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Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.

Archer's countersuit comes four months after Joby sued its rival for alleged 'corporate espionage.'

The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies.

The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states.

More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply-chain risk, according to court filings.

Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code produced with AI.

Bluesky's board will search for a replacement while Graber becomes Chief Innovation Officer.

The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of State Attorneys General don't want to drop the lawsuit.

Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company.

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm's new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.

Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a large-scale global hacking campaign against Signal and WhatsApp users.

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV.

TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV.

Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV.

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.

On the latest episode of TechCrunchs Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.

AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things future of transportation.

A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers and some tech journalists, too.

Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, shes resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team.

David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he's learned as a leader.

The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.

The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.

An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content.

This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.

The Rad Power brand is expected to live on.

A 61-year-old worker died on Thursday after reportedly getting stuck between a tractor trailer and a loading dock.

It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.

Trump's Department of War feud with Anthropic won't impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft products.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people had personal and health information stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, which the company failed to detect for almost a year.

Indonesian has outlined new regulations that would restrict users under 16 from accessing digital platforms.

City Detect, a company that helps local governments prevent urban decay, is in at least 17 cities so far, including Dallas and Miami.

A SPAC deal that is set to take French quantum company Pasqal public on the Nasdaq values the company at $2 billion pre-money.

Karnataka's proposal highlights a growing global debate over childrens rights and online policy.

Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a day after the company confirmed a similar decision for users in Europe.