Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
Each of the types of turbines xAI is operating have the potential to emit…
Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses
Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers' names, email addresses,…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29
Four days. That's all that's left to decide, not just whether you'll be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, but how you'll show…
Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)
How many Ps are in Google? According to Google, there are two. There's also…
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, your request triggers a data relay race.…
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund
Gigascale emerged from Schrep's study of climate tech during COVID, and the new fund…
Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
Now, Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant meant to bring the power…
Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus
Hoffman is cited as a co-founder of Manus and chairman of the board, not…
WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order
WhatsApp said that it disrupted a new hacking campaign linked to NSO Group, a…
Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week
Europe's fast-growing vibe-coding startup, Lovable, tells TechCrunch it has surpassed $500 million in annualized…
Why enterprise AI will be a major focus at VivaTech 2026
TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to highlight the technologies, founders, and ideas driving…
Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
Prometheus, the physical AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, the former…
Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers
After Sergi Bastardas' decade at Amazon and floriculture startup Colvin, one thing always stood…
Mobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business
"The realization is that you can't reach that Holy Grail if you don't go…
Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
On May 18, seven Waymo robotaxis drove into highway lanes under active construction in…
Founders Fund’s outlier bet on humanely killed fish
Of course, the fund's headline-grabbing recent win has nothing to do with fish. Its…
