Wing drone delivery might not be a novelty anymore | TechCrunch — Wing is expanding into seven more U.S. cities through its partnership with Walmart.
Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation | TechCrunch — The AI neocloud provider, which specializes in hosting open source models, last raised at a $3.3 billion valuation in early 2025.
Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility | TechCrunch — Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually outperform frontier models.
Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a pardon from Trump | TechCrunch — The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024.
Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams | TechCrunch — Sandstone's Series A was led by Lightspeed Partners, with participation from Sequoia.
US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump's controversial pick to lead spy agencies | TechCrunch — The spy law known as Section 702, which authorizes the NSA and FBI's warrantless surveillance, will all but certainly expire on Friday for the first
No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring — AI data centres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers
DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms | TechCrunch — Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand | TechCrunch — Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.
I went to the so-called 'steroid Olympics,' to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides | TechCrunch — The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that t
World leaders want American AI. They just don't want America to be able to turn it off. | TechCrunch — French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made…
Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior | TechCrunch — The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.
Apple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI | TechCrunch — Paul Meade, the Apple vice president in charge of the Vision Pro headset, is reportedly leaving the company to join OpenAI’s hardware team.
Abundant Intelligence — Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we expect it to be even more astonishing going forward. As AI gets smarter, access to AI will be a fundamental driver of the economy, and...
NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash | TechCrunch — The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
3 sudo replacements and the one that makes it entirely useless — Sudo alternatives avoid vulnerabilities, but the better approach is to avoid sudo.
‘Collateral damage’: 73 Palestinian children Israel shot in the head — Israel has rejected a UN Commission report that says its army deliberately targets Palestinian children.
Gary Glitter charged with historic sexual offences — The former singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 August.
Apple brings streaming-style subscription bundles to the App Store | TechCrunch — Apple is expanding its App Bundles feature to allow developers to partner with one another on discounted subscription packages.
Big Tech is borrowing like never before and the Fed just made that a lot more expensive - Startup Fortune — Big Tech is borrowing like never before and the Fed just made that a lot more expensive
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026 | TechCrunch — We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement | TechCrunch — Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development. The startup has now raised $3 million in
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.
Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra — Give your smart speakers a side hustle.
Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition | TechCrunch — Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.
Apple's foldable iPhone could be just around the corner | TechCrunch — The iOS 27 developer beta includes code that references the fold state and screen angle of a device.
Europe is pushing back on Washington's chip war | TechCrunch — As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now put…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund | TechCrunch — A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.
AI agents are learning on the job — just not for your whole team — <p>When someone on a team corrects an AI agent — better prompts, better feedback, better context — that improvement disappears the moment a colleague opens the same tool. The correction doesn't transfer, and
The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know. — A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.
Video: Ronaldo appears to say ‘Bismillah’ before penalty — Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to say ‘Bismillah’ (In the name of God) twice before taking a penalty.
Ensalada Rusa (Pink Potato Salad) — This Caribbean classic, made with beets for a magenta hue, looks as striking as it tastes.
From Peking to Paris in a Pontiac GTO — One of the things I didn’t consider was the dust. It is so fine and it gets… everywhere. There were times when we couldn’t see the end of the GTO’s hood, it was so thick. A lot of Kazakhstan was that way, so many old roads they’d…
Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal | TechCrunch — Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.
Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment | TechCrunch — Amazon’s latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country.
3 days left to save up to $190 on your Founder Summit 2026 pass | TechCrunch — 3 days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 before Early Bird rates end on June 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.
Bring a Loupe: A Million Valjoux 72, An 18k Gold Constellation, And A Sarpaneva Moomin — All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports — Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.
Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called 'Ask Pinterest' | TechCrunch — Pinterest has launched 'Ask Pinterest,' an experimental AI-powered shopping app that lets users seek recommendations and inspiration through a conversational interface.
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27 | TechCrunch — Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline to apply is May 27. Apply here.
SQM-Codelco Venture Maps Path to Higher Lithium Output in Chile — Chilean mining companies SQM and Codelco are paving the way to boost output at their sprawling lithium partnership by more than 70%, in a long-term bet on battery demand.
Exclusive: Anker-backed Evotrex raises $30M to build its off-grid RV | TechCrunch — The startup is one of many entering the RV space, but it's banking on a hybrid power system that can go far beyond campsites.
The Argentine tango models healthy relationships | Andre Paradis | TEDxStamford — In this engaging talk, André Paradis demonstrates how Argentine Tango serves as a powerful metaphor for healthy relationships. Through dance and storytelling, he reveals how trust, communication,…
Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones | TechCrunch — The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.
Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic 'scientists' that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026 — <p>Drug discovery is notoriously inefficient. Pharmaceutical projects span years, moving from one specialized human team to the next through…
You Need to Renew Your Passport Much Earlier Than You Think—Here's How — Many countries require you renew your passport at least three months before it actually expires. Here are all your options.
DoorDash's new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos | TechCrunch — The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections | TechCrunch — After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models.
How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust — “The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural…
Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket | TechCrunch — According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.
Lauryn Hill Receives BET Awards Tribute From Doechii, SZA, Tems, Tierra Whack, Doja Cat, & More — Last night at the BET Awards, living legend and icon Lauryn Hill was honored with the Living Legend Icon Award. The massive tribute began with Ice Cube summarizing Hill’s…
Using Power Tools the Wrong Way — Don't do anything that you see in this video. Except buy my merch http://www.catwarehouse.com/?utm_source=savethepuppy @penguinz0 @TheBackyardScientist @Ididathing @NileRed @Boy_Boy @allenpan Huge thanks to the Moist team for helping wit
The US government's Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak | TechCrunch — The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't im
3D print yourself a miniature tabletop army for free this weekend (Jul 3 - 5) — Get in loser, we’re printing minis.
'The Azteca erupts!' Quinones fires Mexico into lead — Julian Quinones times his run to perfection before rifling home a fierce shot to give Mexico the lead against Ecuador in their round of 32 World Cup match.
Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office | TechCrunch — Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.
CAPTCHAs can still detect AI agents | Roundtable Research — AI systems now match human solutions on many tasks, but reach those solutions via measurably different processes. This gap can be exploited to detect AI agents and online bots.
Gulf Carriers Eye Boeing, Airbus Jets as Air India Weighs Delays — Airlines in the Persian Gulf are looking to snap up earlier delivery slots for Boeing Co. and Airbus SE aircraft that may be freed up as Air India Ltd. discusses potentially deferring some orders, according to…
Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows | TechCrunch — Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market | TechCrunch — Mark Zuckerberg reportedly wants Meta to have its own prediction market app.