Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse? | TechCrunch — We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.
Spotify now lets you 'clip' moments from your favorite podcast | TechCrunch — With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience.
The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs | TechCrunch — "The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"
AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia's $20B not-acqui-hire deal | TechCrunch — What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators. Now, it’s buying $2.8B more. | TechCrunch — Elon Muks's xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.
Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts | TechCrunch — Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better compo
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents | TechCrunch — Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
How to turn off Instagram's new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared | TechCrunch — While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as they’re happening, many users are looking for a way to turn off the featur
Meta's new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms | TechCrunch — Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the pla
US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip | TechCrunch — People who travelled to Beijing for a summit between the United States and China had to throw away items they received during the trip before boarding Air Force One,
Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations | TechCrunch — Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.
Anthropic's Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are | TechCrunch — The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.
Dostoyevsky isn’t difficult — Other than the names. The names are difficult.
Lovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardware | TechCrunch — Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX | TechCrunch — Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
Spotify's AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want | TechCrunch — Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.
Penguins select Markus Ruck a day after taking twin brother — Marcus and Liam Ruck, twins from Osoyoos, British Columbia, were selected by the Penguins at the NHL draft.