At WIRED's AI Power Summit Monday, industry executives and officials discussed the impact artificial intelligence is having on every corner of society—and where it goes from here....
Divergent Technologies' new round will help the company expand its manufacturing footprint across the U.S....
We asked YC-focused investors to name the startups from the Summer 2025 batch that generated the most interest....
Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be silenced with a simple tap, Awake is intended to actively engage users' brains to ensure they fully wake up....
OpenAI's AI coding agent, Codex, can now spend anywhere from a few seconds to several hours on a task, thanks to a new, customized version of GPT-5....
China is investigating Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies as trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up....
Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources say. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions....
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and we’re looking for motivated, curious, and energetic volunteers to help make it all happen....
DeeperDive, a new tool that converses with readers, is an effort to beat the AI industry at its own game....
Back by overwhelming demand, we’ve added 10 more exhibit tables to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and this will be the final release before they sell out. This is your last chance to showcase your company in front of 10,000+ founders, VCs, and tech innovators from...
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a session called "What Comes After Breakout Success?." Join 10,000+ tech and VC leaders from October 27-29 in San Francisco....
How a Harvard Law grad turned YC founder raised $48M to fight brand abuse in the AI era...
The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids....
Like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Bret Taylor thinks we're in an AI bubble — but he doesn't sound too worried about it....
TechCrunch spoke to experienced coders about their time using AI-generated code about what they see as the future of vibe coding....
At least one website claims to allow users to chat with God....
OpenAI’s rise isn’t just a business story — it’s an ideological one. On Equity, Karen Hao, author of Empire AI, explores how the cult of AGI has fueled a billion-dollar race, justified massive spending on compute and data, and blurred the line between mission and...
Penske's lawsuit accuses Google of abusing its monopoly power in search to force publishers to support AI summaries....
The competitive landscape of AI is changing in ways that undermine the advantages of the biggest AI labs....
The state's landmark safety bill sets new transparency requirements for large AI companies....
Elon Musk's AI startup says it's shifting focus from generalist AI tutors to specialists....
Hike, which started as a WhatsApp rival before pivoting to real-money gaming, is now sunsetting after India's sweeping ban....
Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds – the airline pilots' union says it won't be safe....
The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain....
People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI....
A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI....
The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Boost your brand during Disrupt Week in October. Apply now....
Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement for authors whose books were used to train its AI model. As an author who fits that description, I’ve come around to the idea....
The robotics startup market has matured over the last decade and the cost to produce robots has gone down significantly....
OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement on a revised partnership....