techcrunch1d ago
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.
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techcrunch1d agobearish
Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continues
Companies are burning through exorbitant sums of money to keep pace in the AI arms race. Debt is climbing.
techcrunch1d ago
‘AI-pilled’ firms spend $7,500 per employee each month on AI
The most AI-obsessed firms are spending roughly $7,500 monthly per employee on AI, per Ramp AI Index. That's not more than an engineer's salary — yet.
techcrunch1d ago
How memory tools can make AI models worse
New research suggests that AI memory systems can degrade model performance and encourage sycophantic tendencies.
techcrunch1d ago
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable
Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic's new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work.
techcrunch1d agobullish
Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in
AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who's who of angels. It's betting companies will want power over, not lock-in with model makers.
techcrunch1d ago
The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX’s unbelievable IPO
Most of the value in SpaceX's IPO is effectively a call option on the company's ambitious space data center plans.
techcrunch1d ago
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Through the acquisition, WMG aims to better track when its artists' work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models.
techcrunch1d agobullish
Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business
The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation from S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.
techcrunch1d agobullish
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.
techcrunch1d agobullish
Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance
The 168-megawatt facility will support Meta's global AI computing needs and can be expanded over time.
techcrunch2d ago
Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars
Google just made it significantly cheaper to enjoy its budget AI subscription tier.
techcrunch2d ago
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Instead of spending a year raising a formal venture fund, the Sabertooth VC founder used a captive network of LPs to invest in startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX.
techcrunch2d ago
Hey, Siri, here’s what I actually want from AI
I'm desperate for a personal AI assistant, but do I really want to become the kind of person who can't function without the friendly robot voice in my phone?
techcrunch2d ago
Anthropic’s Fable 5 can make weirdly fun video games with the click of a button
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is going to be a big hit with the web's vibe coders.
techcrunch2d ago
Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models?
If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.
techcrunch2d ago
WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence, and more
Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its long-standing Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI.
techcrunch2d ago
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 is a version of Mythos the public can access today
Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology.
techcrunch2d ago
It’s not FAANG anymore. It’s MANGOS.
With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS.
techcrunch2d ago
Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams
Sandstone's Series A comes just six months after a Sequoia-led seed round.
techcrunch2d ago
Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week
Lovable says it has now surpassed $500 million in annualized run-rate revenue and its users are building businesses and replacing internal software.
techcrunch2d ago
How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers
Orbital founder Euwyn Poon built 250,000 scooters at Spin. Now he wants to launch 10,000 space data centers.
techcrunch3d ago
Why Apple’s slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart
Can Apple's new AI glow-up put to bed accusations that it's losing an all-important industry race?
techcrunch3d ago
Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia, accusing it of ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks
Sequoia is just one of the top firms that sells same equity at two different prices.
techcrunch3d ago
As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says
Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identity verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.
techcrunch3d ago
Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement
The vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.
techcrunch3d ago
OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic
The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.
techcrunch3d ago
Apple plays catch-up at WWDC
Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.
techcrunch3d ago
Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers
As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.
techcrunch3d ago
Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows
Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.
techcrunch5d ago
OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks
Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.
techcrunch5d agobullish
What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates
Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.
techcrunch5d ago
Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor
Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump's AI policy.
techcrunch5d ago
The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI
President Donald Trump said he's discussing deals "where the American people can benefit from the success of AI."
techcrunch6d ago
Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days
Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Don't wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco's Moscone West.
techcrunch6d ago
Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute
In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.
techcrunch6d ago
The most interesting startups right now want to get you off your phone
While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going vira
techcrunch6d ago
The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs
"The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"
techcrunch6d ago
The ‘together tech’ wave might be the most intriguing startup bet of 2026
While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going vira
techcrunch6d ago
AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
techcrunch6d ago
Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully
In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.
techcrunchJun 4
Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns
Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though.
techcrunchJun 4
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab
The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn't struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren't quite ready.
