Google has launched a suite of its AI-powered advertising tools in India, which debuted in the U.S. in May, as the repeal of the so-called “Google tax” has made the South Asian market more attractive to global tech firms selling online ads. In March, the...
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, late on Wednesday released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 4, and unveiled a new $300-per-month AI subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy. Grok is xAI’s answer to models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, and can analyze images and respond to questions. In recent...
Cluely, the startup that until recently marketed itself as a "cheat on everything" tool, is moving away from cheating....
Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone. ...
California State Senator Scott Wiener on Wednesday introduced new amendments to his latest bill, SB 53, that would require the world’s largest AI companies to publish safety and security protocols and issue reports when safety incidents occur. If signed into law, California would be the...
OpenAI's browser is said to use AI to rethink how users browse the web, keeping some user interactions inside ChatGPT instead of linking out to websites....
A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training....
YouTube's creator liaison said the change is a "minor" update to YouTube's longstanding policies....
“SaaS is going away,” said Dave Park, co-founder and CEO of Narada AI. The company is betting big on a different future for enterprise software, one powered by agentic AI. Change is coming “in the not-too-distant future,” Park said on Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast. “The...
Adrian Holovaty, founder of music-teaching platform Soundslice, finally solved a months-long mystery: weird images of ChatGPT sessions kept being uploaded to the site....
Yaccarino announced Wednesday she’s stepping down, and it’s not clear if the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, plans to announce a successor....
AI-powered coding tools like Cursor, Replit, Claude Code, and Lovable are helping developers write many lines of code every day to ship products faster. However, app makers still have to rely on either shipping full beta versions of their apps or using simulation software to...
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI conversation goes deeper than just the latest models. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in the field — that raw...
iMerit is making its Scholars program widely available. It's a team of experts to fine-tune generative AI models for enterprise applications and, increasingly, foundational models....
Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts. Learn more and grab your...
Perplexity on Wednesday launched its first AI-powered web browser, called Comet, marking the startup’s latest effort to challenge Google Search as the primary avenue people use to find information online. At launch, Comet will be available first to subscribers of Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan, as...
There’s no shortage of capital out there, but there’s even less room for error. Join a powerhouse panel at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston for “Fundraising Mistakes That Will Kill Your Round, and How to Avoid Them.” This Scale Stage breakout session...
PR and marketing are more than just press releases — they’re powerful tools for attracting investors, customers, and top talent. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, Nikki Parker, EVP of Marketing and Communications at global software investor Insight Partners, will break down the essential...
Google is rolling out Gemini to Wear OS watches, the company announced on Wednesday....
In just 6 days, the doors to TechCrunch All Stage swing open in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — and your chance to save up to $475 slams shut. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit designed to help startups move faster, fundraise smarter,...
ZeroEntropy is serving up retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) through an API. It's landed Initialized, a16z Scout and a long list of angels, as investors....
Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan....
Hugging Face is releasing two versions of its desktop robot meant for designing and coding AI applications....
Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolph Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes....
Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital....
AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP....
The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman....
Crypto gamblers are crying foul as they stand to lose millions of dollars in a bet over whether Ukraine's president would wear a suit....
A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive $23.8 billion in online spending...
French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg....