Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's no. 2 role | TechCrunch — OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO…
TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization | TechCrunch — TIDAL's new policy will prevent AI-generated music from making money on its service.
Digital resilience compounds when AI and human expertise scale together — <p><i>Presented by Splunk </i></p><hr/><p>Agentic AI is making IT and security teams dramatically more efficient. But it’s also removing the apprenticeship that has long produced experienced operators.…
this guy spent a year logging every time he felt anxious and found the actual pattern nobody talks about, it's kind of wild
Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent | TechCrunch — Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150M from Meituan and Tencent at a $1B valuation.
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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era | TechCrunch — Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood…
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Remarkable's new Paper Pure is good. That's why I wrote this review on it. | TechCrunch — Remarkable's Paper Pure replaces Remarkable 2, and it is quite good.
Life on Your Own Terms: From Security to Drive the World | وسام الخرشة | TEDxAmman Arab University — He started out with a stable job at Mutah University but decided to leave that security behind when he realized it didn't align with his dreams. He chose to pursue his dream and…
Savi's app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom | TechCrunch — The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.
Google continues its renaming streak by turning NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook | TechCrunch — Google said users can soon access their notebooks through AI Mode in Search.
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xAI burned $6.4B last year. SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over | TechCrunch — SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI financials and more details
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OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS | TechCrunch — The free open source agentic program is finally invading your phone.
Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images | TechCrunch — Discord has acknowledged that a bug in its AI moderation system mistakenly banned more than 8,000 users over the past two months, after harmless
A sleep researcher mapped out exactly when you'll actually feel tired during the day — the dips are smaller than you'd think, and they're consistent across almost everyone.
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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch on the fight to split off models from agents | TechCrunch — "The reality is, when you're optimizing for production, you start looking at a price/performance," Guillermo Rauch tells TechCrunch.
DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models | TechCrunch — DesignArena is used by 5.3 million people around the world, providing critical human evaluations to frontier labs.
Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI | TechCrunch — On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the U.S. | TechCrunch — The hire marks OpenAI's latest push into India, expanding offices, partnerships and hiring.
Intuit scrapped its own AI agent architecture twice in four months. At VB Transform 2026, its AI VP called that the fast path — <p>Intuit was an<a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-intuit-plans-to-use-agentic-ai-to-automate-complex-business-tasks"> early pioneer</a> in the…
Microsoft’s open-source SkillOpt automatically upgrades AI agent skills without touching model weights — <p><a href="https://agentskills.io/home">Agent skills</a> have become an important part of real-world AI applications, providing a mechanism — a set of instructions saved in a
This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car | TechCrunch — Bidbus, which lets dealerships bid on used cars, has raised $15 million in a Series A round that was led by early-stage mobility fund Ibex Investors.
2 Texas men charged after England World Cup gear stolen — Two men have been charged with one felony count each of receiving stolen property late Saturday after England's national team discovered that some of their equipment had been stolen.
Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team | TechCrunch — Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.'s famed Liverpool Football Club.
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TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents | TechCrunch — Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.
Reflections — The second birthday of ChatGPT was only a little over a month ago, and now we have transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning. New years get people in a reflective...
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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice | TechCrunch — Watch as Sandbar CEO Mina Fahmi joins Equity to discuss the future of AI wearables and what other AI hardware companies got wrong.
As enterprises confront AI agent sprawl, xpander wants them to own their own control and context layer — <p>Enterprise AI has a new infrastructure problem: companies are accumulating agents faster than they are developing systems to govern them.</p><p>Gartner estimates that the…
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Bournemouth reject Arsenal interest in Scott — Bournemouth reject an enquiry from Arsenal for Alex Scott and say the midfielder is not for sale this summer.
Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic | TechCrunch — General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.
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US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding expires: How and why it fell apart — Trump deemed the MoU 'over' within a month of it being signed, as the two sides traded attacks despite a 'ceasefire'.
Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google's Israel, ICE ties | TechCrunch — AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.
As VC-backed e-bike startups went bankrupt, bootstrapped Lectric grew | TechCrunch — Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.
One interface isn't enough for enterprise AI — <p><i>Presented by Oracle NetSuite</i></p><hr/><p>Every major technology transition produces a set of assumptions about where the market is headed. The assumptions are often directionally correct, but they tend to underestimate the…
Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator | TechCrunch — The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.
Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US | TechCrunch — Aptoide has brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, as court-ordered changes open Android to competing app stores.
Best Back to School Accessory Deals on Anker, Sony, Samsung and More This Week — There's a big accessory sale happening on Amazon this week, with the year's best prices on Anker chargers, Samsung monitors, Sonos audio products, and much more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate…
Lebanon’s PM urges timetable for Israeli withdrawal as Hezbollah slams deal — Hezbollah criticises Beirut’s approach, accusing officials of exposing the Lebanese army to risks and Israeli pressure.
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 5 with a smarter Gemini and advanced health monitoring | TechCrunch — The new smartwatch, which starts at $399, can track blood pressure patterns and insulin resistance, as well as deliver personalized help and better sleep tracking.
Dili raises $21.7 million to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom | TechCrunch — The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan.
Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you | TechCrunch — Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.
Stereogum Presents Wild Pink's Still Coming Down Album Release Show — Win Tickets — Wild Pink’s new album Still Coming Down is out Friday, Aug. 21, and to celebrate its release John Ross & co. will perform an intimate concert that night at Cassette in Queens, NY. Doors open at…
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Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals | TechCrunch — Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.
Ukraine hits Russia’s distant gas facilities after Moscow’s attacks kill 6 — The attack comes in retaliation for the Russian attacks that killed at least six in Ukraine, according to the president.
Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups | TechCrunch — Robinhood's latest financial instrument intends to let any retail investor feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups.
The 2027 Toyota Tundra Trailhunter solves an off-roader's biggest warranty headache — Factory-built overlanding setup that's ready for the trail without any aftermarket work.
Kalshi demands Netflix take down trailer for ‘Prediction Games’ documentary | TechCrunch — Kalshi claims the trailer is “defamatory” and contains “both fabricated documents and false and misleading statements.”
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips | TechCrunch — ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.
After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch — The co-founders of Bending Spoons, the Italian company quietly buying beloved, ailing Internet brands, learned big lessons from their own startup's failure.
The Dune keypad device can be your meeting controller and more | TechCrunch — The $149 Dune keyboard can be a meeting controller at least and a script-executing keypad at best.