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6 AI Kitchen Gadgets for Simpler Adulting
From a robot stirring your soup to a bread machine that kneads your dough, here are 6 gadgets that may make you feel like you’ve won adulthood.
Elon Musk's xAI Pivots to Natural Gas, Ditches Solar Power
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
Deep Fission's IPO: Nuclear Startup's Public Bid Raises Questions
Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup's story.
Ferrari Enhances Fan Experience with IBM AI
IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.
Apple, Meta, and Google's Spyware Protection Modes Explained
Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.
SolarSquare Aims to Raise $60M in India's Hot Solar Market
SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month.
Dreamie Alarm Clock: Wake Up to Podcasts, Not Phones
What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts.
Xreal CEO: Smart Glasses Industry Reaches Turning Point
Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.
Save Big on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 AI Passes
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Navigating AI Security: Google's Real-Time Approach
We're in the transition period -- all of us.
Startup Battlefield 200 Applications Close May 27: Apply Now
The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27. This is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000. Apply now.
How Lucra Sports Raised $20M in Esports Despite VC AI Focus
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared several secrets on how he did it.
Pope Leo XIV's AI Encyclical: Beyond the Buzz
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.
ClickUp's Mass Layoff: AI Agents to Replace Employees
The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.
Robotaxis: TechCrunch Mobility's Reality Check
Robotaxis: TechCrunch Mobility's Reality Check Overview The integration of robotaxis, or autonomous taxi services, is rapidly evolving. As this technology inche…
Amazon's Bee Wearable: Convenience Meets Privacy Concerns
Like other AI wearables, Amazon's Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety.
HMD Partners with Indian AI Chatbot for New Smartphone Launch
The partnership is a potential testing ground for both companies to gauge the appetite for an India-focused chatbot.
Huxe AI Audio App Shuts Down by End of Month
Huxe said that it has pulled its app from App Store and Play Store, and that it will stop working later this month.
Oura Smart Ring Maker Files for IPO
The Finnish company said in September that it has sold 5.5 million smart rings to date.
Meta Launches New Reddit-Like App: Forum
The company describes the app as a "dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about."
SpaceX's S-1 Filing: Mars Colony and $28T Market
The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American […]
Trump Mobile Confirms Data Breach, Exposes Customer Info
President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.
Google's AI Glasses: Hands-On with Android XR Prototype
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
Google Search AI Update Breaks Search for 'Disregard
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
Spotify's New AI Tools Boost User Content Creation
Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.
Apple Urges Supreme Court to Limit Epic's App Store Ruling
Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt ruling over external payment fees.
Kash Patel's Clothing Brand Website Hacked, Shut Down
According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.
How AI Startups and VCs Inflate ARR Metrics
Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.
Google Adds Disco Ball Icons to Pixel Home Screens
You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google.
Blue Origin's New Glenn Cleared for Flight After April Mishap
Jeff Bezos' rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail.
SpaceX Starship V3 Launches, Booster Lost on Return
The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.
AI Reconstructs Dead Pilots' Voices, NTSB Temporarily Blocks Access
People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system.
Peec Doubles Revenue to $10M, Leading AI Search Trend
Peec, which helps brands track their presence in AI searches, offers proof of a key trend among European startups.
Google Unveils AI Agents at I/O: Confusion Follows
One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing.
Maka Kids Raises $3M for Well-being Focused Streaming App
Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development. The startup has now raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform.
Hark Raises $700M for Universal AI Interface and Multimodal Models
Hark expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, which it says will power a personal AI platform that works with existing products and services. The company expects to follow that with hardware devices built specifically for those systems.
The Path's AI Therapy Model Scores 95 on Mental Health Safety Benchmar
The Path says its AI model has scored 95 on the mental health safety AI benchmark, Vera-MH. This compares to a top score of 65 for the consumer bots.
Spotify's New AI Audiobook Tool: No Exclusivity Contracts
The AI-powered audiobook generation won't bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere.
Spotify Uses AI to Reserve Tickets for Top Fans
Spotify said that it will monitor activity like streams and shares to determine who is a top fan
Spotify Adds AI-Powered Podcast Briefings
Spotify will let you generate daily or weekly briefs based on your prompts
Spotify Unveils New AI-Powered Desktop App in 20+ Markets
Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets.
Patina Raises $2M to Disrupt Fragrance Industry with AI
Fragrance tech company Patina announced Thursday a $2 million raise from investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures.
Alternatives to Google Search: Six AI-Powered Options to Try
Google is about to look really different, and if you're not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you're not going to like what's coming.
Trump Delays AI Security Executive Order Due to Language Concerns
President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.
Convective Capital Raises $85M for Disaster Resilience
After launching to invest in fire tech, Convective is broadening its mandate to disaster resilience.
Spotify, Universal Music Allow AI Covers and Remixes
Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.
Europol Shuts Down VPN Used by Ransomware Groups
First VPN promised hackers complete anonymity for their cyberattacks. But Europol said it was able to notify the service’s users that they have now been identified.
Elon Musk's Dominance in SpaceX IPO: AI Insights
Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control that goes far beyond what other tech founders enjoy.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Launches Twitch Series for New Yorkers
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch series today at 4 p.m. ET.
Waymo Pauses Freeway Rides and Atlanta, San Antonio Services
The service suspension comes as Waymo has also paused operations in Atlanta and San Antonio after its robotaxis drove into flooded streets.