techcrunchJun 4
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18
On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced industry. Secure
techcrunchJun 4
Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Meta may have found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.
techcrunchJun 4
Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform
Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.
techcrunchJun 4
Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook
Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like "When should I post?" and "What are people saying in my comments?"
techcrunchJun 4
Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.
techcrunchJun 4
Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission
Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.
techcrunchJun 3
Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
techcrunchJun 3
Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.
techcrunchJun 3
Google’s Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon
Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated "stories" culled from the personal data in your Google account.
techcrunchJun 3
Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason
Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI-generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.
techcrunchJun 3
These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
techcrunchJun 3
Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally.
techcrunchJun 3
Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage.
techcrunchJun 3
Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents
Coralogix is among a growing number of infrastructure firms betting that as AI systems move into production, demand will rise for tools that can monitor their behavior, troubleshoot failures, and provide the operational data needed to keep them running reliably.
techcrunchJun 2
Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses
The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.
techcrunchJun 2
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in 4 months
Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.
techcrunchJun 2
New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
techcrunchJun 2
Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI
The caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.
techcrunchJun 2
Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.
techcrunchJun 2
Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior
The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.
techcrunchJun 2
Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.
techcrunchJun 2
Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
techcrunchJun 2
Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections
After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models.
techcrunchJun 2bullish
OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work
OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from within the Codex app, each of the new tools bundles integrations, instructions, and context to allow Codex to approximate
techcrunchJun 2
Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people.
techcrunchJun 2
ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves
A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem.
techcrunchJun 2
Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo.
techcrunchJun 1
Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout
"The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement.
techcrunchJun 1
Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.
techcrunchJun 1
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.
techcrunchJun 1
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO
The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
techcrunchJun 1
Anthropic files to go public
Anthropic, now an AI powerhouse that has landed top-tier enterprise customers, was once considered an underdog in the emerging world of large language models.
techcrunchJun 1
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies
WindBorne benefits from its unique combination of model-building and data collection. The company now has about 400 balloons in flight gathering sensor readings at any given time, launched from 15 sites around the globe. The advances in its current model come from improvements in how the data collec
techcrunchJun 1
DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
techcrunchMay 31
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.
techcrunchMay 31
Making sense of the debate over AI psychosis
On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether tech CEOs are "uniquely prone to AI psychosis."
techcrunchMay 30
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build French data centers
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.
techcrunchMay 30
‘What a joke’: GitHub Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's GitHub Copilot appears to be at an end.
techcrunchMay 30
Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant
Meta seems to be making big bets on AI-powered hardware.
techcrunchMay 30
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.
techcrunchMay 30
The groupthink boom: what 3 top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
"If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; you might already have a Series A [offer]," said one, half-kiddingly.
techcrunchMay 30
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
techcrunchMay 29
Coders are refusing to work without AI — and that could come back to bite them
While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.
techcrunchMay 29
So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
techcrunchMay 29
What happens when companies become too AI-pilled?
The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026
techcrunchMay 29
After Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M
Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
techcrunchMay 29
Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn't designed to supplant human programmers.
techcrunchMay 29
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techcrunchMay 29
Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to lock in Early Bird savings of up to $410 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 before prices increase. Join 10,000+ tech leaders in October for one of the most anticipated tech events of the year. Register now.
techcrunchMay 29
Does your CEO have AI psychosis? Aaron Levie thinks most of them do.
The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026
techcrunchMay 29
Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy
If you're looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.
techcrunchMay 29
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
techcrunchMay 29
Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget cutting becomes its major selling point
The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category.
techcrunchMay 28
The internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of human users.
techcrunchMay 28
Asana acquires no-code agent-builder StackAI
Asana will incorporate StackAI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools.
techcrunchMay 28
Anthropic raises $65 billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO
Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation, marking what could be the AI startup's final private fundraise before a highly anticipated IPO.
techcrunchMay 28
Just like gold and oil, we’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures
Large exchanges are designing derivative products around AI tokens, which are increasingly being considered less a computational output and more a raw material input, like electricity or bandwidth.