OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 16 February 2026 at 02:28 OpenAI said OpenClaw will live on as an open source project.
Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 16 February 2026 at 02:07 The longtime host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company’s NotebookLM tool is based on him.
Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 16 February 2026 at 01:11 The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
What the Epstein files reveal about EV startups and Silicon Valley TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 15 February 2026 at 20:54 Will the Epstein revelations lead to broader fallout in Silicon Valley?
Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 15 February 2026 at 02:30 The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE.
Is safety ‘dead’ at xAI? TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 15 February 2026 at 01:55 Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.
Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 15 February 2026 at 19:41 Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.
Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 9 February 2026 at 02:41 After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office sales for Amazon’s “Melania” fell 67%.
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 8 February 2026 at 23:36 But this is still a bad idea.
San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 8 February 2026 at 20:49 A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an investor TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 8 February 2026 at 01:30 Antetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in Kalshi.
New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 7 February 2026 at 22:23 Although the bill’s prospects are uncertain, New York is at least the sixth state to consider pausing construction of new data centers.