TechCrunch

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’

In a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI....

6 days ago

Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe

Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?...

1 week ago

Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles

The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity....

1 week ago

Cloudflare acquires Deno to improve its Workers programming model

Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform....

1 week ago

3 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place October 13-15 in San Francisco. Over 300 startups will show what they’ve built to 10,000 tech leaders. Plus, 250+ speakers are ready to share insights across 200+ s...

1 week ago

Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages

We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work....

1 week ago

Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay

Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition....

1 week ago

Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead

Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice....

1 week ago

Long live the mechanical keyboard

Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including one with an all-wood body....

1 week ago

The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch

TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z....

1 week ago

An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip....

1 week ago

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up....

1 week ago

LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief

"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia....

1 week ago

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against ...

1 week ago

Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot

For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste....

1 week ago

Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe

The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software....

1 week ago

Remember Orkut? Its founder wants to bring it back

Orkut's founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content....

1 week ago

A16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI

Moore sees a huge opportunity in consumer AI, particularly if the industry can tap into revenue streams beyond just subscriptions and API charges....

1 week ago

Automattic loses its interim CFO just weeks after boardroom shakeup

Automattic's interim chief financial officer Jeremy Klaperman has left the company less than a month after taking the role, TechCrunch has learned. Sources say his departure followed a demotion back t...

1 week ago

Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can’t Miss

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is just the beginning. From exclusive networking events and startup showcases to happy hours, dinners, and after-hours meetups, discover what’s happening across San Francisco d...

1 week ago

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Gamma’s Grant Lee, Engine’s Elia Wallen, and GV’s Crystal Huang on landing your first 1,000 customers

Leaders from Gamma, Engine, and Google Ventures join TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk how to get your first customers. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second pass at 50% off....

1 week ago

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise

Four days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts, when 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders gather in San Francisco's Moscone West on October 13-15. Save up to $100 on your price. Plus, save 50%...

1 week ago

Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows

Flock would not say if CEO Garrett Langley would take a pay cut following the reduction in workforce....

1 week ago

Xona’s commercial GPS alternative is about to go live

Xona's precision timing and navigation service will enter beta testing after SpaceX launches six satellites designed by the company....

1 week ago

President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes

On Thursday, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize....

1 week ago

Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website

With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifl...

1 week ago

Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safet...

1 week ago

Watch the trailer for ‘The Altruists,’ Netflix’s show about the FTX scandal

A fictionalized Sam Bankman-Fried is coming to your TV screen on November 19....

1 week ago

Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed

Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving h...

1 week ago

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons

Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has launched Commissary Club, a startup that uses AI to help people leaving prison find ...

1 week ago

$Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost$