New Delhi on red alert as heavy rains pound the city

Heavy rains have pounded New Delhi and its surrounding towns, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded.

Volkswagen plans to win America back with a pickup, report says

There's no evidence the truck will be a cheap EV truck, but what if it were?

Mediterranean smuggling network ‘dismantled’ in Spain-led raid, 78 arrested

Authorities say they broke up one of the largest criminal networks running migrant smuggling in Western Mediterranean.

Hun Manet is refining Cambodia’s authoritarian model

The PM has made repression less visible and more sophisticated, strengthening the authoritarian system he inherited.

War on Iran: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign defence pact

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca aimed at deterring aggression.

US labour market sheds jobs in July as labour force participation slumps

US labour market loses 23,000 jobs in July as education, government and retail sectors record significant declines.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye defence pact challenges US role

Defence analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence agreement signals a realignment

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than...

Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat

Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.

Computer maker Framework notifies ‘all customers’ of a data breach

Framework told "all" of its customers that hackers accessed their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses in a data breach.

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

That cover art is almost certainly AI too. | Image: Fenix Flexin It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 8...

Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms

The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos

Authorities suspect narcotics dealers and gang rivalries are behind prison violence at facilities in Sri Lanka.

Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been

The mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city services with better software.

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But R...

Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism

Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standards the company is putt...

Host your own piece of Disrupt: Apply to run a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

You put together the concept — from a founder mixer, an after-hours panel, a themed party, a morning run, whatever fits your goal — and the TechCrunch team help...

Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say

In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.

Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government

Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah says 14 injured, accuses group of targeting residential areas and displacement camps.

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A young deaf migrant in Spain prepares for an emotional reunion with his family in Morocco after years apart.

Activists target logistics firm in Glasgow supplying Israel

Early on Tuesday 4 August, an autonomous group broke into the offices of DB Schenker in Hillington, Glasgow. Bypassing security in the early hours of the mornin...

Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technolog...

SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels

SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as a gift or...

Good Law Project says EHRC anti-trans code misinterprets the law

On 5 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new transphobic code of practice came into force. However, on that same day, the Good Law Project...

Our Favorite Fans Are on Sale to Help With Summer Heat Waves (2026)

We’re still in the dog days of summer—keep your cool with deals on the best fans we’ve tested for on the go and at home.

Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney’s AI tools for Disney Plus and ESPN. Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a sug...

AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.