Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
The AI startup Photon is so sure that agents will eventually come to replace…
Israel, Hezbollah Trade Blows Despite Trump Declaring Deal
Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2 by firing rockets…
Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will operate as Skydance once their merger closes, Paramount…
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond
Substack announced on Wednesday a new feature called "Reply Rules," designed to give creators…
Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
For AI startups, choosing a model isn't necessarily a one-time architecture decision anymore. Open…
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
But that still leaves my devices largely open to ads when I'm not on…
Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior
Startups that promise to predict how humans will behave are having a moment. Over…
Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
By applying the location data ban to both residents and visitors, the Massachusetts law…
ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
Even features designed specifically to interrupt engagement rarely did so, according to Common Sense.…
Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks
In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors took to X to share horror stories about…
Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger
"This ring that we're about to launch is significantly different compared to any other…
Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models?
One prediction, laid out best by Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong, is that it will result in…
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
Battery storage is now cheaper than a type of natural gas power plant favored…
Pinterest bets on creators with Amazon Storefront integration
Pinterest is expanding its partnership with Amazon. The social pinboard site said on Wednesday…
Smart ring maker Ultrahuman to roll out biological-age model across UAE
Ultrahuman, a Bengaluru-based health tech startup best known for its smart rings, has partnered…
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.…
