#  @TechCrunch TechCrunch OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is making headlines, warning that using ChatGPT as a therapist has no legal confidentiality and revealing that the company is losing money on its ChatGPT Pro plan. Meanwhile, other tech companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon are making moves in AI, with Google partnering with Reliance to offer free AI access to millions of users in India. Anthropic, a rival AI company, projects $70B in revenue by [----]. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::816653/interactions)  - [--] Week [----------] +253% - [--] Month [----------] +133% - [--] Months [-----------] -12% - [--] Year [-----------] -30% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::816653/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +12% - [--] Month [-----] +26% - [--] Months [-----] +7.50% - [--] Year [------] -20% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::816653/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] +0.18% - [--] Month [---------] +0.68% - [--] Months [---------] -5.50% - [--] Year [---------] -5.90% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::816653/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) #5668 [finance](/list/finance) 17.18% [stocks](/list/stocks) #1166 [countries](/list/countries) 7.42% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 6.92% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 5.19% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) #180 [events](/list/events) #770 [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 3.09% [products](/list/products) 1.24% **Social topic influence** [ai](/topic/ai) #1315, [open ai](/topic/open-ai) #298, [company](/topic/company) 6.43%, [ceo](/topic/ceo) 5.44%, [$googl](/topic/$googl) #1430, [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk) 3.71%, [xai](/topic/xai) #25, [anthropic](/topic/anthropic) #1439, [app](/topic/app) #1231, [apple](/topic/apple) 3.09% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@william_r2rclub](/creator/undefined) [@fnb2fnr](/creator/undefined) [@ctibedo](/creator/undefined) [@leftleaninglogi](/creator/undefined) [@premkn](/creator/undefined) [@intelligencer41](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@alsamahii](/creator/undefined) [@talesftf](/creator/undefined) [@adarshkusingh](/creator/undefined) [@infinitereign88](/creator/undefined) [@ok_dot7494](/creator/undefined) [@kuriharan](/creator/undefined) [@joeyscleaning](/creator/undefined) [@jmiles7291](/creator/undefined) [@strykrai](/creator/undefined) [@reviewtechnews](/creator/undefined) [@nexastools](/creator/undefined) [@taylynryder](/creator/undefined) [@blue_beba__](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Early-stage rounds are taking a big leap in the age of AI with @PrimaryVC just closing a $625M () Fund V with the goal of funding 40-50 companies over the next three years" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021717724800409772) 2026-02-11T22:47Z 9.7M followers, 19.1K engagements "Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis TechCrunch Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/fundamental-raises-255-million-series-a-with-a-new-take-on-big-data-analysis/) 2026-02-05T15:01Z 9.7M followers, 36.9K engagements "OpenAI is trying to extend human life with help from a longevity startup TechCrunch OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences a longevity science startup trying to extend the human lifespan by 10" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/17/openai-is-trying-to-extend-human-life-with-help-from-a-longevity-startup) 2025-09-30T19:17Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract TechCrunch This is the El Segundo California-based startup's second raise in less than a year" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/northwood-space-secures-a-100m-series-b-and-a-50m-space-force-contract/) 2026-01-27T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 122.4K engagements "Streaming services accounted for nearly 80% of all music revenue in [----] TechCrunch Streaming music services share of total music revenues is bigger than ever. According to a year-end report from the RIAA revenues from streaming" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/26/streaming-services-accounted-for-nearly-80-of-all-music-revenue-in-2019) 2020-05-13T19:24Z 9.7M followers, 206K engagements "India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans TechCrunch India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of [--] million buyers in [---] countries to help businesses scale global exports" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/india-partners-with-alibaba-com-for-export-push-despite-past-china-tech-bans/) 2026-02-13T17:36Z 9.7M followers, 26.7K engagements "Twilio co-founders fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabets GV TechCrunch Inertia Enterprises will use the Series A investment to build one of the world's most powerful lasers a key part of its power plant design" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/twilio-co-founders-fusion-power-startup-raises-450m-from-bessemer-and-alphabets-gv/) 2026-02-11T16:33Z 9.7M followers, 18.3K engagements "Cohere's $240M year sets stage for IPO TechCrunch Cohere surpassed $240 million in annual recurring revenue in [----] highlighting strong enterprise AI demand as the Canadian startup positions itself for a potential IPO amid intensifying competition from OpenAI and Anthropic" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/coheres-240m-year-sets-stage-for-ipo/) 2026-02-13T15:08Z 9.7M followers, 29.1K engagements "Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations TechCrunch The tech giant also announced that it's making Gemini [--] the new default model for AI Overviews globally" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/google-now-lets-users-jump-from-ai-overviews-into-ai-mode-conversations/) 2026-01-27T17:03Z 9.7M followers, 90.4K engagements "Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/maybe-ai-agents-can-be-lawyers-after-all/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/maybe-ai-agents-can-be-lawyers-after-all/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2019871018081481068) 2026-02-06T20:29Z 9.7M followers, 44.2K engagements "Primary Ventures raises healthy $625M Fund V to focus on seed investing https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/primary-ventures-raises-massive-625m-fund-v-to-focus-on-seed-investing/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/primary-ventures-raises-massive-625m-fund-v-to-focus-on-seed-investing/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021225483120386330) 2026-02-10T14:11Z 9.7M followers, 14K engagements "Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/upside-robotics-is-reducing-fertilizer-use-and-waste-in-corn-crops/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/upside-robotics-is-reducing-fertilizer-use-and-waste-in-corn-crops/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021615622006976572) 2026-02-11T16:01Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/former-founders-fund-vc-sam-blond-launches-ai-sales-startup-to-upend-salesforce/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/former-founders-fund-vc-sam-blond-launches-ai-sales-startup-to-upend-salesforce/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021616300364275780) 2026-02-11T16:04Z 9.7M followers, 33.2K engagements "Apple acquires all rights to Severance will produce future seasons in-house https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/apple-acquires-all-rights-to-severance-will-produce-future-seasons-in-house/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/apple-acquires-all-rights-to-severance-will-produce-future-seasons-in-house/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021971392275918860) 2026-02-12T15:35Z 9.7M followers, 11.2K engagements "A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now Date Drop is the basis of his new startup https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/a-stanford-grad-student-created-an-algorithm-to-help-his-classmates-find-love-now-date-drop-is-the-basis-of-his-new-startup/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/a-stanford-grad-student-created-an-algorithm-to-help-his-classmates-find-love-now-date-drop-is-the-basis-of-his-new-startup/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2022347192036712495) 2026-02-13T16:28Z 9.7M followers, 12.9K engagements "Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. TechCrunch "I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space."" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/) 2026-02-12T22:15Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements "Andreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two years TechCrunch Andreessen Horowitz has closed its satellite office in Miami just two years after opening it according to a report from Bloomberg" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/andreessen-horowitz-shutters-its-miami-office-after-two-years/) 2024-09-07T07:52Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/northwood-space-secures-a-100m-series-b-and-a-50m-space-force-contract/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/northwood-space-secures-a-100m-series-b-and-a-50m-space-force-contract/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2016096938370990434) 2026-01-27T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 110.2K engagements "Build Mode is back on February [--] This season were diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team that will stick around to IPO and beyond. Weve got a line-up of some exceptional guests from companies like @Taskrabbit @Generalcatalyst and @Getartisanai. Check out this season of Build Mode wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on YouTube 👀 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021710996327305482 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021710996327305482" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021710996327305482) 2026-02-11T22:20Z 9.7M followers, 13.4K engagements "xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/xai-lays-out-interplanetary-ambitions-in-public-all-hands/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/xai-lays-out-interplanetary-ambitions-in-public-all-hands/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2021729036482052545) 2026-02-11T23:32Z 9.7M followers, 12.7K engagements "Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2022072024517186044) 2026-02-12T22:15Z 9.7M followers, 11.5K engagements "Rivian was saved by software in [----] https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/rivian-was-saved-by-software-in-2025/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/rivian-was-saved-by-software-in-2025/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2022087881913975198) 2026-02-12T23:18Z 9.7M followers, 18.9K engagements "The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/the-sec-closed-its-investigation-into-fisker/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/the-sec-closed-its-investigation-into-fisker/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2022367576136044970) 2026-02-13T17:49Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools TechCrunch The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/sapiom-raises-15m-to-help-ai-agents-buy-their-own-tech-tools/) 2026-02-05T23:56Z 9.7M followers, 27.1K engagements "Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsofts Copilot AI a lot TechCrunch With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers and rumors that no one is using its AI CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage numbers" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/satya-nadella-insists-people-are-using-microsofts-copilot-ai-a-lot/) 2026-01-29T20:09Z 9.7M followers, 35.5K engagements "TadeOyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt TechCrunch Founders TadeOyerindeand Teddy Solomon spoke at Disrupt this year about keeping communities engaged" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/31/tade-oyerinde-and-teddy-solomon-talk-about-building-engaged-audiences-at-techcrunch-disrupt/) 2025-12-31T16:02Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements "How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short TechCrunch The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the [----] public markets" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/) 2026-01-30T01:37Z 9.7M followers, 15.9K engagements "Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein and his own startup 'won't comment' TechCrunch Attia co-founded longevity medical testing startup Biograph which came out of stealth a year ago" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/epstein-linked-longevity-guru-peter-attia-leaves-david-protein-and-his-own-startup-wont-comment/) 2026-02-04T00:13Z 9.7M followers, 15.3K engagements "Hacked leaked exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps TechCrunch According to TechCrunchs ongoing tally including the most recent data spill involving uMobix there have been at least [--] stalkerware companies since [----] that are known to have been hacked or leaked customer and victims data online" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacked-leaked-exposed-why-you-should-stop-using-stalkerware-apps/) 2026-02-09T18:13Z 9.7M followers, 11.5K engagements "Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push not pull TechCrunch At least nine engineers including two co-founders have announced their exits from xAI in the past week fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musks AI company amid mounting controversy" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/senior-engineers-including-co-founders-exit-xai-amid-controversy) 2026-02-12T13:11Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Y Combinators police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation TechCrunch Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs Bedrock Capital announced that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/y-combinators-police-surveillance-darling-flock-safety-raises-275m-at-7-5b-valuation/) 2025-03-13T21:23Z 9.7M followers, 55.9K engagements "Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras TechCrunch Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/) 2026-02-07T05:25Z 9.7M followers, 27.4K engagements "If you live in the UK you probably won't be able to visit Pornhub anymore TechCrunch Pornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users rather than comply with age-verification mandates which the company said it believes have not succeeded in promoting online safety" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/if-you-live-in-the-uk-you-probably-wont-be-able-to-visit-pornhub-anymore/) 2026-01-27T17:35Z 10.3M followers, 75.9K engagements "Tesla Roadster production has been pushed back again TechCrunch The Tesla Roadster might go into production in [----] seven years after it debuted CEO Elon Musk said at the [----] shareholders meeting" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/tesla-roadster-production-has-been-pushed-back-again/) 2025-08-06T17:40Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Yann LeCun confirms his new 'world model' startup reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation TechCrunch Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday the worst-kept secret in the tech world: that he had indeed launched a new startup. Although he did say he will not be running the new company as its CEO" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/yann-lecun-confirms-his-new-world-model-startup-reportedly-seeks-5b-valuation/) 2025-12-19T19:29Z 9.7M followers, 38.1K engagements "Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot) TechCrunch Personal AI assistant Moltbot formerly Clawdbot has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But theres more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/everything-you-need-to-know-about-viral-personal-ai-assistant-clawdbot-now-moltbot/) 