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Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasans Network School

Let's see how this frontier community for techno-optimists is doing ...

TechCrunch 2 Aug 2026 10:35 pm

TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged for robotaxis

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 2 Aug 2026 9:35 pm

These App Store hidden gems prove theres still room for great software in the AI era

Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding to your Home Screen.

TechCrunch 2 Aug 2026 8:53 pm

Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout

How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .

TechCrunch 2 Aug 2026 2:44 am

Judge denies xAIs request to block Minnesota ban on nudify apps

Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to nudify images can move forward.

TechCrunch 2 Aug 2026 1:56 am

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a cool use case for parents.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 10:37 pm

Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and heres every company its using to do it

Uber has partnered with and in some cases made direct investments in about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years.Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 8:35 pm

Apps that help you break free from doomscrolling and get active

If youre looking to cut back on screen time and get a little more active, heres a roundup of the apps that might help.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 7:30 pm

Whats the best handheld mini fan?

From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 7:06 pm

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 4:17 am

Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays

Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a vehicle company, and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 3:30 am

Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesnt.

AI tools have democratizedthe opportunity to build, shorteningthe timelines of successandenabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 3:30 am

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 2:37 am

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 1:17 am

VC-backed startups commit morefraud,and researchers think they know why

New research from the U.K.s Imperial College and Frances Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud and the role investors play.

TechCrunch 1 Aug 2026 12:30 am

Sam Altmanisntthe only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI,OpenAI CEOSam Altman saysmaybe itstime for the AI industry to pace itself. The comments camejust days after one of OpenAIs own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up ina breach at Hugging Facethough as Equitys hosts point out, sloppy security seems to have []

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 10:56 pm

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 10:19 pm

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 9:38 pm

GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs

The leading U.S. automakers are mentioning EVs on their investor calls at pre-pandemic rates, according to new data from TechCrunch and Hudson Labs.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 9:17 pm

Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028

AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 9:07 pm

SpaceX wont remove all of xAIs unpermitted turbines for another year

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 8:46 pm

Reddit is testing a new way to watch and listen to its viral posts

Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch or simply listen to its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the feature is already in the works and could begin testing later this year.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 8:19 pm

WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses

WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 8:09 pm

Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger

Tesla had already reportedly prepped for the idea in the event that Beijing invades Taiwan.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 7:15 pm

Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests

After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 6:36 am

Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for significant supply constraints

Apple is worried enough about supply shortages that it reported about $11.1 billion in inventory, which is almost double the $5.7 billion it reported last September.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 4:58 am

AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares

The former OpenAI researchers fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 4:55 am

Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AIs impact

Reddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 4:38 am

Investors love AI, as long as youre a cloud host

Amazon isn't slowing down on data center spending but investors don't seem to mind.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 4:11 am

Apple says gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt services growth

Apple said a slowdown in mobile gaming and changes to the App Stores business model including court-ordered payment rule changes in the U.S. weighed on its services business, even as the company topped 1.5 billion paid subscriptions.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 4:07 am

CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records

The health tech data giant, which handles vast amounts of patients' medical data, said hackers struck one of its protected health data stores.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 1:43 am

Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag

Friend, the AI wearable, can now talk to its users for an enhanced price.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 1:14 am

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI

As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies like Microsoft and now Google are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 12:27 am

Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers

Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment buildings, and airports.

TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 12:08 am

LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated slop

LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a seems like AI slop reporting option. It's also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 11:35 pm

Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A

Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 11:20 pm

Spotify launches User notes to let users add memories to songs

Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why a track was added to a playlist or when they first discovered it

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 11:11 pm

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M

The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 9:39 pm

When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 9:15 pm

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps and more are coming

Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups, Marketplace sellers, Instagram, and gaming.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 9:11 pm

Netflix lands global streaming deal for The Walking Dead

Netflix just signed a massive new licensing agreement worth $500 million to bring The Walking Dead Universe to international markets.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 8:57 pm

Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack

British AI neocloud Nscale is buying software startup Anyscale, which helps companies scale their AI workloads across data centers and servers.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 8:49 pm

Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B

Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1 billion as the startup moves toward its first commercial fusion power plant.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 8:47 pm

Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industrys latest talent obsession

A new study estimates only 2,000 U.S. engineers have the expertise to deliver meaningful AI ROI, as enterprises race to hire forward-deployed engineers to implement AI at scale.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 8:30 pm

In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAIs hacker was noisy and fast but not unstoppable

Cybersecurity experts told TechCrunch that one of the biggest lessons to be taken from the OpenAI hack against Hugging Face has nothing to do with AI, but traditional cybersecurity defense.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 8:18 pm

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026s biggest stage features leaders from Amazon,Replit, Tether, with muchmore to come

The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with a legacy that stretches back for more than a decade.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 7:30 pm

Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service

Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 6:39 pm

Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom

The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinators Garry Tan.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 6:30 pm

Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks

London-based Inforcer just closed a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners.

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 6:30 pm

Spotify adds a running mode to its app

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 6:30 pm