OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B

The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.

Lorde says AI glasses are “not sexy”

"Increasingly in our world, it gets harder and harder to know what is real," Lorde said on stage.

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move

OpenAI's first hardware device is reported to be a screenless, AI-guided smart speaker that can move. Weird enough for you?

OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit

OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.

OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning

A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.

Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta

If you’ve been waiting to try Apple’s revamped Siri without installing a developer beta, you now can. The company on Tuesday released the iOS 27 public beta, gi...

Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out

Anthropic's latest advert is stirring up high emotions — which is undoubtedly what it was designed to do.

The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone

Overtone describes itself as "a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions."

Lucid Motors denies report it’s considering bankruptcy

The company said the "rumors are completely false" after its stock sank more than 50% on a report that it was weighing the option.

Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.

DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO

DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at...

Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer

Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, pr...

Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery

Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and browsing history.

New York State halts construction of all new data centers

New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come a...

Iran abused mobile networks’ vulnerabilities to locate U.S. military in the Middle East, report says

The Iranian government exploited well-known flaws in cellphone networks to locate and then strike U.S. military personnel in the build-up and beginning of the w...

I’m de-influencing you from buying the RingConn 3 (even though it’s pretty)

The RingConn 3 actually looks like real jewelry, not a wearable -- but its fitness tracking and headache detection features are disappointing.

Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius

Reflection AI has signed a $1 billion deal to access Nebius's compute. Reflection was founded in 2024 and is developing open source AI technology.

The real AI race may no longer be at the frontier

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says enterprises increasingly want open models, due to cost, accessibility, and ownership. Do frontier models still matter if mos...

Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that short-links to the messaging app had "stopped working."

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant

Spotify is rolling out a new AI-powered conversational feature that lets Premium subscribers chat with the app to discover music, podcasts, and audiobooks, and ...

Superhuman’s new auto-draft feature almost makes me like AI replies

Superhuman’s latest AI email drafting feature is its most convincing yet, generating replies that often required little to no editing in our testing.

David Beckham’s health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst’s unusual CVF fund

General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund doesn't make equity investments. It's providing $1 billion for IM8, known for its longevity vitamin drink.

Pinwheel launches a retro-inspired landline phone for kids

Kid-friendly tech company Pinwheel announced the launch of a new landline phone designed to let children stay connected without the distractions of a smartphone...

Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

They're rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI's defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more money...

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company's financial-services ambitions, its increasingly complicated relationship with Way...

Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse closed a Series C extension on the strength of 15 million monthly active users, it said.

X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground

The social media site says it will amplify posts made by users' mutual followers' to give the feed more of a communal feel.

Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.

Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI

In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models like Anthropic's and OpenAI's.