2026-01-28T00:17Z 9.7M followers, 22.9K engagements "The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing TechCrunch A trip in a Waymo robotaxi still costs more on average than a comparable ride in a human-driven Uber or a Lyft. But that gap is narrowing according to new data published Tuesday by Obi a company that aggregates real-time pricing and pickup times across multiple ride-hailing services" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/the-price-gap-between-waymo-and-uber-is-narrowing/) 2026-01-28T01:23Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Here's how Rivian changed the rear door manual release on the R2 TechCrunch Rivian along with other automakers has been under pressure to make the manual door releases easier to access. The new R2 SUV does that here's how" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/heres-how-rivian-changed-the-rear-door-manual-release-on-the-r2/) 2026-02-10T19:42Z 9.7M followers, 10.5K engagements "Robotics scene still bullish but layoffs are looming Venture funding for robotics startups remains strong. Its a dissonance worth exploring so thats exactly what we did at TC Sessions: Robotics 2022" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/21/robotics-scene-continues-to-be-bullish-but-layoffs-are-looming/) 2022-07-21T16:30Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans' Social Security data TechCrunch The revelation comes as part of a series of corrections in a legal case over DOGEs access to Social Security Administration data" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/trump-administration-admits-doge-may-have-misused-americans-social-security-data/) 2026-01-20T21:00Z 9.7M followers, 31.1K engagements "Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq's tech and hire its CEO TechCrunch With Groq on its side Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/) 2025-12-24T22:06Z 9.7M followers, 127.7K engagements "CTrip Group snaps up travel search startup Trip.com TechCrunch Trip.com a travel discovery app formerly known as Gogobot is getting acquired amid a flurry of activity surrounding trip discovery tools and companies" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/01/ctrip-group-snaps-up-travel-search-startup-trip-com/) 2025-07-02T16:37Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying even helicopters simple and safe TechCrunch Skyrsye now valued at $1.15 billion is pushing to get FAA certification for its universal operating system for flight" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/skyryse-lands-another-300m-to-make-flying-even-helicopters-simple-and-safe/) 2026-02-03T19:05Z 9.7M followers, 37.3K engagements "OpenAI's Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch TechCrunch Sora's mobile app downloads fell 45% in January and consumer spending dropped" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/openais-sora-app-is-struggling-after-its-stellar-launch/) 2026-01-29T16:51Z 9.7M followers, 39.5K engagements "BrowserStack hauls in $50 million Series A from Accel TechCrunch It's not often you see a single venture capital firm investing $50 million in a Series A round. These usually involve a much smaller number spread across" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/browserstack-hauls-in-50-million-series-a-from-accel/) 2018-01-30T14:27Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "As it preps Specs for the masses Snap's Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users TechCrunch The company is engaged in a strategy to diversify its revenue sources as it heads into the new year" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/as-it-preps-specs-for-the-masses-snaps-q4-shows-revenue-growth-but-fewer-daily-users/) 2026-02-05T00:10Z 9.7M followers, 11.7K engagements "Meet Knightscope's Crime-Fighting Robots TechCrunch The robots mightone day rise up and take over but a Mountain View startup called Knightscope has developed a fleet of crime-fighting machinery it hopes" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/31/meet-knightscopes-crime-fighting-robots/) 2015-12-31T22:09Z 10.3M followers, 256.1K engagements "FBI says China's Salt Typhoon hacked at least [---] US companies TechCrunch The FBI's cyber chief says the long-running China-backed hacking campaign is "ongoing" and affecting companies all over the world" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/27/fbi-says-chinas-salt-typhoon-hacked-at-least-200-us-companies/) 2025-08-28T02:37Z 10.3M followers, 17.1K engagements "SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces TechCrunch The firm has already invested in six companies including BigRentals and Repackify focused on equipment rental and packaging logistics respectively" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/snak-venture-partners-raises-50m-fund-to-back-digitizing-marketplaces/) 2026-02-04T14:06Z 9.7M followers, 13.2K engagements "India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous but critics say security and privacy concerns remain TechCrunch India's Aadhaar is moving into wallets hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout it's unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent breaches or leaks" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/india-makes-aadhaar-more-ubiquitous-but-critics-say-privacy-concerns-remain/) 2026-02-10T08:58Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats TechCrunch Vega Security raised $120 million Series B bringing its valuation to $700 million in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/vega-raises-120m-series-b-to-rethink-how-enterprises-detect-cyber-threats/) 2026-02-10T16:02Z 9.7M followers, 13.3K engagements "AI burnout billion-dollar bets and Silicon Valley's Epstein problem TechCrunch Equity is digging into the week's biggest deals and departures from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies like xAI and OpenAI" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/ai-burnout-billion-dollar-bets-and-silicon-valleys-epstein-problem/) 2026-02-13T22:55Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "I met a lot of weird robots at CES -- here are the most memorable TechCrunch If the robots don't always give a totally accurate representation of where commercial deployment is at the moment they do give visitors a peek at where their parent companies might be headed" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/i-met-a-lot-of-weird-robots-at-ces-here-are-the-most-memorable/) 2026-01-10T01:13Z 9.7M followers, 15.4K engagements "Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI with plan to build data centers in space TechCrunch The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/elon-musk-spacex-acquires-xai-data-centers-space-merger/) 2026-02-02T22:23Z 9.7M followers, 55.4K engagements "Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z TechCrunch Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/proptech-startup-smart-bricks-raises-5-million-pre-seed-in-round-led-by-a16z/) 2026-02-10T14:13Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Germany's Homelike an Airbnb-like service focused on longer-term rentals raises $14M led by Spark TechCrunch The success of Airbnb has created a major disruption in how people choose where to stay when they visit other places. Gone are the days of assuming a" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/23/homelike-airbnblike/) 2018-08-23T22:18Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside its listings TechCrunch Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in all of its listings the company announced on Monday" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/11/airbnb-is-banning-indoor-security-cameras-inside-its-listings/) 2024-03-12T14:15Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Source: Kalshi's valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round TechCrunch The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG according to someone familiar with the deal" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/source-kalshis-valuation-jumps-to-11b-after-raising-massive-1b-round/) 2025-11-20T20:29Z 9.7M followers, 113.8K engagements "Snowflake Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation TechCrunch The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/snowflake-databricks-challenger-clickhouse-hits-15b-valuation/) 2026-01-16T22:07Z 9.7M followers, 14.8K engagements "OpenAI launches new MacOS app for agentic coding TechCrunch OpenAI has released a new MacOS app for Codex integrating many of the agentic coding practices that have become popular since Codex launched last year" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/openai-launches-new-macos-app-for-agentic-coding/) 2026-02-02T18:21Z 9.7M followers, 19.4K engagements "AI models still struggle to debug software Microsoft study shows TechCrunch Even some of the best AI models today still struggle to debug software a Microsoft study shows" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/ai-models-still-struggle-to-debug-software-microsoft-study-shows/) 2025-11-27T15:03Z 9.7M followers, 97K engagements "Consumers spent more on mobile apps than games in [----] driven by AI app adoption TechCrunch Consumers spent more money in mobile apps than games in [----] driven by AI app adoption" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/consumers-spent-more-on-mobile-apps-than-games-in-2025-driven-by-ai-app-adoption/) 2026-01-21T11:30Z 9.7M followers, 13K engagements "Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI TechCrunch Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/tem-raises-75m-to-remake-electricity-markets-using-ai/) 2026-02-10T03:06Z 9.7M followers, 20.1K engagements "Google says hackers stole data from [---] companies following Gainsight breach TechCrunch Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers data and said it is planning another extortion campaign" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/google-says-hackers-stole-data-from-200-companies-following-gainsight-breach/) 2025-11-21T18:35Z 9.7M followers, 32.2K engagements "Instagram now requires users to have at least [----] followers to go live TechCrunch Until now Instagram allowed anyone to go live regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/instagram-now-requires-users-to-have-at-least-1000-followers-to-go-live/) 2025-08-08T14:09Z 9.7M followers, 235.5K engagements "The Wayback Machine debuts a new plug-in designed to fix the internet's broken links problem TechCrunch Should a linked web page go offline the new feature will then redirect readers to the archived versions so that there is no drop in service. The tool also archives a user's own posts helping to ensure their longevity" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/the-wayback-machine-debuts-a-new-plugin-designed-to-fix-the-internets-broken-links-problem/) 2026-02-04T22:31Z 9.7M followers, 11.3K engagements "Post a publisher-focused Twitter alternative launches on iOS TechCrunch Launched in beta just days after Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter Post wants to reinvent how people get news on social media" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/post-a-publisher-focused-twitter-alternative-launches-on-ios/) 2026-02-11T08:30Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry TechCrunch Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/insight-partners-sued-by-former-vice-president-kate-lowry/) 2026-01-05T23:33Z 9.7M followers, 22.5K engagements "Alexa+ Amazon's AI assistant is now available to everyone in the U.S. TechCrunch Amazon opens Alexa+ to everyone in the U.S. The AI feature is free for Prime members across devices and free for everyone on mobile and web" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/alexa-amazons-ai-assistant-is-now-available-to-everyone-in-the-u-s/) 2026-02-04T14:12Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Amazon is closing its physical Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores TechCrunch These retail closures will not impact customers who use Amazon for grocery delivery" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/amazon-is-closing-its-physical-amazon-go-and-amazon-fresh-stores/) 2026-01-27T17:18Z 9.7M followers, 437K engagements "Subscription hell TechCrunch Another week another paywall. This time its Bloomberg which announced that it would be adding a comprehensive paywall to its news service and" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/06/subscription-hell/) 2018-05-06T16:14Z 10.3M followers, 1.6M engagements "The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most TechCrunch The Bezos-owned newspaper gutted its San Francisco bureau and coverage of tech including journalists reporting on Amazon and Blue Origin" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/the-washington-post-is-retreating-from-silicon-valley-when-it-matters-most/) 2026-02-05T21:37Z 9.7M followers, 11.4K engagements "Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features TechCrunch Starting with Firefox [---] arriving later this month users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/) 2026-02-02T18:39Z 9.7M followers, 14.9K engagements "Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a personal hacker TechCrunch The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries including an unnamed central African government the U.K. and the United States" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/informant-told-fbi-that-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker) 2026-02-04T19:21Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause TechCrunch Kofi Ampadu the partner at a16z who led the firm's Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program has left the firm" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/a16z-partner-kofi-ampadu-to-leave-firm-after-txo-program-pause/) 2026-01-31T01:27Z 9.7M followers, 22.2K engagements "'Industry' season [--] captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now TechCrunch This latest season of the TV show "Industry" takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/industry-season-4-captures-tech-fraud-better-than-any-show-on-tv-right-now/) 2026-02-07T00:08Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements "The biggest breach of US government data is under way TechCrunch Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. federal government" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/doge-biggest-breach-of-united-states-government-data-under-way/) 2025-05-02T04:17Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Hacktivist scrapes over [------] stalkerware customers' payment records TechCrunch More than half-a-million people who bought access to phone surveillance and social media snooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacktivist-scrapes-over-500000-stalkerware-customers-payment-records/) 2026-02-10T16:05Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Mark Zuckerberg says a future without smart glasses is hard to imagine TechCrunch Take Zuckerberg's outlook with a grain of salt. After all he thought we'd all be hanging out in the metaverse by now" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/mark-zuckerberg-future-smart-glasses/) 2026-01-28T22:33Z 9.7M followers, 29.6K engagements "Only [--] week: 50% discount for +1 is ending TechCrunch Register nowtosave up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt [----] pass and get a second ticket at 50% off.This offer ends on January 30" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/only-1-week-left-or-until-the-first-500-passes-are-gone-the-first-disrupt-2026-ticket-discount-is-ending/) 2026-01-23T15:02Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push not pull TechCrunch At least nine engineers including two co-founders have announced their exits from xAI in the past week fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musks AI company amid mounting controversy" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/senior-engineers-including-co-founders-exit-xai-amid-controversy/) 2026-02-13T17:22Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing