The goalposts are moving for AI startups when it comes to growth, product features and just about everything else.

It's an impressive accomplishment for the new mega-rocket launch system, and paves the way for the company to start re-using the boosters in commercial missions.

In the debut episode of the Build Mode podcast, we sat down with Deon Nicholas, co-founder of Forethought AI, to unpack what it really takes to build a lasting company with and for your customers from day one.

It's an impressive accomplishment for the new mega-rocket launch system, and paves the way for the company to start re-using the boosters in commercial missions.

Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.

Uber's in-app video recording pilot is currently live in 10 cities across India.

Newsletter platformbeehiivannounced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday,including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation.

Orders were supposed to be fulfilled by end of summer but were delayed again and again due to the bottle.

From the same label that made the iconic Steve Jobs mockneck, the iPhone Pocket could be the next Labubu... if you have the disposable income.

Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.

Authorities from nine countries took down three cybercrime operations, including the Rhadamantys infostealer, which allegedly had access to the crypto wallets of more than 100,000 victims.

Early-stageventure fundBetaworksannounced the latest 10 companieslaunchingfrom itsprestigiousCamp program.

The addition of CarPlay would mark a significant change for Tesla, which has so far shunned phone mirroring in its vehicles.

The service rolling out Deep Research, a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

Meta is testing collaborative buying to let users invite a friend to join their chat with a seller.

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

TikTok is rolling out bulletin board, a new one-to-many messaging feature that mirrors Instagrams broadcast channels. The tool lets creators and brands share text, images, and videos directly with followers.

The firefighters had to be treated at a hospital and received permanent scars, according to a report from Fortune. But the Boring Company was not fined after it met with state officials.

The company is adding an Images icon at the bottom of Google's Search app for iOS and Android devices that will display images personalized to the user's interests.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 22 reports of overheating, smoking, or burning Tesla Powerwall 2 home batteries. The company will replace defective units.

SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it's a self-improving agent... which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.

LinkedIn's AI-powered people search is rolling out to premium users in the U.S.

The solar-thermal startup wants to deliver electricity for as little as one cent per kWh. But first it has to scale production to 1 million units per year.

Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

The Commission said on Thursday that it had identified that Google is using its spam policy to push news media and other publishers' websites and content lower in search rankings when they include content from third parties.

The Los Angeles-based startup will build more than 50 electric truck chassis for the delivery giant by the end of this year.

Spotify is debuting a new tiered premium plans in five markets with the costliest tier gaining access to lossless streaming.

Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.

Cursor plans to use the capital to continue developing Composer, the AI model the vibe coding startup released in October.

Spotify's new default shuffle option will queue up fewer songs from your recent listening history

Microsoft is taking a page from OpenAI's playbook, literally.

Israeli startup Milestone raised a $10 million seed funding round to correlate AI tool usage with engineering metrics, including code quality.

Cash App is adding a map to its app to let users discover places that accept bitcoin

Willow's iOS keyboard lets you type or use your voice to dictate and input text.

Varaha aims to support around 337,000 farmers across 675,000 hectares in northern India through its regenerative farming project.

Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of 6-second, looping videos.

Chad: The Brainrot IDE is an actual product that pairs vibe coding with brainrot activities like gambling, Tinder and games.

Deepwatchs CEO told TechCrunch that the layoffs allow the company to accelerate investments in AI and automation.

ElevenLabsstruck a deal with actors Michael Caine and MatthewMcConaugheyto AI-generate their voices.

As part of an effort to retire the old Twitter.com domain, X is requiring passkey and security key users to re-enroll but are getting stuck in endless loops and unable to finish.

A German court ruled thatOpenAIsChatGPT violatedthe nationscopyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical workwithoutpermission.

Apple released the iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing the option to adjust the Liquid Glass appearance of the lock screen clock, and more.

For 12 days and counting, Disney-owned channels like ESPN and ABC have been blacked out on YouTube TV.

These palm-sized robots use ultrasound signals to navigate harsh conditions in search and rescue missions.

The autocomplete will help users create more effective prompts for AI apps, resulting in fewer back-and-forths.

Radio streamer TuneIn sold for $175M, down from its earlier valuation of $500M.

In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.

A group of Democratic lawmakers asked governors in California, Colorado, and other states to block ICE from accessing their residents drivers license data without their knowledge.

Apple's new Digital ID will let U.S. users carry their passport on their iPhone, and use it at TSA checkpoints.

Waymo robotaxis will use freeways in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco - an expansion that could reduce ride times by 50%.