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Magna's investment in Yuma Energy has reached $87 million as the Canadian auto supplier increases its majority stake in the Indian battery-swapping firm.

Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.

Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.

The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.

Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.

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As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trumps renaming of Lake Ontario.

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. Chinas scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's Grindr discount go unchallenged in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the gayborhood in your pocket he's been promising since 2022.

The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.

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

Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.

Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.

As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, Ive officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. Ive always been somewhat skeptical of massage guns, mostly because Ive tried a few off-brand ones and just assumed []

Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.

Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?

Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.

The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.

The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.