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Now Rippling is counter suing tiny startup Runlayer

This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It's a seller and buyer-beware market warning.

TechCrunch 11 Aug 2026 3:56 am

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax

California's Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.

TechCrunch 11 Aug 2026 2:50 am

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class' waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

TechCrunch 11 Aug 2026 1:34 am

Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US

Aptoide has brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, as court-ordered changes open Android to competing app stores.

TechCrunch 11 Aug 2026 12:01 am

Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals

Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.

TechCrunch 11 Aug 2026 12:00 am

YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money

Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 11:57 pm

ideaForge Slips Into The Red In Q1, Reports

Barely a quarter after reporting profits, dronetech major ideaForge once again slipped into the red in the June 2026 quarter

inc42 10 Aug 2026 8:25 pm

A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond

Companies that rely on Ceva Logistics for shipping their physical goods to customers say their personal data was taken during a recent cyberattack.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 7:50 pm

Signed up for Klaviyo? Dozens of advertisers may have seen your password

A bug in the tech giant's website mistakenly shared users' sign-up information, including personal data and their password, to third-party companies.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 7:44 pm

Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option

The ability to add Venmo to Google Play comes as people are spending more money on apps and games.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 5:30 pm

Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips

Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 5:30 pm

Info Edge Q1: PAT Jumps 43% YoY To

Naukri parent Info Edge net profit for the first quarter of FY27 (Q1 FY27) jumped 43% to 490.1 Cr from

inc42 10 Aug 2026 2:48 pm

AUM Ventures Marks First Close Of

Deeptech focused early-stage VC firm AUM Ventures has marked the first close of its India Innovation Fund II at 225

inc42 10 Aug 2026 2:40 pm

GalaxEye Acquires StarOps To Expand Satellite Engineering Capabilities

Spacetech startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps to deepen its in-house satellite engineering capabilities. The integration also

inc42 10 Aug 2026 2:23 pm

Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 2:05 am

Anthropic is turning Claude Code

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

TechCrunch 10 Aug 2026 12:50 am

TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

TechCrunch 9 Aug 2026 9:35 pm

Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about government by machines and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

TechCrunch 9 Aug 2026 8:30 pm

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.

TechCrunch 9 Aug 2026 8:00 pm

Charting the global economy: US employment declines unexpectedly

The El Nio on track to become the most powerful of the past 76 years is strengthening rapidly, posing a major threat to fragile economies already roiled by conflict in the Middle East.

The Economic Times 9 Aug 2026 9:09 am

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.

TechCrunch 9 Aug 2026 2:54 am

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

TechCrunch 9 Aug 2026 1:11 am

Flipkart Minutes Enters Premium Grocery Segment With Pykd

Walmart-owned Flipkarts quick commerce arm Flipkart Minutes is entering the premium grocery and specialty food products segment under its private

inc42 8 Aug 2026 7:48 pm

Odisha CM Majhi unveils food processing push at Delhi investor outreach

Majhi said the state views food processing not merely as an industrial activity but as an avenue for wider economic transformation.

The Economic Times 8 Aug 2026 8:25 am

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said this model, which is still in development, reached its critical cybersecurity threshold, meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems.

TechCrunch 8 Aug 2026 4:18 am

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.

TechCrunch 8 Aug 2026 3:00 am

Wacom

The Movinkpad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.

TechCrunch 8 Aug 2026 2:50 am

Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks

Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.

TechCrunch 8 Aug 2026 2:30 am

Hero MotoCorp To Debut Maiden Electric Motorcycle Next Year

Auto giant Hero MotoCorp is all set to unveil its first batch of electric motorcycles next year. While the company

inc42 8 Aug 2026 2:21 am

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.

TechCrunch 7 Aug 2026 9:46 pm

Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms

The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

TechCrunch 7 Aug 2026 8:41 pm

Meet The 14 D2C Brands From The Inaugural D2CX Runway Cohort

After growing into a $65 Bn market, Indias D2C ecosystem is entering its next phase of evolution. While new brands

inc42 7 Aug 2026 8:15 pm

SEBI Clears IPOs Of Rediff, PlaySimple

Markets regulator SEBI has given its go-ahead to the initial public offerings (IPOs) of AvenuesAIs (formerly Infibeam Avenues) subsidiary Rediff

inc42 7 Aug 2026 7:54 pm

New Tax Laws Amendment Bill Clears Path For Simpler Data Centre Incentive Regime

Indias push to become a global cloud and AI infrastructure hub received a boost after the Lok Sabha passed the

inc42 7 Aug 2026 2:37 pm

ixigo Crashes 13% Despite Strong Q1, JM Financial Cuts Target Price

Shares of traveltech company ixigo fell as much as 13.6% to an intraday low of 174.15 apiece on the BSE

inc42 7 Aug 2026 2:29 pm

Instant Help

Fixing Instant Services Unit Economics The battle for Indias instant home services is on. Players are clocking record orders, raising

inc42 7 Aug 2026 8:00 am

Gains From Unexercised ESOP Buybacks Taxable As Capital Gains: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains arising from the repurchase of vested, unexercised employee stock options

inc42 6 Aug 2026 9:26 pm

Lok Sabha Passes Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Clearing Path To Levy MDR On UPI Payments

The Lok Sabha on Thursday (August 6) passed the bill amending the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to

inc42 6 Aug 2026 9:05 pm

Wakefit Q1 Profit Increases 19% YoY To

Mattress maker Wakefit saw its net profit for the June quarter (Q1 FY27) increase 19% to 23.4 Cr from 19.6

inc42 6 Aug 2026 8:07 pm