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Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identity verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.

The vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.

The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.

Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.

As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.

Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County.

If you're grabbing a bite with friends and point your iPhone at the bill, then [you can] select what you ordered to split the tab with Apple Cash, said Apple VP of Software Sebastien Marineau-Mes.

Apple is putting control back into the hands of parents with more granular screen time features.

Cycle tracker will now notify women when their cycle patterns are suggestive of perimenopause.

Apple's new dictation system could compete with Wispr Flow and others.

The idea behind the new Siri AI is to turn the assistant from a voice controlled assistant into an AI companion that can do a lot more.

Apple says a completely rebuilt Search function will competently find the emails, photos and other content you are searching for.

Apples WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This years event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cooks last with the company, []

While some users liked the sleek, transparent designs that look glassy, others found Apple's design overhaul from last year to be hard to read.

Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now's the time to put the finishing touches on your submission!

Google is making Gemini 3.5 the default model in NotebookLM

A new feature in the Amazon Shopping app allows users to generate designs with Alexa, then print them on products like T-shirts, hoodies, and tumblers.

The messaging giant announced that it disrupted a phishing campaign targeting its users with NSOs spyware.

Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.

The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024.

Bending Spoons say its app caters to a user base of over 500 million monthly active users.

The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people's precise location data across the state.

Uber customers in the UK can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi.

We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.

Chat is dead at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.

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From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.

Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.

Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.

Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump's AI policy.

After a very profitable decade on Microsoft's board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.

A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.

IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering it up.

Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Nows not the time to wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco's Moscone West.

The companies announced the deal on Friday, just one week ahead of SpaceX's historic IPO.

GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.

Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.

While the AI fundraising machinekeeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money forBoard, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences.Cyberdeck creators are going viralcrafting whimsical DIY computers thatliterally encourageusers to touch grass. Unlike theAI-free browser crowd, thisdoesntjustfeellikebacklash, []

Supabase, an example of an open source project becoming a fast-growing company, has greatly benefited from AI tools like Claude, Codex, and other vibe-coding platforms.

Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms' offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools.

The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.

In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.