Lived with Cassio Mofflin, a $430 AI pet, for a month
I’ve often joked that I’d love to have a pet if I didn’t have to deal with animals pooping and eating stinky, wet mush from canned goods. I want a fluffy friend to keep me company all day long, but that illusion is shattered when I hear about a friend of mine who spent $500 […]
OpenAI announces AI-powered browser “ChatGPT Atlas”
OpenAI on Tuesday announced the launch of its AI-powered browser ChatGPT Atlas. This is a major step in the company’s efforts to dethrone Google as the primary way people find information online. Atlas will initially be rolled out on macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon, according to the company. OpenAI says […]
Anthropic CEO hits back with applause after Trump official accuses company of stoking fear from AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a statement Tuesday to “set the record straight” about the company’s alignment with the Trump administration’s AI policies, following “a recent increase in inaccurate claims regarding Anthropic’s policy stance.” “Anthropology is built on a simple principle: AI should be a force for human progress, not a threat,” Amodei wrote. “That […]
Apple warns exploit developers that iPhones have been targeted by government spyware
Earlier this year, a developer was shocked to see a message on his personal phone that read, “Apple has detected a targeted spyware attack on your iPhone.” “I was panicking,” Jay Gibson, who asked that his real name not be used for fear of retaliation, told TechCrunch. Mr. Gibson, who until recently was building surveillance […]
Disrupt Stage Revealed: Where the Future of Technology First Breaks | TechCrunch
Exclusively at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the Disrupt Stage features the tech industry’s biggest bets, broadcast live and unfiltered. This is where startup dreams turn into $100,000 in prize money at the Startup Battlefield 200, and where the industry’s leading players reveal what’s next. The industry’s biggest voices take center stage This year, we’ll be joined […]
Aura launches $499 cordless e-ink digital photo frame
Aura introduces its newest model, the $499 Ink Frame. It brings a 13-inch color e-paper display to the company’s LCD-based lineup. The technology is similar to that found in the Kindle Colorsoft e-reader, which uses a six-color ink system to create the illusion of millions of shades. More importantly, by using e-ink technology, you can […]
Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7 billion
Veeam, a data resiliency company, wants to give its customers greater control and security over their data in the AI era. The Kirkland, Wash.-based company announced Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI, a company that provides enterprises with a command center for all their data. The $1.725 billion deal […]
Spiro raises $100 million, largest ever investment in African e-mobility
The story of electric mobility in Africa has often been one of promise rather than progress. Infrastructure is lacking, the power grid is unreliable, and most markets still run on cheap imported bikes. But for the past two years, Dubai-based Spiro has been trying to rewrite that narrative. The company has just announced a $100 […]
Amazon identifies problem that destroyed much of the internet, says AWS is back to normal
Monday’s outage affected web hosting giant Amazon Web Services (AWS), causing a huge swath of the web to go down, including websites, banks and some government services. On Monday afternoon, the company provided an update on the cause of the problem and said it was working to restore service. Amazon announced at 6:01 p.m. ET […]
Apple will let users restore the look of liquid glass with new ‘tinted’ option
Apple has rolled out a new feature that lets you easily customize Liquid Glass to your liking. Users will be able to set the appearance of liquid glass to either transparent or tinted using a new setting included in the latest beta update for mobile and desktop operating systems. This addition shows that Apple is […]