TechCrunch A new system called Real Simple Licensing would allow AI companies to license training data at a massive scale if they're willing to pay for it" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/rss-co-creator-launches-new-protocol-for-ai-data-licensing/) 2025-09-10T13:10Z 9.7M followers, 88.5K engagements "Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage TechCrunch Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's energy infrastructure in late December to a Russian-backed hacking group known for causing power outages in neighboring Ukraine" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/researchers-say-russian-government-hackers-were-behind-attempted-poland-power-outage/) 2026-01-23T20:22Z 9.7M followers, 11.9K engagements "Segment Raises $27 Million For Its "One API To Rule Them All" TechCrunch Segment a Y Combinator-backed startup that allows businesses to use a single API for event tracking in order to send data to hundreds of different tools" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/09/segment-raises-27-million-for-its-one-api-to-rule-them-all/) 2015-10-09T15:09Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated 'Vibes' videos TechCrunch Launched last September Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/meta-tests-a-standalone-app-for-its-ai-generated-vibes-videos/) 2026-02-05T17:20Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements "Ethereum creator donates $1 billion worth of meme coins to India Vitalik Buterin the creator of Ethereum has donated Ethereum and meme coins worth $1.5 billion in one of the largest-ever individual philanthropy efforts" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/12/vitalik-buterin-donates-1-billion-worth-of-meme-coins-to-india-covid-relief-fund/) 2021-05-13T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 205.7K engagements "Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis TechCrunch Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/fundamental-raises-255-million-series-a-with-a-new-take-on-big-data-analysis) 2026-02-06T01:22Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics for over $1B TechCrunch Investment firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics based in Waterloo for over $1 billion" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/20/thoma-bravo-agrees-to-acquire-digital-forensics-firm-magnet-forensics-for-over-1b/) 2026-02-05T18:44Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Anthropic releases Opus [---] with new 'agent teams' TechCrunch The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/anthropic-releases-opus-4-6-with-new-agent-teams/) 2026-02-05T17:52Z 9.7M followers, 27.3K engagements "Reddit says it's looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere TechCrunch Reddit said during earnings it's looking to buy 'capabilities' and 'companies.'" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/reddit-says-its-looking-for-more-acquisitions-in-adtech-and-elsewhere/) 2026-02-07T16:05Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens TechCrunch The new Lyft service comes with a number of guardrails. Only a parent or guardian can create a teen account and drivers who are matched with these underage passengers must meet additional criteria and pass yearly background checks" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/lyft-opens-its-ride-hailing-app-to-teens/) 2026-02-09T18:08Z 9.7M followers, 10.6K engagements "Meet Gizmo: a TikTok for interactive vibe-coded mini apps TechCrunch Gizmo's app is like a TikTok for vibe-coded mini apps.and it's a lot of fun" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/meet-gizmo-a-tiktok-for-interactive-vibe-coded-mini-apps/) 2026-02-04T21:47Z 9.7M followers, 13.1K engagements "Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor TechCrunch The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon-removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/google-and-microsoft-backed-terradot-acquires-carbon-removal-competitor/) 2026-02-06T21:03Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API and stop scraping TechCrunch Wikipedia the online nonprofit encyclopedia is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/wikipedia-urges-ai-companies-to-use-its-paid-api-and-stop-scraping/) 2025-11-10T18:37Z 9.7M followers, 52.4K engagements "Cisco scoops up yet another cloud company acquiring SD-WAN startup Viptela for $610M TechCrunch Cisco has been rather acquisitive in recent years buying [--] companies since 2015; today it announced it was acquiring cloud-based SD-WAN vendor Viptela for $610 million in cash. Viptela was founded in [----] and had raised more than $108 million including its most recent $75 million round just last May. The $610 million price tag appears to be a nice return for investors" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/01/cisco-scoops-up-yet-another-cloud-company-acquiring-sd-wan-startup-viptela-for-610-m/) 2020-10-30T17:12Z 9.7M followers, 79.9K engagements "NewLimit founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong raises $130M to develop age-reversing treatments TechCrunch NewLimit a startup that aims to increase how long people can live a healthy life by genetically programming their cells has raised $130M" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/newlimit-founded-by-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-raises-130m-to-develop-age-reversing-therapies/) 2025-05-06T21:28Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation TechCrunch From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet many users struggle to connect this trove of data in a meaningful way and actually use it to improve their health. Function Health wants to consolidate health data and make it usable for its customers" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/function-health-closes-298m-series-b-at-a-2-5b-valuation-launches-medical-intelligence/) 2025-11-19T20:34Z 10.3M followers, 44.4K engagements "Disrupt 2026: +1 passes are almost gone and only [--] days remain TechCrunch The TechCrunch Disrupt [----] +1 passes at50% off are almost sold out and this deal ends in [--] days. Register here before this deal ends on Jan 31" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-plus-one-passes-are-almost-gone-and-only-3-days-remain/) 2026-01-28T15:34Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "AI slop and fake reports are exhausting some security bug bounties TechCrunch "We're getting a lot of stuff that looks like gold but it's actually just crap said the founder of one security testing firm. AI-generated security vulnerability reports are already having an effect on bug hunting for better and worse" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/ai-slop-and-fake-reports-are-exhausting-some-security-bug-bounties/) 2025-07-24T15:01Z 9.7M followers, 17.6K engagements "Brick closes $8.5M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia TechCrunch Financial apps are proliferating across Southeast Asia making things like bookkeeping or securing an online loan easier. But this means fintechs need" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/09/brick-closes-8-5m-seed-to-enable-open-finance-across-southeast-asia/) 2022-02-10T11:25Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "ChatGPT will now use its 'memory' to personalize web searches TechCrunch ChatGPT will now use its 'memory' to personalize web searches thanks to a new feature called Memory with Search" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/chatgpt-will-now-use-its-memory-to-personalize-web-searches/) 2025-04-19T16:38Z 10.3M followers, [----] engagements "X updates its terms files countersuit to lay claim to the 'Twitter' trademark after newcomer's challenge TechCrunch X's new terms of service say that no one can use the Twitter name trademarks logos and more without written consent" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/x-updates-its-terms-to-lay-claim-to-the-twitter-trademark-after-newcomers-challenge/) 2025-12-16T21:13Z 9.7M followers, 46.7K engagements "TuSimple co-founder demands liquidation sues company for control of his shares TechCrunch Xiaodi Hou the co-founder and former CEO of self-driving truck startup TuSimple is demanding that the board immediately liquidate the company and return" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/tusimple-co-founder-demands-liquidation-sues-company-for-control-of-his-shares/) 2024-11-27T16:50Z 9.7M followers, 22.4K engagements "YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin TechCrunch All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/yc-startups-can-now-recieve-investment-in-stablecoin/) 2026-02-03T19:55Z 9.7M followers, 11.2K engagements "Scribd offers an Essential Student Bundle including an NYT subscription for $1.87 per week TechCrunch Scribd is giving college and graduate students access to its library of digital content plus a subscription to The New York Times at what it says is a" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/06/scribd-nyt-bundle/) 2017-09-06T19:16Z 10.3M followers, 1.6M engagements "Trump's prospective TikTok buyer reportedly includes Oracle Blackstone a16z TechCrunch After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/trumps-prospective-tiktok-buyer-reportedly-includes-oracle-blackstone-a16z) 2025-07-08T14:31Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Cortical Labs raises $10M for its Pong-playing stem cells that eventually could power AI TechCrunch Cortical combines synthetic biology and human neurons to develop what it claims is a class of AI known as Organoid Intelligence (OI)" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/19/cortical-labs-raises-10m-for-its-pong-playing-stem-cells-which-eventually-could-power-ai/) 2023-04-19T20:15Z 9.7M followers, 15.6K engagements "Bluesky issues its first transparency report noting rise in user reports and legal demands TechCrunch Bluesky's first transparency reports tackle moderation regulatory compliance account takedowns and more. The number of government legal requests went up fivefold" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/bluesky-issues-its-first-transparency-report-noting-rise-in-user-reports-and-legal-demands/) 2026-01-30T17:30Z 9.7M followers, 12.5K engagements "Why Marc Andreessen was very scared after meeting with the Biden administration about AI TechCrunch What scared him most was what some said about the governments role in AI and what he described as a young staff who were out for blood" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/14/why-marc-andreessen-was-very-scared-after-meeting-with-the-biden-administration-about-ai/) 2024-12-14T01:26Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. TechCrunch Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX xAI and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/) 2026-02-01T15:43Z 9.7M followers, 21.6K engagements "Broadcom to acquire VMware in massive $61B deal Broadcom is acquiring VMware in a $61 billion deal which is a combination of cash and stock with Broadcom assuming $8 billion in VMware debt" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/26/broadcom-to-acquire-vmware-in-massive-61b-deal/) 2022-05-26T16:46Z 9.7M followers, 308.2K engagements "YouTube prepares crackdown on 'mass-produced' and 'repetitive' videos as concern over AI slop grows TechCrunch YouTube's creator liaison said the change is a "minor" update to YouTube's longstanding policies" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/youtube-prepares-crackdown-on-mass-produced-and-repetitive-videos-as-concern-over-ai-slop-grows/) 2025-07-10T12:00Z 9.7M followers, 246.4K engagements "Apple's new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data TechCrunch The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-iphone-and-ipad-security-feature-limits-cell-networks-from-collecting-precise-location-data/) 2026-01-29T14:54Z 9.7M followers, 19.1K engagements "Omada Health IPO signals healthier market avoids 'down-round' trend TechCrunch Omada Health popped in its first day as a public company validation for founder CEO Sean Duffy" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/06/omada-health-ipo-signals-healthier-market-avoids-down-round-trend/) 2025-06-06T22:17Z 9.7M followers, 27.7K engagements "For Chinese IM Portal Tencent The Money Is In Micro-Transactions TechCrunch In China the money isn't in Web advertising. It is in micro-transactions. At least that is the case for Tencent which operates the largest" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2008/03/27/for-chinese-im-portal-tencent-the-money-is-in-micro-transactions/) 2021-02-10T17:00Z 9.7M followers, 1.4M engagements "Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology TechCrunch The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used to make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver it could change industries from power generation to maritime shipping" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ammobia-says-it-has-reinvented-a-century-old-technology/) 2026-01-13T20:59Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Anthropic releases Opus [---] with new Chrome and Excel integrations TechCrunch Anthropic has launched Opus [---] the latest version of its flagship model with new integrations into Chrome and Excel" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/anthropic-releases-opus-4-5-with-new-chrome-and-excel-integrations/) 2025-11-24T19:10Z 9.7M followers, 119.7K engagements "Interview: Tim Draper Doubles Down On Europe TechCrunch DFJ the storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm has built out a global presence not just through direct investments but through a network of firms" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/03/tim-draper-europe/) 2026-02-06T19:31Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "B the digital bank developed by RBS is losing its chief product officer to company builder Antler TechCrunch More departures are taking place at B the digital bank developed by RBS-owned Natwest. Following the departure of B CEO Mark Bailie in January the" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/bye-bye-bo/) 2020-04-22T12:16Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies TechCrunch The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/singapore-china-backed-hackers-targeted-largest-phone-companies-salt-typhoon/) 2026-02-10T16:24Z 9.7M followers, 10.8K engagements "KDDI au unveils spring cell phone line-up (photo gallery) TechCrunch Japans second biggest mobile phone carrier KDDI au today presented their new cell phones for this spring. The first handsets will be available in Nippon on Saturday. And they have a few spectacular models to offer - if only the Japanese carriers did what they promised a few months back (large-scale internationalization due to a shrinking home market) everyone could get their hands on these things" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2009/01/29/kddi-au-unveils-spring-cell-phone-line-up-photo-gallery/) 2025-09-16T23:46Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Are AI agents ready for the workplace A new benchmark raises doubts. TechCrunch New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks drawn from consulting investment banking and law. Most models failed" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/are-ai-agents-ready-for-the-workplace-a-new-benchmark-raises-doubts/) 2026-01-22T21:44Z 10.3M followers, 16.8K engagements "Teslas energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company TechCrunch Energy storage products like the Megapack Megablock and Powerwall drove" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/teslas-energy-storage-business-is-growing-faster-than-any-other-part-of-the-company/) 2026-01-29T15:01Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Kevin Rose on Digg reinvention and startup investing TechCrunch Disrupt [----] Kevin Rose Digg founder and True Ventures partner returns to TechCrunch Disrupt [----] to talk pivots reinvention and spotting the next wave of breakout startups. Save up to $668 on passes before Sept. 26" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/24/from-digg-to-deals-kevin-rose-on-reinvention-and-investing-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/) 2025-09-24T15:04Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements "Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness TechCrunch Hupo backed by Meta pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/meta-backed-hupo-finds-growth-after-pivot-to-ai-sales-coaching-from-mental-wellness/) 2026-01-13T04:03Z 9.7M followers, 14.4K engagements "Lux Capital lands $1.5B for its largest fund ever TechCrunch The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril Applied Intuition and Runway AI" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/lux-capital-lands-1-5-billion-for-its-largest-fund-ever/) 2026-01-07T20:11Z 10.3M followers, 14.3K engagements "Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok's US takeover TechCrunch UpScrolled's TikTok alternative is climbing up the App Store's top charts" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/social-network-upscrolled-sees-surge-in-downloads-following-tiktoks-us-takeover/) 2026-01-26T20:12Z 9.7M followers, 27.9K engagements "Jack Dorsey funds diVine a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive TechCrunch Jack Dorsey backs diVine a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of 6-second looping videos" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/) 2025-11-13T02:01Z 9.7M followers, 310.1K engagements "OpenClaw's AI assistants are now building their own social network TechCrunch The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/) 2026-01-30T23:38Z 9.7M followers, 62K engagements "Canoo furloughs workers and idles factory as it scrapes for cash TechCrunch Struggling EV startup Canoo says it has furloughed [--] employees and is idling its factory in Oklahoma while it grasps for the capital needed to survive" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/18/canoo-furloughs-workers-and-idles-factory-as-it-scrapes-for-cash/) 2024-12-18T23:26Z 9.7M followers, 69.8K engagements "AI layoffs or AI-washing TechCrunch How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/ai-layoffs-or-ai-washing/) 2026-02-01T22:17Z 9.7M followers, 16.7K engagements "EXCLUSIVE: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia's AI chips TechCrunch The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/exclusive-positron-raises-230m-series-b-to-take-on-nvidias-ai-chips/) 2026-02-04T08:20Z 9.7M followers, 20.1K engagements "Duolingo launches [---] courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI TechCrunch Duolingo is introducing [---] new language courses that were created with generative AI the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/duolingo-launches-148-courses-created-with-ai-after-sharing-plans-to-replace-contractors-with-ai/) 2025-04-30T15:08Z 9.7M followers, 281.2K engagements "One of Europe's largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack TechCrunch An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/one-of-europes-largest-universities-knocked-offline-for-days-after-cyberattack/) 2026-02-05T19:04Z 9.7M followers, 10.8K engagements "Amazons Melania documentary makes $7M on opening weekend TechCrunch While the documentary is exceeding box office expectations it's unlikely to make a profit in theaters" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/amazons-melania-documentary-makes-7m-on-opening-weekend/) 2026-02-01T19:19Z 9.7M followers, 40.3K engagements "ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI TechCrunch ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI as OpenAI Google and Apple push conversational systems into wearables new hardware and everyday interactions" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/elevenlabs-ceo-voice-is-the-next-interface-for-ai/) 2026-02-05T14:42Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "All [--] states vote yes on AT&Ts $40 billion emergency response network FirstNet TechCrunch Communications are the bedrock of emergency response and management. However those communications can be challenging when quickly evolving situations cross multiple jurisdictions. Today AT&T announced that all [--] states Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have officially signed on to FirstNet a government program operated by AT&T to provide universal emergency response communications" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/29/all-50-states-vote-yes-on-atts-40-billion-emergency-response-network-firstnet/) 2018-01-03T22:06Z 9.7M followers, 127.7K engagements "Anthropic's India expansion collides with a local company that already had the name TechCrunch India's Anthropic Software has taken the U.S. AI giant to court over a name dispute" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/anthropics-india-expansion-collides-with-a-local-company-that-already-had-the-name/) 2026-02-09T21:03Z 9.7M followers, 35.2K engagements "Trump DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor TechCrunch Constellation Energy will use the loan to refurbish a reactor it idled in [----]. Microsoft has agreed to buy the power once the facility reopens in 2028" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/trump-doe-gives-microsoft-partner-1b-loan-to-restart-three-mile-island-reactor/) 2025-11-19T00:07Z 9.7M followers, 63.5K engagements "Apple's latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers TechCrunch Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone [--] and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/apples-latest-iphone-security-feature-just-made-life-more-difficult-for-spyware-makers/) 2025-09-11T22:05Z 9.7M followers, 45.4K engagements "Fitbit founders launch AI platform to help families monitor their health TechCrunch Luffu uses AI in the background to gather and organize family information learn day-to-day patterns and flag notable changes so families can stay aligned and address potential well-being issues" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/fitbit-founders-launch-ai-platform-to-help-families-monitor-their-health/) 2026-02-03T15:54Z 9.7M followers, 13.6K engagements "Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule TechCrunch EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the [----] "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/trump-epa-reportedly-seeks-to-revoke-landmark-air-pollution-rule/) 2026-02-10T15:48Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock a network of AI cameras used by ICE feds and police TechCrunch Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/) 2025-10-16T18:37Z 9.7M followers, 698.7K engagements "This Sequoia-backed lab thinks the brain is 'the floor not the ceiling' for AI TechCrunch Flapping Airplanes' founders join Equity to discuss why investors wrote the lab a $180M check what the "neolabs" generation means for AI development and more" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/this-sequoia-backed-lab-thinks-the-brain-is-the-floor-not-the-ceiling-for-ai/) 2026-02-10T21:57Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics TechCrunch Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/olympics-czech-ice-dancers-duo-ai-music/) 2026-02-10T22:32Z 9.7M followers, 15.1K engagements "Affirm now has [----] retail partners TechCrunch Today Affirm has announced that it has more than [----] merchants signed up to offer its financing options at checkout helping to reduce the friction around making large purchases and by extension increasing sales for its partners" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/20/affirm-now-has-1000-retail-partners/) 2017-07-20T18:16Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads TechCrunch He posted a novella-sized rant that devolved into to calling his rival "dishonest" and "authoritarian."" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/sam-altman-got-exceptionally-testy-over-claude-super-bowl-ads/) 2026-02-05T00:46Z 9.7M followers, 32.8K engagements "Sam Altmans crypto project Worldcoin got more coin in latest $115M raise Tools for Humanity a crypto-focused project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raised $115 million to build out its Worldcoin" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/25/sam-altmans-crypto-project-worldcoin-got-more-coin-in-latest-115m-raise) 2023-05-29T19:30Z 9.7M followers, 514.5K engagements "Tinder looks to AI to help fight 'swipe fatigue' and dating app burnout TechCrunch Tinder is testing AI recommendations and insight from your Camera Roll for better matches" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/tinder-looks-to-ai-to-help-fight-swipe-fatigue-and-dating-app-burnout/) 2026-02-06T06:47Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "The iPhone just had its best quarter ever TechCrunch Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/the-iphone-just-had-its-best-quarter-ever/) 2026-01-29T23:59Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements "Mira Murati's startup Thinking Machines Lab is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI TechCrunch The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks according to an OpenAI executive" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/mira-muratis-startup-thinking-machines-lab-is-losing-two-of-its-co-founders-to-openai/) 2026-01-15T02:18Z 9.7M followers, 50.1K engagements "Pinecone lands $10M seed for purpose-built machine learning database TechCrunch Pinecone a new startup from the folks who helped launch Amazon SageMaker has built a vector database that generates data in a specialized format to help" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/27/pinecone-lands-10m-seed-for-purpose-built-machine-learning-database/) 2026-02-06T20:30Z 10.3M followers, [--] engagements "TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business TechCrunch Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/techcrunch-mobility-is-16b-enough-to-build-a-profitable-robotaxi-business/) 2026-02-08T17:10Z 9.7M followers, 13.8K engagements "Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE TechCrunch Activists behind the general strike are calling for "no work no school and no shopping" amid a push to defund ICE which has escalated raids in U.S. cities killing several people including two U.S. citizens earlier this month in Minneapolis" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/medium-gives-employees-friday-off-to-participate-in-national-strike-protesting-ice/) 2026-01-29T21:53Z 9.7M followers, 10.3K engagements "Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI and training pipelines will love it TechCrunch Googles Data Commons gets an MCP Server to help AI systems access massive amounts of real-world data" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/24/google-makes-real-world-data-more-accessible-to-ai-and-training-pipelines-will-love-it/) 2025-09-24T15:03Z 9.7M followers, 22.3K engagements "Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of [-----] works TechCrunch Originally these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about [---] copyrighted works" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-sue-anthropic-for-3b-over-flagrant-piracy-of-20000-works/) 2026-01-29T16:33Z 9.7M followers, 13.6K engagements "Elon Musk's SpaceX company town is getting a police department TechCrunch The new department will have up to eight police officers and could be up and running in a few months" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/elon-musks-spacex-company-town-is-getting-a-police-department/) 2026-02-04T21:51Z 9.7M followers, 132.7K engagements "Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS the prestigious AI conference TechCrunch Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/irony-alert-hallucinated-citations-found-in-papers-from-neurips-the-prestigious-ai-conference/) 2026-01-21T20:42Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Aurora's driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers TechCrunch CEO Chris Urmson called it a superhuman moment adding that Auroras trucks can now carry freight [----] miles in [--] hours faster than what a human driver can legally accomplish" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/auroras-driverless-trucks-can-now-travel-farther-distances-faster-than-human-drivers) 2026-02-13T13:11Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race but what's the prize TechCrunch In [----] Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It's a lot of money" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/amazon-and-google-are-winning-the-ai-capex-race-but-whats-the-prize/) 2026-02-05T22:44Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements "It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site TechCrunch WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/it-just-got-easier-for-claude-to-check-in-on-your-wordpress-site/) 2026-02-06T22:07Z 9.7M followers, 36.7K engagements "SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins Gemini crypto exchange TechCrunch The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-winklevoss-twins-gemini-crypto-exchange/) 2026-01-24T18:09Z 9.7M followers, 18K engagements "Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools TechCrunch AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/secondary-sales-shift-from-founder-windfalls-to-employee-retention-tools/) 2026-02-05T17:34Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "Fintech CEO and Forbes [--] Under [--] alum has been charged for alleged fraud TechCrunch The startup CEO says she plans to publicly address the charges this week" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/fintech-ceo-and-forbes-30-under-30-alum-has-been-charged-for-alleged-fraud/) 2026-02-03T00:20Z 9.7M followers, 26.9K engagements "OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word 'cameo' TechCrunch OpenAI might have to rename the "cameo" feature in the Sora app" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/openai-learned-the-hard-way-that-cameo-trademarked-the-word-cameo/) 2025-11-28T20:47Z 9.7M followers, 59.8K engagements "Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms TechCrunch Roku users around the country turned on their TVs this week to find an unpleasant surprise: The company required them to consent to new dispute resolution" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/roku-disables-tvs-and-streaming-devices-until-users-consent-to-forced-arbitration/) 2024-03-06T21:40Z 9.7M followers, 927.8K engagements "Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone TechCrunch Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm distraction-free computing launching within two years" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/altman-describes-openais-forthcoming-ai-device-as-more-peaceful-and-calm-than-the-iphone/) 2025-11-24T23:04Z 9.7M followers, 97K engagements "Suspected developer of crypto mixer Tornado Cash arrested A Dutch government agency says it has arrested an individual suspected of being a developer of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash days after U.S. sanction" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/12/suspected-tornado-cash-developer-arrested-in-amsterdam/) 2022-08-12T16:19Z 9.7M followers, 101.2K engagements "Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport TechCrunch Waymo's SFO win comes as the company faces criticism and concerns about safety in some of the cities it operates" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/waymo-sfo-airport-robotaxis/) 2026-01-29T17:58Z 9.7M followers, 14.8K engagements "Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI with plan to build data centers in space TechCrunch The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/elon-musk-spacex-acquires-xai-data-centers-space-merger) 2026-02-09T20:39Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Colin Kaepernick lost control of his story. Now he wants to help creators own theirs TechCrunch Thousands of stories have been written about former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick. If anyone knows a thing or two about" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/colin-kaepernick-launches-ai-startup-help-creators-storytelling/) 2024-07-24T19:05Z 9.7M followers, 170.3K engagements "OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot's "adult mode" reportedly fired on discrimination claim TechCrunch The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/openai-policy-exec-who-opposed-chatbots-adult-mode-reportedly-fired-on-discrimination-claim) 2026-02-11T10:12Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference TechCrunch Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip the Maia [---] which the company describes as a silicon workhorse designed for scaling AI inference" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/microsoft-announces-powerful-new-chip-for-ai-inference/) 2026-01-26T16:00Z 10.3M followers, 20.6K engagements "Tourlane raises a $47M C round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital TechCrunch There still exists an old-fashioned problem in travel: group travel that requires individuals and groups to plan and book personalized multi-day tours" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/tourlane-raises-a-47m-c-round-led-by-sequoia-and-spark-capital/) 2019-05-07T13:55Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt [----] TechCrunch Aaron Levie joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt [----] Oct [----] in San Francisco to share how hes kept Box relevant through two decades. Register here" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/inside-the-box-aaron-levie-on-reinvention-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/) 2025-09-25T23:02Z 9.7M followers, 23K engagements "Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps TechCrunch Hivemapper relied on ride-hail delivery and truck drivers with dash cams to collect [--] million unique kms of fresh map data" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/hivemapper-is-1m-kilometers-closer-to-goal-of-beating-google-maps/) 2023-03-23T20:07Z 9.7M followers, 64K engagements "Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach TechCrunch The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall after a [----] data breach exposed customer firewall configurations" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/fintech-firm-marquis-blames-hack-at-firewall-provider-sonicwall-for-its-data-breach/) 2026-01-29T20:36Z 9.7M followers, 11.9K engagements "Apple announces the M1 the first chip in its Apple Silicon family TechCrunch As expected Apple today announced its first Arm-based laptops the MacBook Air Mac mini and Macbook Pro and with that it also announced its family of" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/10/apple-announces-the-m1-the-first-member-of-its-apple-silicon-family/) 2026-02-13T14:00Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Instacart CFO Ravi Gupta to exit for Sequoia Capital TechCrunch Instacarts CFO will return to his investing roots as a growth-stage investor at the storied venture capital firm" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/28/instacart-cfo-ravi-gupta-to-exit-for-sequoia-capital/) 2019-08-28T17:00Z 9.7M followers, 274.2K engagements "ChatGPT rolls out ads TechCrunch OpenAI faced a backlash late last year when it tested app suggestions that looked like unwanted ads. Still the AI company needs to generate revenue from its popular chatbot to cover the costs of developing its technology and growing the business" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-rolls-out-ads/) 2026-02-09T20:22Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Big tech is paying for Trump's White House ballroom TechCrunch Trump's $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon Apple Google Meta and Microsoft" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/big-tech-is-paying-for-trumps-white-house-ballroom/) 2025-10-24T02:57Z 9.7M followers, 30.9K engagements "Quora Wants To Stay Independent Raises $80M Series C From Tiger Global At $900M Valuation TechCrunch Startups get acquired and shut down. That threat could scare people out of writing deep answers on Quora's Q&A site. So it's just raised an $80 million Series C because "We specifically want to stay independent for the long-term" Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo tells me. Sources close to the deal tell me the round values Quora at around $900 million" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/09/quora-forever/) 2024-08-09T21:00Z 10.3M followers, [----] engagements "Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrations TechCrunch Xcode [----] offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/xcode-moves-into-agentic-coding-with-deeper-openai-and-anthropic-integrations/) 2026-02-03T22:12Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car TechCrunch The investigation is looking into a January [--] crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's side door of a parked car which Zoox said was "suddenly opened."" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/san-francisco-police-department-investigating-zoox-collision-with-a-parked-car/) 2026-01-28T17:04Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements "Bluesky finally adds drafts TechCrunch The move comes as Blueskys competitors X and Threads have long supported drafts" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/bluesky-finally-adds-drafts/) 2026-02-09T21:26Z 9.7M followers, 13.9K engagements "The Slack origin story TechCrunch Lets rewind a decade. Its [----]. Vancouver Canada. Stewart Butterfield known already for his part in building Flickr a photo-sharing service acquired by Yahoo in [----] decided to try his hand -- again -- at building a game. Flickr had been a failed attempt at a game called Game Neverending followed by a big pivot. This time Butterfield would make it work" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/30/the-slack-origin-story/) 2019-06-07T18:08Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements "What You Need To Know About The Liberator 3D-Printed Pistol TechCrunch Now that we have confirmation that the Liberator 3D-printed pistol can be fired without destroying the body let's address what this means for 3D printed weapons and presumably homemade weapons in general" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-liberator-3d-printed-pistol/) 2013-05-07T20:48Z 10.3M followers, 1.1M engagements "Converge Bio raises $25M backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta OpenAI Wiz TechCrunch AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners with additional backing from executives at Meta OpenAI and Wiz" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ai-drug-discovery-startup-converge-bio-pulls-in-25m-from-bessemer-and-execs-from-meta-openai-and-wiz/) 2026-01-13T11:31Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements "Odeo Releases Twttr TechCrunch Odeo released a new service today called Twttr which is a sort of group send SMS application. Each person controls their own network of friends. When" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2006/07/15/is-twttr-interesting/) 2006-07-16T02:17Z 9.7M followers, 1.6M engagements "AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp TechCrunch The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/ai-journalism-startup-symbolic-ai-signs-deal-with-rupert-murdochs-news-corp/) 2026-01-16T00:51Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements "Chinese internet giant Tencent buys 5% of Tesla TechCrunch Tencent Asias second highest valued tech firm has bought a five percent share in Tesla. According to a filing the Chinese firm scooped up8167544" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/tesla-tencent-investment/) 2017-03-28T16:52Z 9.7M followers, 1.4M engagements "Trumps critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric TechCrunch The administration's $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China's influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/trumps-critical-mineral-reserve-is-an-admission-that-the-future-is-electric/) 2026-02-05T15:50Z 9.7M followers, 12.6K engagements "Apples Lockdown Mode is good for security but its notifications are baffling TechCrunch Lockdown Mode is an extreme protection feature thats good for at-risk users but its notifications are increasingly confusing" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/apples-lockdown-mode-is-good-for-security-but-its-notifications-are-baffling/) 2025-03-13T19:14Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "How AIOZ Network Builds a People-Powered Internet Infrastructure TechCrunch The grand promise of the Web2 era was democratization the liberating concept that anyone with a computer would be able to access troves of information join global conversations and broadcast their content to a worldwide audience. Online activity grew to make up the fabric of daily life but its reality fell short of its initial …" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/sponsor/aioz/how-aioz-network-builds-a-people-powered-internet-infrastructure/) 2025-11-13T15:49Z 9.7M followers, 23.7K engagements "I built marshmallow castles in Googles new AI-world generator TechCrunch Starting Thursday Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with Project Genie which is powered by a combination of Googles latest world model Genie [--] its image generation model Nano Banana Pro and Gemini" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/i-built-marshmallow-castles-in-googles-new-ai-world-generator-project-genie/) 2026-01-29T17:31Z 9.7M followers, 10.1K engagements "What's more stable than Bitcoin or UST AriZona Iced Tea. A group of artists is trying to save crypto one can of AriZona iced tea at a time" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/18/usdtea-more-stable-than-bitcoin-crypto-stablecoin-arizona-iced-tea/) 2025-11-18T16:37Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements "Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon Meta Microsoft Perplexity and others TechCrunch The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content like Wikipedia at scale" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/wikimedia-foundation-announces-new-ai-partnerships-with-amazon-meta-microsoft-perplexity-and-others/) 2026-01-15T15:19Z 9.7M followers, 12.8K engagements "Matthew Cassinelli Author at TechCrunch Read more from Matthew Cassinelli at TechCrunch" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/author/matthew-cassinelli/) 2018-07-08T12:00Z 9.7M followers, 203.2K engagements "AI News & Artificial Intelligence TechCrunch Read the latest on artificial intelligence and machine learning tech the companies that are building them and the ethical issues AI raises today" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence) 2025-07-11T17:30Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements "Bluesky is now open for anyone to join TechCrunch Bluesky looks and functions like Twitter at the outset but the platform stands out because of what lies under the hood" [X Link](https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/bluesky-is-now-open-for-anyone-to-join/) 2024-02-06T14:14Z 9.7M followers, 35.9K engagements Limited data mode. 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"Early-stage rounds are taking a big leap in the age of AI with @PrimaryVC just closing a $625M () Fund V with the goal of funding 40-50 companies over the next three years"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:47Z 9.7M followers, 19.1K engagements
"Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis TechCrunch Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:01Z 9.7M followers, 36.9K engagements
"OpenAI is trying to extend human life with help from a longevity startup TechCrunch OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences a longevity science startup trying to extend the human lifespan by 10"
X Link 2025-09-30T19:17Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract TechCrunch This is the El Segundo California-based startup's second raise in less than a year"
X Link 2026-01-27T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 122.4K engagements
"Streaming services accounted for nearly 80% of all music revenue in [----] TechCrunch Streaming music services share of total music revenues is bigger than ever. According to a year-end report from the RIAA revenues from streaming"
X Link 2020-05-13T19:24Z 9.7M followers, 206K engagements
"India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans TechCrunch India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of [--] million buyers in [---] countries to help businesses scale global exports"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:36Z 9.7M followers, 26.7K engagements
"Twilio co-founders fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabets GV TechCrunch Inertia Enterprises will use the Series A investment to build one of the world's most powerful lasers a key part of its power plant design"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:33Z 9.7M followers, 18.3K engagements
"Cohere's $240M year sets stage for IPO TechCrunch Cohere surpassed $240 million in annual recurring revenue in [----] highlighting strong enterprise AI demand as the Canadian startup positions itself for a potential IPO amid intensifying competition from OpenAI and Anthropic"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:08Z 9.7M followers, 29.1K engagements
"Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations TechCrunch The tech giant also announced that it's making Gemini [--] the new default model for AI Overviews globally"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:03Z 9.7M followers, 90.4K engagements
"Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/maybe-ai-agents-can-be-lawyers-after-all/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/maybe-ai-agents-can-be-lawyers-after-all/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:29Z 9.7M followers, 44.2K engagements
"Primary Ventures raises healthy $625M Fund V to focus on seed investing https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/primary-ventures-raises-massive-625m-fund-v-to-focus-on-seed-investing/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/primary-ventures-raises-massive-625m-fund-v-to-focus-on-seed-investing/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:11Z 9.7M followers, 14K engagements
"Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/upside-robotics-is-reducing-fertilizer-use-and-waste-in-corn-crops/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/upside-robotics-is-reducing-fertilizer-use-and-waste-in-corn-crops/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:01Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/former-founders-fund-vc-sam-blond-launches-ai-sales-startup-to-upend-salesforce/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/former-founders-fund-vc-sam-blond-launches-ai-sales-startup-to-upend-salesforce/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:04Z 9.7M followers, 33.2K engagements
"Apple acquires all rights to Severance will produce future seasons in-house https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/apple-acquires-all-rights-to-severance-will-produce-future-seasons-in-house/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/apple-acquires-all-rights-to-severance-will-produce-future-seasons-in-house/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:35Z 9.7M followers, 11.2K engagements
"A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now Date Drop is the basis of his new startup https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/a-stanford-grad-student-created-an-algorithm-to-help-his-classmates-find-love-now-date-drop-is-the-basis-of-his-new-startup/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/a-stanford-grad-student-created-an-algorithm-to-help-his-classmates-find-love-now-date-drop-is-the-basis-of-his-new-startup/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:28Z 9.7M followers, 12.9K engagements
"Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. TechCrunch "I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space.""
