Mandia, who sold his previous company Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched an agentic security startup.

On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and mathematical relationships change in real time.  Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now interact directly with interactive visuals. For example, when exploring the Pythagorean theorem, you can […]

While "Animal Crossing" is pure escapism, "Pokopia" gives you the sensation of actually rehabilitating a broken world.

AgentMail provides an API platform that lets you give AI agents their own email inboxes, with support for two-way conversations, parsing, threading, labeling, searching, and replying.

The multi-year deal involves at least a gigawatt of compute power and also includes a strategic investment from Nvidia.

The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want.

Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S.

Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel.

YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image-editing features to Firefly.

Zoom is also introducing real-time deepfake detection tech for meetings.

The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves.

Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers.

The company's first demonstration mission is expected in early 2027.

Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer.

Unlike a vibe-coded product built by a college dropout, Eridu's co-founder, Drew Perkins, has been inventing networking tech since the dawn of the internet.

The wearable maker is launching a new panel focused on women's health through its Whoop Labs blood testing service. It's also adding a new feature to its app that surfaces information about hormonal changes during menstrual cycles.

Uzum now reaches 20 million users and processes $11 billion in payments as it expands its e-commerce and fintech ecosystem across Uzbekistan.

Apple reportedly produced 55 million units in India last year, a shift accelerated as Apple faced growing uncertainty in China.

AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation.

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.

Archer's countersuit comes four months after Joby sued its rival for alleged 'corporate espionage.'

The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies.

The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states.

More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply-chain risk, according to court filings.

Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code produced with AI.

Graber explained that, as a more mature company, Bluesky needs a "seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution." Graber said she feels better suited to building Bluesky's technology itself.

The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of state attorneys general don't want to drop the lawsuit.

Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.

The 2027 Chevy Bolt might not be a groundbreaking new EV, but incremental improvements have made it better without inflating the price.

Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company.

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, and Ben Horowitz to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm's new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.

Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a “large-scale global” hacking campaign against Signal and WhatsApp users.

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply-chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."

Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.

It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV.

TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV.

Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV.

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.

AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” 

The Pro-Human AI Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.

A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too.

Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team.

David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he's learned as a leader.

The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.

The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.

An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content.

This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.

The Rad Power brand is expected to live on.

A 61-year-old worker died on Thursday after reportedly getting stuck between a tractor trailer and a loading dock.

Trump's Department of War feud with Anthropic won't impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products.

It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.

In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — 14 of them classified as "high-severity."

The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control the military should have over its AI models, including its use in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As Anthropic’s $200 million contract fell apart, the DoD turned to OpenAI instead, which accepted and then watched ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%. As the stakes keep rising, the question remains: how much unrestricted […]

Claude's app is now seeing more new installs than ChatGPT and is growing its daily active users.

Pandemic-driven lockdowns exposed many people in India to PCs for the first time, expanding the country's PC userbase and creating demand for upgrades as those devices age.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people had personal and health information stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, which the company failed to detect for almost a year.

Indonesia has outlined new regulations that would restrict users under 16 from accessing digital platforms.

City Detect, a company that helps local governments prevent urban decay, is in at least 17 cities so far, including Dallas and Miami.