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Justin Jins company Giggles which he describes as putting a trading app and TikTok together started as a joke.

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The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

Spotify will now allow users to input natural language prompts to create podcast playlist.

Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation.

The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages.

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks.

There are a growing number of reasons why used EVs have gained in popularity.

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow.

Netflix says the app gives children access to an ever-growing library of games for kids.

NHTSA closed its investigation into Tesla's Actually Smart Summon feature, saying that only a fraction of cases resulted in an incident, and that no incidents resulted in injury. Tesla has also issued a number of software updates.

Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates.

Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its App Store fight with Epic Games, as it challenges a ruling limiting its ability to charge fees on external payments.

An apparent North Korean worker was caught visibly stumped during a remote job interview when asked to insult the country's leader.

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.

OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AIs economic impact.

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Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.

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The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker in the U.S. for over a decade.

The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople's spacecraft.

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra gives you a ton of options to play around with images, including preset filters and hardware add-ons.

A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the U.S. would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran.

AI skeptics arent the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models outputs thats what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

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On the latest episode of TechCrunchs Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for data centers in space.

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.

Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?

The controversy around Delve appears to have cost the compliance startup its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator.

Its about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropics coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools.

Mikko Hyppnen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.