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I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this?

A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today.

Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia.

Is Microsoft's gaming division doubling down on AI?

As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability.

Jesse Van Rootselaar's descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse.

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Thecreatoreconomy is evolving fast, and ad revenue aloneisntcutting it anymore.YouTubers are launching product lines,acquiringstartups, and building actual business empires.In fact,MrBeasts companybought fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business is outearning his media arm. Thisisntjustonecreatorsstrategy.Formany,itsthenew playbook. On this episode of TechCrunchsEquitypodcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Rebecca Bellan unpack how creators are diversifying beyond ads, []

The former HQ host Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a live mobile game show that he's building on his own terms.

Dueling pro-AI PACs have centered around backing or targeting one New York congressional bid: Alex Bores, whose RAISE Act requires AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious system misuse.

Several updates are introduced in iOS 26.4, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.

The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.

Nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 are open. Pitch atDisrupt 2026in October in front of top VCs and the full TechCrunch audience. Nominate your startup or for one that's deserving.

AI expands access to filmmaking for resource-constrained creators. But as efficiency becomes the industrys north star, creativity risks being overwhelmed by a deluge of low-effort, AI-generated content.

Peak XV says most of its new capital will target India as the firm prioritizes AI, fintech and cross-border bets while navigating recent partner departures.

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The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device thats both controllable and updatable.

The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age account for nearly 50% of all messages sent by Indians to ChatGPT, and users under 30 accounted for 80% of usage in the country.

The OpenAI mafia: 15 of the most notable startups founded by alumni

Abu Dhabi-based tech company G42 has partnered with U.S.-based chipmaker Cerebras to deploy eight exaflops of compute through a new system in India

The pledge marks a sharp jump from General Catalyst's earlier $500 million$1 billion India earmark.

Neo's new Residency program invests $750,000 in an uncapped SAFE for startups and provides a $40,000 no-strings-attached grant for college students.

Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work.

Nvidia is working with investors, nonprofits, and venture firms to build earlier ties with India's fast-growing AI founder ecosystem.

Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2025, a figure that's down from previous years.

Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.

The CEOs of Read AI and Lucidya told TechCrunch at Web Summit Qatar that they see AI tools replacing tasks, rather than workers.

YouTube is testing conversational AI on smart TVs, allowing viewers to ask the assistant questions related to the video they're watching on the big screen.

The robots will be unloading totes full of auto parts from an automated warehouse tugger.

Reporter Zo Bernard spent months talking to 51 people (31 of them gay men) to map out a subculture that's been an open secret in Silicon Valley for years: gay men, at the upper echelons of tech, quietly raising up their own networks the way powerful people have always done.

Elon Musk's company town already has a volunteer fire department, and is forming a Starbase Police Department. Now it wants its own court, too.

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messengers stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.

Meta's CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.

If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.

OpenAI also plans to expand its presence in India with new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year.