robots that deliver food on college campuses and through Tokyo’s bustling streets,

Former Tesla president discloses the secret to scaling a company

Few companies have grown as quickly as Tesla, especially just before and after the company launched the Model 3, its

Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal

Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the

Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say

Greptile, an AI-powered code review startup, is in the process of raising a Series A. Sources familiar with the deal

Why a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted

A startup called Pig.dev that participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch was working on a potential revolutionary idea: AI

Perplexity sees India as a shortcut in its race against OpenAI

While OpenAI has cemented its lead in the U.S., Perplexity is taking a different route — quietly expanding into India

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have

TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app

TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta,

Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data

Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them

US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion

Former U.S. Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking telecommunication companies and attempting to extort them by threatening

Nextdoor redesigns app with AI recommendations, local news, and real-time emergency alerts

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its service that it’s calling the “new Nextdoor.” The app

Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller raises $355M for new fund — with Sequoia’s backing

Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller has already locked in $355 million for his new VC firm, Evantic, which is also

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots

Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the

Marc Andreessen reportedly told group chat that universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen sharply criticized universities including Stanford and MIT, along with the National Science Foundation, in a group

A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar

A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues.

Sequoia bets on silence | TechCrunch

There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia

Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its tech to ICE?

Paragon, an Israeli spyware company that claims to operate as an “ethical” surveillance vendor, faced scrutiny when earlier this year

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions

During xAI’s launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while livestreaming the event on his social

Former Intel CEO launches a benchmark to measure AI alignment

After former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger capped off a 40+ year career at the semiconductor giant in December, many wondered

Google brings its AI-powered marketing tools to India after ‘Google tax’ repeal

Google has launched a suite of its AI-powered advertising tools in India, which debuted in the U.S. in May, as

California lawmaker behind SB 1047 reignites push for mandated AI safety reports

California State Senator Scott Wiener on Wednesday introduced new amendments to his latest bill, SB 53, that would require the

Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots

Hugging Face is ready for developers to start tinkering and testing its latest robotics release. The AI development platform announced

Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month, as announced by the company

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried

Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung

Fortnite maker Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, according to a court filing. The case, filed last

At least 36 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch

‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok

Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee

It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — although we can still

Drive Capital’s second act – how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split

The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell

Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan

Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year presence in the South Asian nation. The

Slate Auto drops ‘under $20,000’ pricing after Trump administration ends federal EV tax credit

Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has stopped promoting that its upcoming pickup truck will start “under $20,000” following passage

TechCrunch All Stage brings back early launch prices for a limited time

We’re almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the

AI job predictions become corporate America’s newest competitive sport

In late May, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appeared to kick open the door on a sensitive topic, warning that half

Substack brings new updates to livestreaming as it increases video push

Over the past year, Substack has considerably expanded its video tools for creators, evolving from a platform primarily dedicated to

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TC All Stage

Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s Gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time

Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as

Fintech Bolt progresses its turnaround by landing Klarna as a partner

Klarna and Bolt announced a partnership Monday, which will see Klarna’s payment options integrated into Bolt’s checkout operating system. This

Why AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today

Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform

OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI

An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book

Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI

Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI

Rob Biederman join the stage at All Stage 2025

If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital.

Jesse Draper’s Halogen Ventures closes $30M Fund III to focus on ‘future of family’

Halogen Ventures closed a $30 million Fund III to invest in early-stage startups building in the “future of family,” as

Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers

Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation,

Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony.ai — and Uber might help

Uber founder Travis Kalanick is looking for ways to buy the U.S. arm of Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai, according

Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M

Kalshi just raised a $185 million round, led by crypto-focused VC firm Paradigm, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion

How Synthflow AI is cutting through the noise in a loud AI voice category

The conversational AI market has exploded since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 and is predicted to grow into a

iPhone customers upset by Apple Wallet ad pushing ‘F1’ movie

Apple customers aren’t thrilled they’re getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant’s Original Film, “F1

Google introduces AI mode to users in India

Google introduced its AI mode, a Q&A-style search tool, to users in India today. The company said that this tool

SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up

While funding may be scarce for some, Europe’s fastest-growing startups still have their pick. The latest beneficiary of that investor