X Link 2026-02-12T22:15Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements
"Andreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two years TechCrunch Andreessen Horowitz has closed its satellite office in Miami just two years after opening it according to a report from Bloomberg"
X Link 2024-09-07T07:52Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/northwood-space-secures-a-100m-series-b-and-a-50m-space-force-contract/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/northwood-space-secures-a-100m-series-b-and-a-50m-space-force-contract/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-01-27T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 110.2K engagements
"Build Mode is back on February [--] This season were diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team that will stick around to IPO and beyond. Weve got a line-up of some exceptional guests from companies like @Taskrabbit @Generalcatalyst and @Getartisanai. Check out this season of Build Mode wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on YouTube 👀 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021710996327305482 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021710996327305482"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:20Z 9.7M followers, 13.4K engagements
"xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/xai-lays-out-interplanetary-ambitions-in-public-all-hands/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/xai-lays-out-interplanetary-ambitions-in-public-all-hands/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:32Z 9.7M followers, 12.7K engagements
"Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:15Z 9.7M followers, 11.5K engagements
"Rivian was saved by software in [----] https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/rivian-was-saved-by-software-in-2025/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/rivian-was-saved-by-software-in-2025/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:18Z 9.7M followers, 18.9K engagements
"The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/the-sec-closed-its-investigation-into-fisker/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/the-sec-closed-its-investigation-into-fisker/utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:49Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools TechCrunch The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents"
X Link 2026-02-05T23:56Z 9.7M followers, 27.1K engagements
"Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsofts Copilot AI a lot TechCrunch With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers and rumors that no one is using its AI CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage numbers"
X Link 2026-01-29T20:09Z 9.7M followers, 35.5K engagements
"TadeOyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt TechCrunch Founders TadeOyerindeand Teddy Solomon spoke at Disrupt this year about keeping communities engaged"
X Link 2025-12-31T16:02Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements
"How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short TechCrunch The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the [----] public markets"
X Link 2026-01-30T01:37Z 9.7M followers, 15.9K engagements
"Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein and his own startup 'won't comment' TechCrunch Attia co-founded longevity medical testing startup Biograph which came out of stealth a year ago"
X Link 2026-02-04T00:13Z 9.7M followers, 15.3K engagements
"Hacked leaked exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps TechCrunch According to TechCrunchs ongoing tally including the most recent data spill involving uMobix there have been at least [--] stalkerware companies since [----] that are known to have been hacked or leaked customer and victims data online"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:13Z 9.7M followers, 11.5K engagements
"Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push not pull TechCrunch At least nine engineers including two co-founders have announced their exits from xAI in the past week fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musks AI company amid mounting controversy"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:11Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Y Combinators police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation TechCrunch Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs Bedrock Capital announced that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation"
X Link 2025-03-13T21:23Z 9.7M followers, 55.9K engagements
"Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras TechCrunch Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016"
X Link 2026-02-07T05:25Z 9.7M followers, 27.4K engagements
"If you live in the UK you probably won't be able to visit Pornhub anymore TechCrunch Pornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users rather than comply with age-verification mandates which the company said it believes have not succeeded in promoting online safety"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:35Z 10.3M followers, 75.9K engagements
"Tesla Roadster production has been pushed back again TechCrunch The Tesla Roadster might go into production in [----] seven years after it debuted CEO Elon Musk said at the [----] shareholders meeting"
X Link 2025-08-06T17:40Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Yann LeCun confirms his new 'world model' startup reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation TechCrunch Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday the worst-kept secret in the tech world: that he had indeed launched a new startup. Although he did say he will not be running the new company as its CEO"
X Link 2025-12-19T19:29Z 9.7M followers, 38.1K engagements
"Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot) TechCrunch Personal AI assistant Moltbot formerly Clawdbot has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But theres more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon"
X Link 2026-01-28T00:17Z 9.7M followers, 22.9K engagements
"The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing TechCrunch A trip in a Waymo robotaxi still costs more on average than a comparable ride in a human-driven Uber or a Lyft. But that gap is narrowing according to new data published Tuesday by Obi a company that aggregates real-time pricing and pickup times across multiple ride-hailing services"
X Link 2026-01-28T01:23Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Here's how Rivian changed the rear door manual release on the R2 TechCrunch Rivian along with other automakers has been under pressure to make the manual door releases easier to access. The new R2 SUV does that here's how"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:42Z 9.7M followers, 10.5K engagements
"Robotics scene still bullish but layoffs are looming Venture funding for robotics startups remains strong. Its a dissonance worth exploring so thats exactly what we did at TC Sessions: Robotics 2022"
X Link 2022-07-21T16:30Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans' Social Security data TechCrunch The revelation comes as part of a series of corrections in a legal case over DOGEs access to Social Security Administration data"
X Link 2026-01-20T21:00Z 9.7M followers, 31.1K engagements
"Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq's tech and hire its CEO TechCrunch With Groq on its side Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing"
X Link 2025-12-24T22:06Z 9.7M followers, 127.7K engagements
"CTrip Group snaps up travel search startup Trip.com TechCrunch Trip.com a travel discovery app formerly known as Gogobot is getting acquired amid a flurry of activity surrounding trip discovery tools and companies"
X Link 2025-07-02T16:37Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying even helicopters simple and safe TechCrunch Skyrsye now valued at $1.15 billion is pushing to get FAA certification for its universal operating system for flight"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:05Z 9.7M followers, 37.3K engagements
"OpenAI's Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch TechCrunch Sora's mobile app downloads fell 45% in January and consumer spending dropped"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:51Z 9.7M followers, 39.5K engagements
"BrowserStack hauls in $50 million Series A from Accel TechCrunch It's not often you see a single venture capital firm investing $50 million in a Series A round. These usually involve a much smaller number spread across"
X Link 2018-01-30T14:27Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"As it preps Specs for the masses Snap's Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users TechCrunch The company is engaged in a strategy to diversify its revenue sources as it heads into the new year"
X Link 2026-02-05T00:10Z 9.7M followers, 11.7K engagements
"Meet Knightscope's Crime-Fighting Robots TechCrunch The robots mightone day rise up and take over but a Mountain View startup called Knightscope has developed a fleet of crime-fighting machinery it hopes"
X Link 2015-12-31T22:09Z 10.3M followers, 256.1K engagements
"FBI says China's Salt Typhoon hacked at least [---] US companies TechCrunch The FBI's cyber chief says the long-running China-backed hacking campaign is "ongoing" and affecting companies all over the world"
X Link 2025-08-28T02:37Z 10.3M followers, 17.1K engagements
"SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces TechCrunch The firm has already invested in six companies including BigRentals and Repackify focused on equipment rental and packaging logistics respectively"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:06Z 9.7M followers, 13.2K engagements
"India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous but critics say security and privacy concerns remain TechCrunch India's Aadhaar is moving into wallets hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout it's unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent breaches or leaks"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:58Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats TechCrunch Vega Security raised $120 million Series B bringing its valuation to $700 million in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:02Z 9.7M followers, 13.3K engagements
"AI burnout billion-dollar bets and Silicon Valley's Epstein problem TechCrunch Equity is digging into the week's biggest deals and departures from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies like xAI and OpenAI"
X Link 2026-02-13T22:55Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"I met a lot of weird robots at CES -- here are the most memorable TechCrunch If the robots don't always give a totally accurate representation of where commercial deployment is at the moment they do give visitors a peek at where their parent companies might be headed"
X Link 2026-01-10T01:13Z 9.7M followers, 15.4K engagements
"Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI with plan to build data centers in space TechCrunch The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers"
X Link 2026-02-02T22:23Z 9.7M followers, 55.4K engagements
"Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z TechCrunch Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:13Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Germany's Homelike an Airbnb-like service focused on longer-term rentals raises $14M led by Spark TechCrunch The success of Airbnb has created a major disruption in how people choose where to stay when they visit other places. Gone are the days of assuming a"
X Link 2018-08-23T22:18Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside its listings TechCrunch Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in all of its listings the company announced on Monday"
X Link 2024-03-12T14:15Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Source: Kalshi's valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round TechCrunch The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG according to someone familiar with the deal"
X Link 2025-11-20T20:29Z 9.7M followers, 113.8K engagements
"Snowflake Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation TechCrunch The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer"
X Link 2026-01-16T22:07Z 9.7M followers, 14.8K engagements
"OpenAI launches new MacOS app for agentic coding TechCrunch OpenAI has released a new MacOS app for Codex integrating many of the agentic coding practices that have become popular since Codex launched last year"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:21Z 9.7M followers, 19.4K engagements
"AI models still struggle to debug software Microsoft study shows TechCrunch Even some of the best AI models today still struggle to debug software a Microsoft study shows"
X Link 2025-11-27T15:03Z 9.7M followers, 97K engagements
"Consumers spent more on mobile apps than games in [----] driven by AI app adoption TechCrunch Consumers spent more money in mobile apps than games in [----] driven by AI app adoption"
X Link 2026-01-21T11:30Z 9.7M followers, 13K engagements
"Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI TechCrunch Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia"
X Link 2026-02-10T03:06Z 9.7M followers, 20.1K engagements
"Google says hackers stole data from [---] companies following Gainsight breach TechCrunch Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers data and said it is planning another extortion campaign"
X Link 2025-11-21T18:35Z 9.7M followers, 32.2K engagements
"Instagram now requires users to have at least [----] followers to go live TechCrunch Until now Instagram allowed anyone to go live regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private"
X Link 2025-08-08T14:09Z 9.7M followers, 235.5K engagements
"The Wayback Machine debuts a new plug-in designed to fix the internet's broken links problem TechCrunch Should a linked web page go offline the new feature will then redirect readers to the archived versions so that there is no drop in service. The tool also archives a user's own posts helping to ensure their longevity"
X Link 2026-02-04T22:31Z 9.7M followers, 11.3K engagements
"Post a publisher-focused Twitter alternative launches on iOS TechCrunch Launched in beta just days after Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter Post wants to reinvent how people get news on social media"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:30Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry TechCrunch Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry"
X Link 2026-01-05T23:33Z 9.7M followers, 22.5K engagements
"Alexa+ Amazon's AI assistant is now available to everyone in the U.S. TechCrunch Amazon opens Alexa+ to everyone in the U.S. The AI feature is free for Prime members across devices and free for everyone on mobile and web"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:12Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Amazon is closing its physical Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores TechCrunch These retail closures will not impact customers who use Amazon for grocery delivery"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:18Z 9.7M followers, 437K engagements
"Subscription hell TechCrunch Another week another paywall. This time its Bloomberg which announced that it would be adding a comprehensive paywall to its news service and"
X Link 2018-05-06T16:14Z 10.3M followers, 1.6M engagements
"The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most TechCrunch The Bezos-owned newspaper gutted its San Francisco bureau and coverage of tech including journalists reporting on Amazon and Blue Origin"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:37Z 9.7M followers, 11.4K engagements
"Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features TechCrunch Starting with Firefox [---] arriving later this month users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:39Z 9.7M followers, 14.9K engagements
"Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a personal hacker TechCrunch The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries including an unnamed central African government the U.K. and the United States"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:21Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause TechCrunch Kofi Ampadu the partner at a16z who led the firm's Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program has left the firm"
X Link 2026-01-31T01:27Z 9.7M followers, 22.2K engagements
"'Industry' season [--] captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now TechCrunch This latest season of the TV show "Industry" takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron"
X Link 2026-02-07T00:08Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements
"The biggest breach of US government data is under way TechCrunch Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. federal government"
X Link 2025-05-02T04:17Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Hacktivist scrapes over [------] stalkerware customers' payment records TechCrunch More than half-a-million people who bought access to phone surveillance and social media snooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:05Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Mark Zuckerberg says a future without smart glasses is hard to imagine TechCrunch Take Zuckerberg's outlook with a grain of salt. After all he thought we'd all be hanging out in the metaverse by now"
