DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash...
OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year
OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth...
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
Human Archive, a startup founded by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig...
Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
For years, UMG has pushed platforms, streaming services, and AI companies to implement stricter...
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What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents....
The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems:...
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in days: Apply before May 27
The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27. This...
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Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google
We're in the transition period -- all of us....
Xreal, Google’s smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry
Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of Xreal, thinks the smart glasses business has...
I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out
Like other AI wearables, Amazon's Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy...
Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan...
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed...
AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots
People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing...
Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’
You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google....
How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups
Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And...
Elon Musk can’t hear you over the sound of his $1.75 trillion IPO
The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets....
You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface....
We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information...
Autonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments
Autonomous AI systems are beginning to move beyond software environments and into warehouses, delivery...
OpenAI opens Singapore AI lab as IMDA updates AI framework
OpenAI will open its first Applied AI Lab outside the US in Singapore. The...
China’s AI just mapped its entire renewable energy grid. Here’s why the rest of the world should pay attention
Every major economy is staring at the same problem right now. Artificial intelligence is...
Musk and Zuckerberg convinced Trump to scrap AI executive order
The ceremony was scheduled. The CEOs were on the guest list. And then it...
Nvidia’s Vera chip is the US$200 billion bet Jensen Huang doesn’t want you to overlook
The Nvidia Vera chip is rarely the headline when earnings beat estimates, but it...
Alibaba is designing AI chips around agents, and that changes what the race is actually about
Alibaba has unveiled a new AI processor built specifically for AI agents, pairing the...
Proving the case on day two at TechEx North America
The AI and Big Data programme on day two of TechEx North America referred...
Enterprise AI roadblocks and roadmaps, security and physical AI: Day two at TechEx
Day two of TechEx North America has been more of a deeper, critical examination...
The Nvidia H200 China deal survived the Trump-Xi summit–just not in the way anyone expected
President Trump flew to Beijing, brought Jensen Huang along at the last minute, and...
AI is a matter of power, infrastructure and security: TechEx North America
Although visitors to an event like TechEx North America will always want to see...
Amazon launches Alexa for Shopping as Rufus moves behind the scenes
Amazon has introduced Alexa for Shopping, combining its Rufus shopping chatbot with Alexa+ across...
Deloitte: Scale ‘autonomous intelligence’ for real growth
Enterprise leaders must progress past generative applications and scale “autonomous intelligence” to capture real...
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