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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.
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO: Who Benefits Most?
Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to Musk.
Waymo Pauses Robotaxis in Four Cities Due to Flooding Issues
Waymo's robotaxi service is now suspended in both Atlanta and San Antonio, as the company works to stop its vehicles from driving into flooded roads.
SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Attempt
SpaceX fueled the third-generation rocket booster and ship and was just moments away from liftoff, before calling a scrub. It's expected to try again Friday.
Trump Mobile Data Leak: Customers' Info Exposed
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they verified that their leaked data is authentic.
Jeff Bezos' Tax Comment Sparks Debate on Income Inequality
"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything."
OpenAI Preps for September IPO After Legal Win
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO.
Global EV Market Growth Leaves US Behind
EV sales have surged worldwide in every region but the U.S., posing risks for legacy and startup automakers.
Airbnb Expands AI for Hotels, Services, and Support
Airbnb will soon let you book luggage storage and car rental services on its app.
Tesla's Full Self-Driving Expands to Europe
First came the Netherlands, now it's Lithuania. And more European countries appear to be in the queue for Tesla's driver-assistance system.
IrisGo: AI Desktop Assistant from Andrew Ng-Backed Startup
Initially billed as an "AI butler," Iris watches what happens on a user's desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its co-founder says.
OpenAI Solves 80-Year-Old Math Problem with New AI Model
OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.
Microsoft Revives Carbon Removal Plans: Boost for CDR Startups
Microsoft is responsible for over 90% of the carbon-removal market, and reports suggested the company was pausing purchases entirely. This new deal should help assuage the fears of CDR startups.
Lucra Raises $20M for eSports Loyalty Platform Without AI Hype
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially when ARK had already been burned by a company operating in the same space.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie […]
Sam Altman's OpenAI Offer to YC Startups
Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
Anthropic to Pay xAI $1.25B Monthly for Compute
Elon Musk's xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it's worth.
Nvidia's Record Quarter: $43B in Startup Holdings, Growth to Slow
Nvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarter.
Elon Musk's xAI to Buy $2.8B in Natural Gas Turbines for Data Centers
Elon Musk's xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.
SpaceX's xAI Lost $6.4B in 2025: IPO Filing Details
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI financials and more details about his ambitions.
Clouted Raises $7M to Optimize Short Video Virality with AI
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
SpaceX IPO Filing: AI Bets, Starship Dreams, and Elon Musk's Vision
SpaceX has finally made the contents of its IPO filing public, weeks ahead of what is expected to be the largest IPO ever and one that will make Musk the CEO, CTO, and chairman of the board.
Anthropic Aims for First Profitable Quarter with $10.9B Revenue
Anthropic has told its investors that it will more than double revenue to around $10.9 billion in its second quarter.
Nvidia CEO Predicts $200B Market for AI CPUs
The next big thing for Nvidia will be CPUs for AI agents, $200 billion worth, CEO Jensen Huang predicts.
Imperagen Secures £5M for AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering
Biotech company Imperagen announced on Thursday a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures, with participation from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.
Google Launches Antigravity 2.0 with New AI Ultra Plan at IO 2026
Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside the Antigravity 2.0 launch.