The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun’s fight for digital dollars

In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun

European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech

European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New

Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year

Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid

If becoming a spy sounds like an exciting way to live like a le Carré character, let this newest affidavit

Anthropic says most AI models, not just Claude, will resort to blackmail

Several weeks after Anthropic released research claiming that its Claude Opus 4 AI model resorted to blackmailing engineers who tried

The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy (if he succeeds)

When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! —

No, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet

For some tense minutes on Wednesday, X users were surprised to see one of those crypto “airdrop” posts on Andreessen

Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1

Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video

After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns

Sam Altman and “his tech CEO friends” have a betting pool on the year we will see the first one-person

Tumblr’s content filtering systems have been falsely flagging posts as ‘mature,’ users blame AI

Tumblr is the latest tech company to grapple with automated flagging and takedowns that have gone haywire and raised the

Google to scale up AI-powered fraud detection and security operations in India

Google has unveiled its Safety Charter in India, which will expand its AI-led developments for fraud detection and combating scams

Instagram tests a reposts feature

Instagram is testing the ability for users to repost posts, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The move doesn’t

Aspora gets $50M from Sequioa to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora

India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances

Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’

It’s been 10 years since Alexa von Tobel sold her financial planning startup Learnvest to Northwestern Mutual for $250 million.

How to delete your 23andMe data

DNA testing service 23andMe has undergone serious upheaval in recent months, creating concerns for the 15 million customers who entrusted

Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI

Meta’s big investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had

New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters

New York state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that aims to prevent frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and

TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up

After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M

Felicis founder Aydin Senkut is celebrating his 19th year as an institutional early-stage investor by announcing the firm’s biggest fund

a16z-backed Infinite Machine shows off cheaper, modular electric scooter

New York-based micromobility startup Infinite Machine has revealed a seated scooter called Olto that will cost $3,495 when it starts

Twenty years strong: a love letter to TechCrunch

TechCrunch is turning 20. I’ve been here half that time. I worked previously at numerous major media properties, including Time

US government’s vaccine website defaced with AI-generated content

A U.S. government website designed to inform the public about vaccines has been defaced and now hosts apparently AI-generated spam.

Proxima Fusion joins the club of well-funded nuclear contenders with €130M Series A

Commercial nuclear fusion power isn’t a reality yet. But venture capital is flowing into startups that promise that clean, safe,

Atlassian rival Linear raises $82M at $1.25B valuation

Linear, an enterprise software maker that competes with many of Atlassian’s products, on Tuesday announced that it raised $82 million

Still no AI-powered, ‘more personalized’ Siri from Apple at WWDC 25

At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25), Apple announced a slew of updates to its operating systems, services, and

Apple TV’s tvOS 26 gets ‘Liquid Glass’ treatment and profile-switching feature

Apple revealed an update to its Apple TV operating system, tvOS 26, during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025) on

iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system

As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new

Pioneering Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74

Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products,

Lawyers could face ‘severe’ penalties for fake AI-generated citations, UK court warns

The High Court of England and Wales says lawyers need to take stronger steps to prevent the misuse of artificial

Week in Review: Why Anthropic cut access to Windsurf

Welcome back to Week in Review! Got lots for you today, including why Windsurf lost access to Claude, ChatGPT’s new

After its data was wiped, KiranaPro’s co-founder cannot rule out an external hack

Indian grocery delivery startup KiranaPro’s recent data loss story has more holes than Swiss cheese, as the startup remains unclear

Cursor’s Anysphere nabs $9.9B valuation, soars past $500M ARR

Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, has raised $900 million at a $9.9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported. The

Google says its updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model is better at coding

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Valla raises $2.7M to make legal recourse more accessible to employees

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Elon Musk’s xAI reportedly looks to raise $300M in tender offer

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Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules

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Grammarly secures $1B in nondilutive funding from General Catalyst

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YouTube will soon let viewers use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts

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Lightspeed backs Indian home services startup Snabbit as the next big consumer trend

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Meta wants to open more retail stores

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SpaceX’s ninth test flight of Starship launches into space, ends in a spin

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Report: TuSimple sent sensitive self-driving data to China after US national security agreement

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Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market

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