Russia shutters German consulate, Goethe cultural centres
Russia has announced measures against Germany's "unfriendly actions" taken in protest over the attempted…
AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?
The adoption of AI tools by businesses slowed in August, according to spending data…
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen
IDScan said on its website its investigation was ongoing. The company's statement said that,…
Who Are Will Jimeno & John McLoughlin? The 9/11 Survivors Behind ‘World Trade Center’
Two Port Authority officers lived through one of the most harrowing rescues of September…
Ex-UK PM Boris Johnson, European officials escape Russian drone strike on train near Poland
Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and several senior European officials were caught up…
Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear
"We've built many small task-specific language models, which are part of Agentforce's portfolio," Jayesh…
SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is in discussions with Intel to manufacture…
Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform
Voice AI has emerged as one of the hottest sectors in AI, with investors…
Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s next big bet is fusion: Go inside it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in…
Theo Baker spent four years investigating Stanford. Before he leaves, here’s what he found.
You showed up at Stanford as a coder. How did you end up breaking…
AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
Earlier this month, OpenAI researcher Dan Selsam published a post in which he said…
Google’s Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that’s just the start
When Google launched Gemini three years ago, the goal was to build a multimodal…
Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
While Apptopia doesn't have visibility into Meta's cross-promotion efforts or ads directly, it did…
Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
The truth is, should OpenAI want to do that, it can, even when startups…
TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4
On November 4, TechCrunch's Founder Summit will bring a vital one-day crash course on…
Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones
In the Bay Area in particular, freeway travel has helped Waymo dramatically cut trip…
