The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling
The Light Phone offers a middle ground between a hyperconnected iPhone and a clunky…
Airbnb gets into hotels, expands AI for host onboarding and customer support
Airbnb's core business was letting users book a room or a whole property owned…
Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts
For users, Spotify has been a place to consume podcasts made by other creators.…
SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith
The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further…
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
E-commerce logistics company Stord has raised a $250 million round at a $3 billion…
Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9
Rivian has finally revealed that the first customers of the company's new R2 SUV…
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
Blue Origin's New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in…
Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO
AI companies have grown into data-hungry entities as their models require ever-larger datasets to…
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months
Bloomberg reports that the company has instituted a new rule that places a monthly…
The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)
If we look back at the year of 2026 so far, it might be…
Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London
There is one regulatory hitch that will delay the robotaxi face-off, at least for…
Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet
Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has unveiled plans for an initial public offering that could…
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
theWarner Music Music (WMG) announced on Wednesday that it’s acquiring AI attribution startup Sureel…
Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar’s video AI is built for India’s scale
India's AI model output has been slow compared to the U.S., Europe, and China.…
TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now,…
The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock
Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock…
