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What happened at Nvidia GTC:NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a$1 trillionbet
CEOJensen Huang took the stage atNvidias GTC conferencethis week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting$1 trillionin AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an OpenClaw strategy, and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia []
Amidst legal turmoil, Kalshi is temporarily banned in Nevada
It's the latest escalation in a regulatory battle over the future of prediction markets.
Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16
Pinterests chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.
Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot
Amazon and Jeff Bezos had previously invested in the startup.
Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal
MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.
Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says
AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.
DoorDash launches a new Tasks app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI
Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language.
Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all
Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta's plans to build a social metaverse -- four years later, the company almost shut it down.
FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking groups websites after destructive Stryker hack
The FBI and the Justice Department took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week hacked medical tech giant Stryker.
CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devices
The U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers.
TechCrunchStartup Battlefield 200 nominationsare stillopen
Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access.
Rivian sacrifices 2027 profit goal to push deeper into autonomy
Rivian admitted in a regulatory filing that it is delaying its goal of reaching positive EBITDA next year because of how much it is spending on developing self-driving technology.
K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute
K2's Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space.
Tools for founders to navigate and move past conflict
Founders can create frameworks for working through conflict and change when the team is just two or three people, and if done correctly, it can scale with the company.
Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise
Cloaked's latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding.
Arc expands into electric commercial and defense boats with $50M raise
The Los Angeles startup raised $50 million from Eclipse, a16z, Menlo Ventures, and others as it seeks to expand beyond sport boats.
Tubi joins forces with popular TikTokers to create original streaming content
Tubi launched its Creatorverse Incubator to help TikTokers create original shows exclusively for the streaming service.
Feds intensify investigation into Teslas Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded its probe after finding more instances of Tesla's driving software struggling in low-visibility conditions.
Multiverse Computing pushes its compressed AI models into the mainstream
After compressing models from major AI labs including OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek and Mistral AI, Multiverse Computing has launched both an app that showcases the capabilities of its compressed models and an API that makes them more widely available.
Two Palantir veterans just came out of stealth with $30 million and a Sequoia stamp of approval
The founders are worth paying attention to.
Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents
A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it.
Sam Altmans thank-you to coders draws the memes
Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.
The leaderboard you cant game, funded by the companies it ranks
Artificial intelligencemodels are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best and who decides that?Arena, formerly LM Arena, hasemergedas the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from aUCBerkeley PhD research []
This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt
The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.
Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube
Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.
Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company
With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.
Microsoft hires the team of Sequoia-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove
AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.
Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack
Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers.
Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools
A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.
Mave Health aims to improve attention and mood with its brain-stimulating headset
Mave Health is listing the headset at $495 for pre-orders. It aims to ship devices to users in the U.S. and India in April 2026.
It's the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it's not beholden to them.
Mistral bets on build-your-own AI as it takes on OpenAI, Anthropic in the enterprise
Mistral Forge lets enterprises train custom AI models from scratch on their own data, challenging rivals that rely on fine-tuning and retrieval-based approaches.
Why Garry Tans Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate
Thousands of people are trying Garry Tan's Claude Code setup, which was shared on GitHub. And everyone has an opinion: even Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
Apple rolls out first background security update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug
Apple's first-ever ackground security improvement fixes a vulnerability in its Safari browser running its latest software.
Kagi brings its small web of a human-only internet to mobile devices
Kagi's Small Web offers a handpicked collection of more than 30,000 non-commercial, human-authored websites, including personal blogs, webcomics, and independent videos.
The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says
After their dramatic falling out, it doesn't seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together.
BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue
BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions.
Googles Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users
Personal Intelligence allows Google's AI assistant to tap into your Google ecosystem, such as Gmail and Google Photos, to provide more tailored responses.
Meet Vurt, the mobile-first streaming platform for indie filmmakers embracing vertical video
Micro-drama apps make billions in consumer spending, so VURT launched its streaming app to allow indie filmmakers to capitalize on the vertical video trend.
Stryker says its restoring systems after pro-Iran hackers wiped thousands of employee devices
The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company's operations, is thought to be the first major cyberattack in the United States in response to the Trump administration's war in Iran.
OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says
OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last month.
AIs boys club could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby
AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim.
Oura enters Indias smart ring market with the Ring 4
Finnish smart ring maker Oura is finally launching in India, taking on local rivals such as Ultrahuman in a relatively young smart ring market that is becoming price-sensitive thanks to an influx of low-cost options.
World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents
As AI agents take the reins for online shoppers, Sam Altman's unconventional startup is looking to expand its verification offerings to support agentic commerce.
MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month
From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.
H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startups tech
Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.
Niv-AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs
The company raised $12 million in seed funding to measure and manage GPU power surges.
Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US
Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don't have a Prime subscription, you'll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery.
Gecko Robotics lands the largestU.S. Navy robotics deal yet
Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.
Picsart now allows creators to hire AI assistants through agent marketplace
Picsart's AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week.
