Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop kneeling to President Trump
Billionaire tech mogul Reid Hoffman is appealing to Silicon Valley tech moguls not only to condemn the killing of two Americans at the hands of Border Patrol agents, but also to stop placating President Trump. “We in Silicon Valley cannot bow our knees to Trump,” Hoffman wrote in a post for X and an opinion […]
Last 24 hours to get +1 pass to Disrupt 2026 for 50% off | Tech Crunch
This one. The clock is running low. With demand surging and early stock nearly gone, tonight is your last chance to secure record low prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and secure a Plus 1 pass at 50% off while limited passes remain. If Disrupt is on your must-attend list, now is the time to take […]
How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of life insurance sales software, went public on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the first big tech IPOs of the year, the insurtech platform is being watched as a bellwether for the 2026 listing cycle. The company and its selling shareholders raised approximately $200 million in a […]
iPhone had its best quarter ever
Apple had a great first quarter, but what really stood out was iPhone sales. The company reported its best quarter ever for its flagship devices, thanks in part to surging sales in regions such as China and India. “iPhone had its best quarter ever, driven by unprecedented demand, with record highs across all geographic segments,” […]
SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI led by Elon Musk are reportedly in merger talks
Three of Elon Musk’s companies are considering a possible merger: SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. Negotiations appear to be in the early stages, but at least one company could end up being acquired by SpaceX, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. Two scenarios are considered. According to Bloomberg, citing unnamed insiders, SpaceX and Tesla may […]
Medium gives employees Friday off to join national strike to protest ICE
A hustle culture may be the norm at tech companies in the age of AI, but starting tomorrow, it will stop working on publishing platform Medium. Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine has given his employees permission to take time off to participate in tomorrow’s national general strike protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Activists on […]
Even after Microsoft launches its own AI chips, Nadella says it won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia and AMD.
Microsoft installed the first of its AI chips in one of its data centers this week, and the company says it plans to deploy more chips in the coming months. The chip, named Maia 200, is designed to be what Microsoft calls an “AI inference powerhouse,” meaning it’s optimized for the compute-intensive task of running […]
Fintech company Marquis blames hacking of firewall provider Sonic Wall for data breach
Fintech company Marquis told customers it plans to seek compensation from its firewall provider for a breach that allowed hackers to steal customers’ personal and financial data. In a memo shared with customers this week seen by TechCrunch, Marquis said he believes the August 2025 ransomware attack occurred because SonicWall, the company’s firewall service provider, […]
I made a marshmallow castle with Google’s new AI world generator
Google DeepMind opens up access to Project Genie, an AI tool for creating interactive game worlds from text prompts and images. Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US will be able to try out an experimental research prototype powered by a combination of Google’s latest global model Genie 3, image generation model Nano […]
OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after a great release
OpenAI’s video generation app Sora is currently struggling after rocketing to the top of the App Store in October. New data suggests that both app downloads and consumer spending are declining as the initial hype around AI video social networks fades. The iOS version, powered by OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generation model, surpassed 100,000 installs […]
