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Paradigm, the VC firm founded in 2018 to back crypto startups, raised a $1.2 billion Fund III.

The round, led by Radical Ventures, values the two-year old startup at $1 billion.

The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver's license numbers so far in 2026.

There are a lot of fast-growing AI startups, but some are growing even faster, they say.

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II.

Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.

Kevin Weil's new role at Stoke Space suggests reusable rockets are the next hot thing in Silicon Valley.

The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.

Open-source models success isnt coming at the expense of frontier labs. Instead, they each seem to capture two phases of the same life-cycle.

Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.

The company confirmed that the issue had been affecting accounts since May, with an additional 200 users banned over the weekend before its team identified and fixed the problem.

Google's upcoming event in August will introduce new Pixel devices.

The Y Combinator-backed company started a vibe-coding platform and later built an agent-creation product.

Netflix is bringing 2- to 20-minute videos to its platform through new partnerships with digital publishers, including Rolling Stone and Variety.

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.

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

Forterra has deployed more than 100

A new report suggests Netflix viewers arent sticking around for Season 2. The bigger issue may be that binge-watching itself is no longer the advantage it once was.

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime debut that last week's headlines suggested.

SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.

The reality is, when you're optimizing for production, you start looking at a price/performance, Guillermo Rauch tells TechCrunch.

The update is part of Apple's broader effort to make Siri feel more natural and personal, as it rebuilds the assistant around generative AI.

A running look in reverse chronological order at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

Apple has started a phased rollout of card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after adapting to the country's payments framework.

Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday the latest in a series of layoffs thats stoking fears of AI replacing jobs.The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.

In the AI era, platforms have no choice but to fight fire with fire to cull spam.

The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.

WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the features full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.

Station F, a Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel, is gearing up for a new edition of its F/ai accelerator program in a bid to strengthen its positioning as a stepping stone for promising AI startups.

Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150M from Meituan and Tencent at a $1B valuation.

While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution and a SPAC.

Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 but now five of those launches are reportedly on hold.

Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after buying President Donald Trumps $TRUMP memecoin, while Trump made $636 million.

The right desk gadgets can help you reduce clutter, stay focused, and add a little extra convenience to your day.

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month.