X Link 2026-01-28T22:33Z 9.7M followers, 29.6K engagements
"Only [--] week: 50% discount for +1 is ending TechCrunch Register nowtosave up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt [----] pass and get a second ticket at 50% off.This offer ends on January 30"
X Link 2026-01-23T15:02Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push not pull TechCrunch At least nine engineers including two co-founders have announced their exits from xAI in the past week fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musks AI company amid mounting controversy"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:22Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing TechCrunch A new system called Real Simple Licensing would allow AI companies to license training data at a massive scale if they're willing to pay for it"
X Link 2025-09-10T13:10Z 9.7M followers, 88.5K engagements
"Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage TechCrunch Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's energy infrastructure in late December to a Russian-backed hacking group known for causing power outages in neighboring Ukraine"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:22Z 9.7M followers, 11.9K engagements
"Segment Raises $27 Million For Its "One API To Rule Them All" TechCrunch Segment a Y Combinator-backed startup that allows businesses to use a single API for event tracking in order to send data to hundreds of different tools"
X Link 2015-10-09T15:09Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated 'Vibes' videos TechCrunch Launched last September Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:20Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements
"Ethereum creator donates $1 billion worth of meme coins to India Vitalik Buterin the creator of Ethereum has donated Ethereum and meme coins worth $1.5 billion in one of the largest-ever individual philanthropy efforts"
X Link 2021-05-13T10:32Z 9.7M followers, 205.7K engagements
"Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis TechCrunch Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:22Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics for over $1B TechCrunch Investment firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire digital forensics firm Magnet Forensics based in Waterloo for over $1 billion"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:44Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Anthropic releases Opus [---] with new 'agent teams' TechCrunch The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:52Z 9.7M followers, 27.3K engagements
"Reddit says it's looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere TechCrunch Reddit said during earnings it's looking to buy 'capabilities' and 'companies.'"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:05Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens TechCrunch The new Lyft service comes with a number of guardrails. Only a parent or guardian can create a teen account and drivers who are matched with these underage passengers must meet additional criteria and pass yearly background checks"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:08Z 9.7M followers, 10.6K engagements
"Meet Gizmo: a TikTok for interactive vibe-coded mini apps TechCrunch Gizmo's app is like a TikTok for vibe-coded mini apps.and it's a lot of fun"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:47Z 9.7M followers, 13.1K engagements
"Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor TechCrunch The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon-removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay"
X Link 2026-02-06T21:03Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API and stop scraping TechCrunch Wikipedia the online nonprofit encyclopedia is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead"
X Link 2025-11-10T18:37Z 9.7M followers, 52.4K engagements
"Cisco scoops up yet another cloud company acquiring SD-WAN startup Viptela for $610M TechCrunch Cisco has been rather acquisitive in recent years buying [--] companies since 2015; today it announced it was acquiring cloud-based SD-WAN vendor Viptela for $610 million in cash. Viptela was founded in [----] and had raised more than $108 million including its most recent $75 million round just last May. The $610 million price tag appears to be a nice return for investors"
X Link 2020-10-30T17:12Z 9.7M followers, 79.9K engagements
"NewLimit founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong raises $130M to develop age-reversing treatments TechCrunch NewLimit a startup that aims to increase how long people can live a healthy life by genetically programming their cells has raised $130M"
X Link 2025-05-06T21:28Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation TechCrunch From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet many users struggle to connect this trove of data in a meaningful way and actually use it to improve their health. Function Health wants to consolidate health data and make it usable for its customers"
X Link 2025-11-19T20:34Z 10.3M followers, 44.4K engagements
"Disrupt 2026: +1 passes are almost gone and only [--] days remain TechCrunch The TechCrunch Disrupt [----] +1 passes at50% off are almost sold out and this deal ends in [--] days. Register here before this deal ends on Jan 31"
X Link 2026-01-28T15:34Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"AI slop and fake reports are exhausting some security bug bounties TechCrunch "We're getting a lot of stuff that looks like gold but it's actually just crap said the founder of one security testing firm. AI-generated security vulnerability reports are already having an effect on bug hunting for better and worse"
X Link 2025-07-24T15:01Z 9.7M followers, 17.6K engagements
"Brick closes $8.5M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia TechCrunch Financial apps are proliferating across Southeast Asia making things like bookkeeping or securing an online loan easier. But this means fintechs need"
X Link 2022-02-10T11:25Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"ChatGPT will now use its 'memory' to personalize web searches TechCrunch ChatGPT will now use its 'memory' to personalize web searches thanks to a new feature called Memory with Search"
X Link 2025-04-19T16:38Z 10.3M followers, [----] engagements
"X updates its terms files countersuit to lay claim to the 'Twitter' trademark after newcomer's challenge TechCrunch X's new terms of service say that no one can use the Twitter name trademarks logos and more without written consent"
X Link 2025-12-16T21:13Z 9.7M followers, 46.7K engagements
"TuSimple co-founder demands liquidation sues company for control of his shares TechCrunch Xiaodi Hou the co-founder and former CEO of self-driving truck startup TuSimple is demanding that the board immediately liquidate the company and return"
X Link 2024-11-27T16:50Z 9.7M followers, 22.4K engagements
"YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin TechCrunch All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:55Z 9.7M followers, 11.2K engagements
"Scribd offers an Essential Student Bundle including an NYT subscription for $1.87 per week TechCrunch Scribd is giving college and graduate students access to its library of digital content plus a subscription to The New York Times at what it says is a"
X Link 2017-09-06T19:16Z 10.3M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Trump's prospective TikTok buyer reportedly includes Oracle Blackstone a16z TechCrunch After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform"
X Link 2025-07-08T14:31Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Cortical Labs raises $10M for its Pong-playing stem cells that eventually could power AI TechCrunch Cortical combines synthetic biology and human neurons to develop what it claims is a class of AI known as Organoid Intelligence (OI)"
X Link 2023-04-19T20:15Z 9.7M followers, 15.6K engagements
"Bluesky issues its first transparency report noting rise in user reports and legal demands TechCrunch Bluesky's first transparency reports tackle moderation regulatory compliance account takedowns and more. The number of government legal requests went up fivefold"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:30Z 9.7M followers, 12.5K engagements
"Why Marc Andreessen was very scared after meeting with the Biden administration about AI TechCrunch What scared him most was what some said about the governments role in AI and what he described as a young staff who were out for blood"
X Link 2024-12-14T01:26Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. TechCrunch Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX xAI and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age"
X Link 2026-02-01T15:43Z 9.7M followers, 21.6K engagements
"Broadcom to acquire VMware in massive $61B deal Broadcom is acquiring VMware in a $61 billion deal which is a combination of cash and stock with Broadcom assuming $8 billion in VMware debt"
X Link 2022-05-26T16:46Z 9.7M followers, 308.2K engagements
"YouTube prepares crackdown on 'mass-produced' and 'repetitive' videos as concern over AI slop grows TechCrunch YouTube's creator liaison said the change is a "minor" update to YouTube's longstanding policies"
X Link 2025-07-10T12:00Z 9.7M followers, 246.4K engagements
"Apple's new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data TechCrunch The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:54Z 9.7M followers, 19.1K engagements
"Omada Health IPO signals healthier market avoids 'down-round' trend TechCrunch Omada Health popped in its first day as a public company validation for founder CEO Sean Duffy"
X Link 2025-06-06T22:17Z 9.7M followers, 27.7K engagements
"For Chinese IM Portal Tencent The Money Is In Micro-Transactions TechCrunch In China the money isn't in Web advertising. It is in micro-transactions. At least that is the case for Tencent which operates the largest"
X Link 2021-02-10T17:00Z 9.7M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology TechCrunch The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used to make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver it could change industries from power generation to maritime shipping"
X Link 2026-01-13T20:59Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Anthropic releases Opus [---] with new Chrome and Excel integrations TechCrunch Anthropic has launched Opus [---] the latest version of its flagship model with new integrations into Chrome and Excel"
X Link 2025-11-24T19:10Z 9.7M followers, 119.7K engagements
"Interview: Tim Draper Doubles Down On Europe TechCrunch DFJ the storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm has built out a global presence not just through direct investments but through a network of firms"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:31Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"B the digital bank developed by RBS is losing its chief product officer to company builder Antler TechCrunch More departures are taking place at B the digital bank developed by RBS-owned Natwest. Following the departure of B CEO Mark Bailie in January the"
X Link 2020-04-22T12:16Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies TechCrunch The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:24Z 9.7M followers, 10.8K engagements
"KDDI au unveils spring cell phone line-up (photo gallery) TechCrunch Japans second biggest mobile phone carrier KDDI au today presented their new cell phones for this spring. The first handsets will be available in Nippon on Saturday. And they have a few spectacular models to offer - if only the Japanese carriers did what they promised a few months back (large-scale internationalization due to a shrinking home market) everyone could get their hands on these things"
X Link 2025-09-16T23:46Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Are AI agents ready for the workplace A new benchmark raises doubts. TechCrunch New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks drawn from consulting investment banking and law. Most models failed"
X Link 2026-01-22T21:44Z 10.3M followers, 16.8K engagements
"Teslas energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company TechCrunch Energy storage products like the Megapack Megablock and Powerwall drove"
X Link 2026-01-29T15:01Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Kevin Rose on Digg reinvention and startup investing TechCrunch Disrupt [----] Kevin Rose Digg founder and True Ventures partner returns to TechCrunch Disrupt [----] to talk pivots reinvention and spotting the next wave of breakout startups. Save up to $668 on passes before Sept. 26"
X Link 2025-09-24T15:04Z 9.7M followers, 16.5K engagements
"Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness TechCrunch Hupo backed by Meta pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global"
X Link 2026-01-13T04:03Z 9.7M followers, 14.4K engagements
"Lux Capital lands $1.5B for its largest fund ever TechCrunch The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril Applied Intuition and Runway AI"
X Link 2026-01-07T20:11Z 10.3M followers, 14.3K engagements
"Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok's US takeover TechCrunch UpScrolled's TikTok alternative is climbing up the App Store's top charts"
X Link 2026-01-26T20:12Z 9.7M followers, 27.9K engagements
"Jack Dorsey funds diVine a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive TechCrunch Jack Dorsey backs diVine a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of 6-second looping videos"
X Link 2025-11-13T02:01Z 9.7M followers, 310.1K engagements
"OpenClaw's AI assistants are now building their own social network TechCrunch The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name"
X Link 2026-01-30T23:38Z 9.7M followers, 62K engagements
"Canoo furloughs workers and idles factory as it scrapes for cash TechCrunch Struggling EV startup Canoo says it has furloughed [--] employees and is idling its factory in Oklahoma while it grasps for the capital needed to survive"
X Link 2024-12-18T23:26Z 9.7M followers, 69.8K engagements
"AI layoffs or AI-washing TechCrunch How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse"
X Link 2026-02-01T22:17Z 9.7M followers, 16.7K engagements
"EXCLUSIVE: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia's AI chips TechCrunch The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure"
X Link 2026-02-04T08:20Z 9.7M followers, 20.1K engagements
"Duolingo launches [---] courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI TechCrunch Duolingo is introducing [---] new language courses that were created with generative AI the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo"
X Link 2025-04-30T15:08Z 9.7M followers, 281.2K engagements
"One of Europe's largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack TechCrunch An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome"
X Link 2026-02-05T19:04Z 9.7M followers, 10.8K engagements
"Amazons Melania documentary makes $7M on opening weekend TechCrunch While the documentary is exceeding box office expectations it's unlikely to make a profit in theaters"
X Link 2026-02-01T19:19Z 9.7M followers, 40.3K engagements
"ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI TechCrunch ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI as OpenAI Google and Apple push conversational systems into wearables new hardware and everyday interactions"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:42Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"All [--] states vote yes on AT&Ts $40 billion emergency response network FirstNet TechCrunch Communications are the bedrock of emergency response and management. However those communications can be challenging when quickly evolving situations cross multiple jurisdictions. Today AT&T announced that all [--] states Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have officially signed on to FirstNet a government program operated by AT&T to provide universal emergency response communications"
X Link 2018-01-03T22:06Z 9.7M followers, 127.7K engagements
"Anthropic's India expansion collides with a local company that already had the name TechCrunch India's Anthropic Software has taken the U.S. AI giant to court over a name dispute"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:03Z 9.7M followers, 35.2K engagements
"Trump DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor TechCrunch Constellation Energy will use the loan to refurbish a reactor it idled in [----]. Microsoft has agreed to buy the power once the facility reopens in 2028"
X Link 2025-11-19T00:07Z 9.7M followers, 63.5K engagements
"Apple's latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers TechCrunch Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone [--] and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones"
X Link 2025-09-11T22:05Z 9.7M followers, 45.4K engagements
"Fitbit founders launch AI platform to help families monitor their health TechCrunch Luffu uses AI in the background to gather and organize family information learn day-to-day patterns and flag notable changes so families can stay aligned and address potential well-being issues"
X Link 2026-02-03T15:54Z 9.7M followers, 13.6K engagements
"Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule TechCrunch EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the [----] "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:48Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock a network of AI cameras used by ICE feds and police TechCrunch Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work.""
