Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.

The standard plan without ads now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee, while the premium plan is also going up by $2 and will now cost $26.99 per month.

From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort.

The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.

It's only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.

Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

Leaked hacking tools threaten the security of millions of older iPhones. Cybersecurity experts weigh in.

Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed.

The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property.

When you’re building at breakneck speed, hiring a trusted team is crucial for an early-stage startup. Bland CEO and co-founder Isaiah Granet has tactical advice on how the company managed to find hidden talent in unlikely places. 

Here’s what we know, and what you need to know, about Coruna and DarkSword, two advanced iPhone hacking tools discovered by security researchers. DarkSword has now leaked online.

Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.

Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages.

The Meta-owned messaging platform is also launching a way to free up space, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more.

Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.

The model, which lets enterprises build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, puts Mistral in direct competition with the likes of ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and OpenAI.

Verne, the robotaxi company launched under Rimac Group, is starting with a service in Zagreb, Croatia.

Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up?

Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market.

LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.

Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.

The spyware founder's comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists.

Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now.

The first lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education.

The startup provides an e-prescribing marketplace for the booming cash-pay clinic market.

Evidence presented at the trial swayed the jury to the plaintiff's side, demonstrating that Meta understood how addictive its platforms could be among teens in particular and that it was actively researching the issue and using its findings to increase engagement among young users.

Meta is laying off several hundred employees across multiple teams, including sales, recruiting, and the Reality Labs division. The cuts will impact employees in the U.S. and other international markets.

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

Tracey Chou founded Block Party in 2018 as a tool to help people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter, inspired by her own experiences.

Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer, more customizable tracks, as it expands AI music tools across Gemini, enterprise products, and other services.

Russian state-owned media reported that police in Russia arrested the administrator of LeakBase, a large hacking forum.

First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.

Reddit will require suspected automated accounts to verify they’re human, as it ramps up efforts to curb bot-driven spam and manipulation.

Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]

Investors like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, and Elad Gil can't get enough of AI legal tech startup Harvey.

Granola's valuation jumped from $250 million to $1.5 billion with this round, and it has added more support for AI agents after users previously complained.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a memo to staff that small businesses have always been a big part of the company's business model, and that while tens of millions of entrepreneurs already use its platforms to grow and connect with customers, the company wants to do more in the space.

The large deal sees Arbor delivering as many as 200 of its Halcyon turbines, which can burn either natural gas or waste biomass.

Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they're shopping in its apps.

The Sony-Honda joint venture has killed plans for its Afeela sedan and SUV electric vehicles. The news comes shortly after Honda reversed its plans to launch more electric vehicles in the U.S.

Hours after announcement of the new policy Elon Musk said X is pausing the rollout.

Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC.

The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units.

Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology.

Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing.

Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots.

Brinc launched its newest 911 response drone this week, as the company seeks to expand its prominence in the public safety industry.

The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month.

The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses.

The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people.

Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to make new plastic.

Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained interest in an AI-only social feed.

The six startups were selected from over 2,000 applications and will receive $500,000 to $2 million each.

A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm.

Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift toward more autonomous tools that balance speed with safety through built-in safeguards.

The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify.

With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai.

Form Energy and Redwood Materials both received orders from the data center developer.

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip's first customer.

OpenAI says it's moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface.

Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs.

Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use these policies to fortify what they build.

The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola.

BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II closed $20 million Canadian toward its $50 million target.

Crunchyroll said it continues to investigate the data breach involving its users' personal information.

Doss's AI-powered inventory management system integrates with existing ERP systems. The Series B round was co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest.

Apple Music teamed up with Ticketmaster to power its Concert Discovery feature, which recommends live music events based on users' listening habits.

The company said it would design models, hardware, and interfaces in tandem to deliver a "seamless end-to-end personal intelligence product."

Epic Games also increased the price of V-Bucks, the Fortnite in-game currency.

Flighty's new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted.

Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives April 14.

Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.

The FCC ban will affect the import of all new, foreign-made consumer routers, the agency's head Brendan Carr said.

One new ad format displays another brand's logo alongside TikTok's on the launch page when users open the app.

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new "AI Clips" Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.

After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it's getting closer to offering rides.

The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it counts as customers.

Pinterest is rolling out promoted pin feature to the users in the U.S. in coming weeks

Mirage, the maker of video-editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF).

Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind's robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab.

Ultrahuman pushes back into the U.S. with Ring Pro, as Oura strengthens its lead in a market driving 60% of global demand.

After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.

When asked whether he was still "salty" about about being shown the door at Uber, alongside co-founder Travis Kalanick, Michael didn't equivocate. "I'll never forget that, nor forgive," he said.

Swish has more than doubled its valuation in a year as its full-stack, hyperlocal model positions ultra-fast food delivery as a high-frequency habit.

As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.

London’s Air Street Capital has raised a large Fund III with eyes locked on backing early-stage European and North American AI companies.

Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like "restaurants."

Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.

Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks he's tricked Claude into revealing the AI industry's secrets, but he really just exposed how agreeable chatbots can become.

A notice on the popular paywall-bypass website Archive.today said that access is blocked "by decision of [Russian] public authorities."

Since FanDuel and DraftKings are subject to state-by-state gambling laws, rather than federal law, they would not be impacted by the bill.

Lovable's founder said the fast-growing vibe-coding startup is looking for startups and teams to join its company.

Apple will host its next Worldwide Developers Conference the week of June 8. The company is expected to announce major updates to Siri with advanced AI capabilities.

Gas is one of the largest expenses for delivery drivers. With prices continuing to surge, DoorDash is offering a lifeline to Dashers with a new relief program.

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky has passed away at the age of 43 after a battle with cancer. 

Gimlet Labs just raised an $80 million Series A for tech that lets AI run across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras and d-Matrix chips, simultaneously.

Littlebird is building an AI that reads your screen in real time to capture context, answer questions, and automate tasks, without relying on screenshots.

Grab will acquire Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $600 million, expanding beyond Southeast Asia and setting up a closer challenge to Uber Eats in a tightly contested market.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DOD's decision to label Anthropic a "supply-chain risk" as retaliation, arguing that the Pentagon could simply have terminated its contract with the AI lab.

Hackers working for Iran’s government are using Telegram in hacking operations that use malware to target dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose its regime, according to the FBI.