Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a βground-up overhaulβ of its AI TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 8 April 2026 at 22:53 This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.
British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 8 April 2026 at 20:03 Back, a long-time researcher and pioneer in cryptography, denies the allegation that he is the secretive creator of Bitcoin.
A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me. TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 7 April 2026 at 18:02 Justin Jinβs company Giggles β which he describes as βputting a trading app and TikTok togetherβ β started as a joke.
The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 4 April 2026 at 02:24 When Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasnβt expecting the app to catch on like it did.
OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead βspecial projectsβ TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 4 April 2026 at 00:35 In addition to Lightcap's new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows.