The web app lets you turn on YouTube and surf channels like you're watching cable TV in the '90s.

Rivian spent the last two years promoting the R2 as a $45,000 SUV. But buyers won't be able to pay that price until late next year -- if at all.

Substack creators can pre-record video conversations with up to two guests, then publish directly on the platform.

When buyers inquire about an item’s availability, sellers can use Meta AI to automatically draft replies using information from their listing, such as the description, availability, pickup location, and price.

Tinder just got a major revamp as it attempts to reengage its user base and attract younger daters. This includes in-person events, AI enhancements, and even virtual speed dating.

Atlassian laid off 10% of its workforce, around 1,600 people, as the company looks to funnel more funds to AI.

The concept was a highlight of Lucid's investor day, in which the company detailed its ambitions to push deeper into autonomy while pumping out new, affordable EVs.

Sunday is on a quest to build a household humanoid robot called Memo that helps with tasks like laundry and clearing the table. The company emerged from stealth late last year and already has 1,000 people on its waitlist.

Founded in 2024, Vidoso uses large language models to help organizations generate marketing collateral like images, presentations, video clips, blog posts, and social media content.

Bumble's new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.

An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.

Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.

The new Tesla Energy Ventures division was approved by Ofgem to sell electricity directly to customers.

As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI superpowers, and Gumloop’s intuitive agent builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that potential.

The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there.

The funding round, led by Insight Partners, comes just four months after Wonderful raised a $100 million Series A.

Two years after revealing what its affordable next-generation EV would look like, Rivian has shared all of the pricing, colors, and performance specs for its upcoming R2 SUV. And like so many new car releases, it’s complicated.

Nissan will integrate Wayve's self-driving software into the Leaf with the goal of making the vehicles available on the Uber app in Tokyo.

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Verts is designed to boost daily engagement and reach mobile-first viewers, all while increasing discovery across Disney+'s catalog.

The Japanese automaker said the change of plans will cost it up to $15.7 billion.

The tech giant says the "Immersive Navigation" launch is the biggest update to Maps in over a decade.

The startup's new BAM-3 facility can make enough silicon anode material annually to supply about 100,000 long-range EVs.

This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team. This week we’re exploring different kinds of co-founder dynamics and what it takes to build a startup with your family.

A new way to solve data scarcity: Turning qualitative reports into quantitative data with an LLM.

This is the largest early-stage funding in China’s brain computer interface industry.

This song is an AI actor's rallying cry to other AI actors, urging them to keep going despite the naysayers who doubt their humanity. Literally no one can relate to this.

Nuro began testing its self-driving software on public roads in Tokyo, marking the first international expansion for the AV startup.

The updates indicate that Google is focused on transforming Google Play into an enhanced gaming hub.

Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis and is now available to all of its U.S.-based Pro telematics subscribers.

inDrive has closed its acquisition of KraveMart, expanding grocery delivery in a market dominated by Foodpanda.

Forethought was years ahead of its time and the 2018 winner of TechCrunch Battlefield.

Fi, founded by former Google Pay executives, is discontinuing banking services over four years after launch.

This deal could rank as among the streaming giant's largest acquisitions ever.

Swedish vibe-coding unicorn Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in February.

E-commerce company Quince has raised another massive round, less than a year after its previous raise.

AltStore PAL now supports the fediverse, using its own Mastodon server to let iOS developers share app updates and alerts across platforms like Mastodon and Threads.

The National Transportation Safety Board released documents ahead of a March 31 hearing that help show how and why two drivers crashed into stationary vehicles in 2024, leading to three deaths.

Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year's end.

The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children.

Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. 

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. 

General Catalyst is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega-funds.

For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from a kitchen experiment into a $1.95 billion acquisition by PepsiCo.  On this episode of […]

According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.

WordPress’s new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signing up, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools.

The startup, which was created by Rivian founder RJ Scaringe, is looking to train on data from, and deploy in, Rivian's factory.

The LA-based startup is trying to corner the commercial truck market with its electric and hybrid trucks that offer a lower cost of ownership and a better driving experience.

Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web.

WhatsApp is rolling out parent-managed accounts for under-13 users, limiting features to messaging and calls while giving parents PIN-protected controls, alerts, and approval over contacts and groups.

The changes allow more merchants to participate in Amazon's Shop Direct program, which sends Amazon customers to other retailers' websites.

The tech giant says the new features are designed to alert users before they engage with something suspicious.

The update comes after a rocky first few months of software problems on the electric SUV.

Taya is trying to address privacy concerns around note-taking wearables with its device that can be worn as a pendant and records only the user's voice.

Canopii's robotic farms can autonomously grow 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens a year while being the size of a basketball court.

TikTok, which is known for shaping music trends and viral songs, said the new feature is designed to make it easier to go from the moment of discovery to deeper listening.

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history.

The purpose-built robotaxis will be available on Uber's app in Las Vegas this year, and Los Angeles next year, if Zoox gets the federal approval it's been seeking.

Created in 2016, Alan has grown into a team of 740 people serving 1 million employees, freelancers, and retirees with health insurance and wellness services. Its app already lets users manage reimbursements, access doctors, and track health habits.

The deal could give Anduril a better shot at lucrative missile defense contracts through the "Golden Dome" system.

The rollout will let users access Gemini in Chrome through a sidebar on desktop, enabling them to ask Google's AI chatbot questions about the content on the screen; get information from their Gmail, Keep, Drive, and YouTube; and compare tab contents.

Kalshi now offers a share option that will automatically embed the relevant prediction market chart into a Threads post.

The duo have teamed up with other companies to launch Utilize, which seeks to change how the grid is used and regulated.

Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more.

A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.

This shift is a clear sign of just how much content consumption has changed over the years and how advertisers have adapted their strategies.

AI can drive stronger early monetization for apps, but sustaining value remains the challenge, RevenueCat's latest report finds.

Kevin Mandia founded Armadin to create autonomous cybersecurity agents, software designed to learn and respond to threats without a human in the middle.

Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now engage directly with interactive visuals.

The latest Pokémon game is a cozy life simulator like "Animal Crossing" or "Minecraft," but in a way that feels more grounded to our actual 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.