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The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’
While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has bee...
View the articleSpiraling with ChatGPT
ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users towards delusional or conspiratorial thinking, according to a recent feature in The New York Times.
View the articleTaiwan places export controls on Huawei and SMIC
Chinese companies Huawei and SMIC may have a difficult time accessing resources needed to build AI chips, due to Taiwanese export controls.
View the articleAlexa 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. Since then, von Tobel became Northwestern Mutual’s first chief digit...
View the articleGoogle reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale AI $200 million this year but is now plannin...
View the articleHow to delete your 23andMe data
23andMe holds millions of customers' genetic information. Here's what you can do to protect your data.
View the articleWaymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests
Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo is limiting service due to Saturday’s scheduled nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his policies.
View the articleWeek in Review: WWDC 2025 recap
Welcome back to Week in Review! We have lots for you this week, including what came out of WWDC 2025; The Browser Company's AI browser; OpenAI's partnership with Mattel; and your iPad might finally be...
View the articleThe App Store’s new AI-generated tags are live in the beta
Apple’s plans to improve App Store discoverability using AI tagging techniques are now available in the developer beta build of iOS 26. However, the tags do not appear on the public App Store as of ...
View the articleThe investor experience at TechCrunch All Stage: One floor, infinite deal flow
TechCrunch All Stage isn’t a waiting room for warm intros — it’s a floor full of founders, ideas, and breakout potential. For VCs, it’s a rare chance to skip the filters and meet the future of...
View the articleAnne Wojcicki’s nonprofit reaches deal to acquire 23andMe
Beleaguered genetic testing company 23andMe announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell itself to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by the company's co-founder and former CEO Anne...
View the articleNew York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters
New York has a new AI safety bill that tries to regulate frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
View the articleClay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say
The sales automation startup doubles its valuation a month after launching a tender offer at $1.5 billion.
View the articleNew details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale
Meta’s deal to sort-of but not really acquire AI startup Scale, giving it 49% ownership, is certainly unusual.
View the article6 New ChatGPT Projects Features You Need to Know
ChatGPT Projects just received its most significant update since launch, and the implications for productivity are substantial. OpenAI upgraded the Project feature, adding several important tools that...
View the articleThe Influencer AI Review: This AI Replaces Influencers
69% of consumers say they trust recommendations from influencers over information from a brand. But what if that influencer isn’t real? I'm not talking about some clunky 3D avatar or robotic CGI fac...
View the articleTechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
View the articleBeyond Drones and AI: Rethinking the Future of Humanitarian Demining
I've been working with drones since 2014, but the outbreak of war in Ukraine marked a turning point in my career. Since 2022, my focus has shifted to exploring how drones can be used to automate human...
View the articleGoogle tests Audio Overviews for Search queries
Google Search is testing Audio Overviews for certain search queries, the company announced on Friday.
View the articleApple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses
This visual overhaul gives us a glimpse into the design of Apple's rumored AR glasses, which will reportedly debut next year.
View the articleHakob Astabatsyan, Co-Founder & CEO of Synthflow – Interview Series
Hakob Astabatsyan, Co‑Founder and CEO of Synthflow, is leading the development of cutting-edge voice AI technology that helps businesses automate customer calls with human-like responsiveness. Based...
View the articleAI-Generated Code Is Here to Stay. Are We Less Safe as a Result?
Coding in 2025 isn’t about toiling over fragments or spending long hours on debugging. It’s a whole ’nother vibe. AI-generated code stands to be the majority of code in future products and it ha...
View the articleBreaking the Sales Plateau with Agentic AI
Surpassing the limits of practice In the realm of skill development — whether in music, sports, or sales — practitioners often encounter a performance plateau: a point where progress stalls despit...
View the articleSilicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve
CTOs from companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir make up this first cohort of CTOs in the Army Reserve.
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