Apple’s long-rumored “AI AirPods” with cameras appear to be moving from speculative concept toward something closer to a real product. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the company has reached an advanced testing phase, with Apple testers actively using camera-equipped prototypes…
SpaceX’s push into AI chip manufacturing is moving from concept to paperwork—and the numbers attached to it are big enough to change the way people think about who can build the next generation of compute infrastructure. According to details cited…
A new legal fight involving Elon Musk is forcing a question that many people in AI have been circling for years to move from the abstract into the concrete: when systems get powerful enough to plausibly matter at the level…
Bumble is preparing to retire one of the most recognizable gestures in modern dating apps: the swipe. In remarks attributed to CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, the company said it is “going to be saying goodbye to the swipe,” signaling a…
OpenAI is rolling out a new optional safety feature for ChatGPT that aims to do something many people have long wished AI systems could do better: intervene earlier, and in a way that connects someone in distress to real-world support.…
The AI boom has a familiar rhythm: first comes the flash of breakthrough models, then the scramble to build the infrastructure that can actually run them at scale. For a while, the market narrative seemed to split neatly into two…
Software firms are increasingly talking about the end of the “SaaSpocalypse” — a phrase that captured a growing anxiety in the industry: that the software-as-a-service model, once synonymous with effortless distribution and recurring revenue, might be running out of steam.…
The International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning to policymakers and financial institutions: the next wave of AI models may not just change how businesses operate, but also how cyberattacks are launched, scaled, and monetised—potentially with consequences large enough…
The courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is no longer just about who said what during OpenAI’s early years. As the trial moves through witness testimony, it’s increasingly about something more structural: whether OpenAI’s governance choices—its board decisions,…
Mozilla’s security team says it has been able to move faster—and in some cases deeper—into Firefox’s most stubborn risk areas thanks to Anthropic’s Mythos. The claim, reported by TechCrunch, isn’t that AI “replaces” traditional browser security work. It’s that Mythos…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is gearing up for another high-intensity exhibit floor, and the subtext of the latest announcement is something founders and growth teams already know: visibility doesn’t just help you “get noticed” at a conference—it can determine whether you…
Startup Battlefield 200 is back, and this time the clock is ticking a little faster than usual. Applications are open right now, but founders only have until May 27 to get their companies in front of one of the most…