X Link 2025-10-16T18:37Z 9.7M followers, 698.7K engagements
"This Sequoia-backed lab thinks the brain is 'the floor not the ceiling' for AI TechCrunch Flapping Airplanes' founders join Equity to discuss why investors wrote the lab a $180M check what the "neolabs" generation means for AI development and more"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:57Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics TechCrunch Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:32Z 9.7M followers, 15.1K engagements
"Affirm now has [----] retail partners TechCrunch Today Affirm has announced that it has more than [----] merchants signed up to offer its financing options at checkout helping to reduce the friction around making large purchases and by extension increasing sales for its partners"
X Link 2017-07-20T18:16Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads TechCrunch He posted a novella-sized rant that devolved into to calling his rival "dishonest" and "authoritarian.""
X Link 2026-02-05T00:46Z 9.7M followers, 32.8K engagements
"Sam Altmans crypto project Worldcoin got more coin in latest $115M raise Tools for Humanity a crypto-focused project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raised $115 million to build out its Worldcoin"
X Link 2023-05-29T19:30Z 9.7M followers, 514.5K engagements
"Tinder looks to AI to help fight 'swipe fatigue' and dating app burnout TechCrunch Tinder is testing AI recommendations and insight from your Camera Roll for better matches"
X Link 2026-02-06T06:47Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"The iPhone just had its best quarter ever TechCrunch Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever"
X Link 2026-01-29T23:59Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements
"Mira Murati's startup Thinking Machines Lab is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI TechCrunch The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks according to an OpenAI executive"
X Link 2026-01-15T02:18Z 9.7M followers, 50.1K engagements
"Pinecone lands $10M seed for purpose-built machine learning database TechCrunch Pinecone a new startup from the folks who helped launch Amazon SageMaker has built a vector database that generates data in a specialized format to help"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:30Z 10.3M followers, [--] engagements
"TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business TechCrunch Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:10Z 9.7M followers, 13.8K engagements
"Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE TechCrunch Activists behind the general strike are calling for "no work no school and no shopping" amid a push to defund ICE which has escalated raids in U.S. cities killing several people including two U.S. citizens earlier this month in Minneapolis"
X Link 2026-01-29T21:53Z 9.7M followers, 10.3K engagements
"Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI and training pipelines will love it TechCrunch Googles Data Commons gets an MCP Server to help AI systems access massive amounts of real-world data"
X Link 2025-09-24T15:03Z 9.7M followers, 22.3K engagements
"Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of [-----] works TechCrunch Originally these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about [---] copyrighted works"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:33Z 9.7M followers, 13.6K engagements
"Elon Musk's SpaceX company town is getting a police department TechCrunch The new department will have up to eight police officers and could be up and running in a few months"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:51Z 9.7M followers, 132.7K engagements
"Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS the prestigious AI conference TechCrunch Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop"
X Link 2026-01-21T20:42Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Aurora's driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers TechCrunch CEO Chris Urmson called it a superhuman moment adding that Auroras trucks can now carry freight [----] miles in [--] hours faster than what a human driver can legally accomplish"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:11Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race but what's the prize TechCrunch In [----] Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It's a lot of money"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:44Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements
"It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site TechCrunch WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:07Z 9.7M followers, 36.7K engagements
"SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins Gemini crypto exchange TechCrunch The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss"
X Link 2026-01-24T18:09Z 9.7M followers, 18K engagements
"Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools TechCrunch AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:34Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Fintech CEO and Forbes [--] Under [--] alum has been charged for alleged fraud TechCrunch The startup CEO says she plans to publicly address the charges this week"
X Link 2026-02-03T00:20Z 9.7M followers, 26.9K engagements
"OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word 'cameo' TechCrunch OpenAI might have to rename the "cameo" feature in the Sora app"
X Link 2025-11-28T20:47Z 9.7M followers, 59.8K engagements
"Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms TechCrunch Roku users around the country turned on their TVs this week to find an unpleasant surprise: The company required them to consent to new dispute resolution"
X Link 2024-03-06T21:40Z 9.7M followers, 927.8K engagements
"Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone TechCrunch Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm distraction-free computing launching within two years"
X Link 2025-11-24T23:04Z 9.7M followers, 97K engagements
"Suspected developer of crypto mixer Tornado Cash arrested A Dutch government agency says it has arrested an individual suspected of being a developer of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash days after U.S. sanction"
X Link 2022-08-12T16:19Z 9.7M followers, 101.2K engagements
"Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport TechCrunch Waymo's SFO win comes as the company faces criticism and concerns about safety in some of the cities it operates"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:58Z 9.7M followers, 14.8K engagements
"Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI with plan to build data centers in space TechCrunch The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:39Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Colin Kaepernick lost control of his story. Now he wants to help creators own theirs TechCrunch Thousands of stories have been written about former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick. If anyone knows a thing or two about"
X Link 2024-07-24T19:05Z 9.7M followers, 170.3K engagements
"OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot's "adult mode" reportedly fired on discrimination claim TechCrunch The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:12Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference TechCrunch Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip the Maia [---] which the company describes as a silicon workhorse designed for scaling AI inference"
X Link 2026-01-26T16:00Z 10.3M followers, 20.6K engagements
"Tourlane raises a $47M C round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital TechCrunch There still exists an old-fashioned problem in travel: group travel that requires individuals and groups to plan and book personalized multi-day tours"
X Link 2019-05-07T13:55Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt [----] TechCrunch Aaron Levie joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt [----] Oct [----] in San Francisco to share how hes kept Box relevant through two decades. Register here"
X Link 2025-09-25T23:02Z 9.7M followers, 23K engagements
"Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps TechCrunch Hivemapper relied on ride-hail delivery and truck drivers with dash cams to collect [--] million unique kms of fresh map data"
X Link 2023-03-23T20:07Z 9.7M followers, 64K engagements
"Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach TechCrunch The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall after a [----] data breach exposed customer firewall configurations"
X Link 2026-01-29T20:36Z 9.7M followers, 11.9K engagements
"Apple announces the M1 the first chip in its Apple Silicon family TechCrunch As expected Apple today announced its first Arm-based laptops the MacBook Air Mac mini and Macbook Pro and with that it also announced its family of"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:00Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Instacart CFO Ravi Gupta to exit for Sequoia Capital TechCrunch Instacarts CFO will return to his investing roots as a growth-stage investor at the storied venture capital firm"
X Link 2019-08-28T17:00Z 9.7M followers, 274.2K engagements
"ChatGPT rolls out ads TechCrunch OpenAI faced a backlash late last year when it tested app suggestions that looked like unwanted ads. Still the AI company needs to generate revenue from its popular chatbot to cover the costs of developing its technology and growing the business"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:22Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Big tech is paying for Trump's White House ballroom TechCrunch Trump's $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon Apple Google Meta and Microsoft"
X Link 2025-10-24T02:57Z 9.7M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Quora Wants To Stay Independent Raises $80M Series C From Tiger Global At $900M Valuation TechCrunch Startups get acquired and shut down. That threat could scare people out of writing deep answers on Quora's Q&A site. So it's just raised an $80 million Series C because "We specifically want to stay independent for the long-term" Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo tells me. Sources close to the deal tell me the round values Quora at around $900 million"
X Link 2024-08-09T21:00Z 10.3M followers, [----] engagements
"Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrations TechCrunch Xcode [----] offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:12Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car TechCrunch The investigation is looking into a January [--] crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's side door of a parked car which Zoox said was "suddenly opened.""
X Link 2026-01-28T17:04Z 9.7M followers, 11.6K engagements
"Bluesky finally adds drafts TechCrunch The move comes as Blueskys competitors X and Threads have long supported drafts"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:26Z 9.7M followers, 13.9K engagements
"The Slack origin story TechCrunch Lets rewind a decade. Its [----]. Vancouver Canada. Stewart Butterfield known already for his part in building Flickr a photo-sharing service acquired by Yahoo in [----] decided to try his hand -- again -- at building a game. Flickr had been a failed attempt at a game called Game Neverending followed by a big pivot. This time Butterfield would make it work"
X Link 2019-06-07T18:08Z 9.7M followers, [----] engagements
"What You Need To Know About The Liberator 3D-Printed Pistol TechCrunch Now that we have confirmation that the Liberator 3D-printed pistol can be fired without destroying the body let's address what this means for 3D printed weapons and presumably homemade weapons in general"
X Link 2013-05-07T20:48Z 10.3M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Converge Bio raises $25M backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta OpenAI Wiz TechCrunch AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners with additional backing from executives at Meta OpenAI and Wiz"
X Link 2026-01-13T11:31Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements
"Odeo Releases Twttr TechCrunch Odeo released a new service today called Twttr which is a sort of group send SMS application. Each person controls their own network of friends. When"
X Link 2006-07-16T02:17Z 9.7M followers, 1.6M engagements
"AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp TechCrunch The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research"
X Link 2026-01-16T00:51Z 9.7M followers, 14.1K engagements
"Chinese internet giant Tencent buys 5% of Tesla TechCrunch Tencent Asias second highest valued tech firm has bought a five percent share in Tesla. According to a filing the Chinese firm scooped up8167544"
X Link 2017-03-28T16:52Z 9.7M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Trumps critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric TechCrunch The administration's $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China's influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:50Z 9.7M followers, 12.6K engagements
"Apples Lockdown Mode is good for security but its notifications are baffling TechCrunch Lockdown Mode is an extreme protection feature thats good for at-risk users but its notifications are increasingly confusing"
X Link 2025-03-13T19:14Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"How AIOZ Network Builds a People-Powered Internet Infrastructure TechCrunch The grand promise of the Web2 era was democratization the liberating concept that anyone with a computer would be able to access troves of information join global conversations and broadcast their content to a worldwide audience. Online activity grew to make up the fabric of daily life but its reality fell short of its initial …"
X Link 2025-11-13T15:49Z 9.7M followers, 23.7K engagements
"I built marshmallow castles in Googles new AI-world generator TechCrunch Starting Thursday Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with Project Genie which is powered by a combination of Googles latest world model Genie [--] its image generation model Nano Banana Pro and Gemini"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:31Z 9.7M followers, 10.1K engagements
"What's more stable than Bitcoin or UST AriZona Iced Tea. A group of artists is trying to save crypto one can of AriZona iced tea at a time"
X Link 2025-11-18T16:37Z 9.7M followers, [--] engagements
"Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon Meta Microsoft Perplexity and others TechCrunch The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content like Wikipedia at scale"
X Link 2026-01-15T15:19Z 9.7M followers, 12.8K engagements
"Matthew Cassinelli Author at TechCrunch Read more from Matthew Cassinelli at TechCrunch"
X Link 2018-07-08T12:00Z 9.7M followers, 203.2K engagements
"AI News & Artificial Intelligence TechCrunch Read the latest on artificial intelligence and machine learning tech the companies that are building them and the ethical issues AI raises today"
X Link 2025-07-11T17:30Z 9.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Bluesky is now open for anyone to join TechCrunch Bluesky looks and functions like Twitter at the outset but the platform stands out because of what lies under the hood"
X Link 2024-02-06T14:14Z 9.7M followers, 35.9K engagements
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