Three Observations — Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity. Systems that start to point to AGI* are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to...
Xreal, Google's smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry | TechCrunch — Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.
This startup's super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives | TechCrunch — Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys.
DeepSWE blows up the AI coding leaderboard, crowns GPT-5.5, and finds Claude Opus exploiting a benchmark loophole — <p>For months, the leading AI coding benchmarks have told enterprise buyers a comforting but misleading story: the top models are all roughly the same. OpenAI'
Watch: Moment two fighter jets collide mid-air during US air show — Four crew members safely ejected from US Navy jets and are in a stable condition after the collision.
Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life | TechCrunch — Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on what’s happening in your life.
Anthropic forms $200 million partnership with the Gates Foundation — Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search | TechCrunch — So ... what's your In the Weights score?
Ariana Grande Haunts Justin Long In Her "Hate That I Made You Love Me" Video — Somewhat surprisingly, Ariana Grande began teasing a new album this spring. Over the past several years Grande has been busy as a Hollywood actress, endlessly promoting her two Wicked movies and filmin
Cognition's Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn't replace humans | TechCrunch — 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.
This guy tracked his resting heart rate for 10 years and found the one thing that actually tanked it — not what you'd expect.
Flipper Device's new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity | TechCrunch — Flipper Device's new Busy Bar will retail for $249.
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Saxum outdoor tiles by Casalgrande Padana — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana celebrates the natural beauty and charming irregularity of natural stone with its Saxum outdoor tiles. The Saxum porcelain stoneware tiles come in delicate earthy and sandy…
Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones | TechCrunch — The service suspension comes as Waymo has also paused operations in Atlanta and San Antonio after its robotaxis drove into flooded streets.
Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia) | TechCrunch — Watch as Equity explains into what the custom chip trend means for the industry, AI 'loops,' and a few deals of the week worth watching, including one humanoid…
'Big Short' Michael Burry says SpaceX, Anthropic not worth $1 trillion — Michael Burry said there's "nothing" in SpaceX's IPO filing to warrant a trillion-dollar valuation, and Anthropic might never be worth that much.
The psychological cost of moving too fast — Why discovery still matters in the age of AI
Google and Samsung's Android XR glasses will have multiple 'disruptive' and 'timeless' styles — Google and Samsung have officially teased their first pair of Android XR glasses, with the first batch of styles launch in Fall 2026.
Wayve's self-driving tech is headed to US cars made by Stellantis | TechCrunch — Wayve's self-driving tech will show up in Stellantis vehicles in 2028.
Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling | TechCrunch — Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.
For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis | TechCrunch — Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world's action.
Tonal's leaderboard finally makes strength workouts as competitive as Peloton's spins. https://www.tonal.com
Studio Hallett Ike extends Victorian lodge in London cemetery — UK practice Studio Hallett Ike has completed the renovation and extension of a gothic-style lodge in the grounds of a London cemetery.
How much would the Steam Machine cost to build? — Steam Machine vs. DIY PC.
6 unique Google Fitbit Air features that could make us switch — The upcoming Fitbit Air has some features that should make smartwatches and Whoop sweat.
Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point | TechCrunch — "Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything."
a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most | TechCrunch — Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in exchange.
Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral | TechCrunch — The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals | TechCrunch — Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.
We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there | TechCrunch — Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues | TechCrunch — The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.
Your AI agents need a terminal, not just a vector database — <p>When agentic workflows fail, developers often assume the problem lies in the underlying model’s reasoning abilities. In reality, the limited information provided by the retrieval interface is often the primary limiti
Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch — Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith | TechCrunch — The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total
Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers' wellness data via internal tool | TechCrunch — The breach at wearable ring makaer Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.
Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar's video AI is built for India's scale | TechCrunch — Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation
watched someone do pull-ups with a backpack full of books and realized i've been doing strength training wrong my entire life, it's just like, load bearing capacity is different than looking swole
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Kioxia and Dell cram 10 PB into slim 2RU server — Kioxia’s LC9 high-capacity QLC SSD has been used by Dell to populate a 10 TB, all-flash, storage ser ...
Modular: Qualcomm to Acquire Modular — NEW YORK – June 24, 2026 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a connected computing leader at the center of the AI era, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Modular Inc, strengthening Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s…
Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool | TechCrunch — A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information | TechCrunch — The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.
Former Infosys chief has a new startup that wants to challenge the IT services world | TechCrunch — Backed by Mayfield and Aramco Ventures, Vishal Sikka’s new venture brings together veterans from SAP, Infosys, and VianAI.