TechCrunch Industry News
Detalls del Canal
TechCrunch Industry News
Listen to articles handpicked by our editors, and stay updated on top technology news from TechCrunch.
Episodis Recents
3870 episodis
OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general; Meta unwinding its $2B Manus deal; and Amazon's CEO raised Anthropic model concerns
It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health data.
A...
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims; plus, Microsoft taps Alt Carbon for carbon removal
A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic I...
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable; plus, how memory tools can make AI models worse
Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic's new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work.
...
Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store; Rivian started deliveries of its R2 SUV; and so long FAANG, hello MANGOS.
Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users.
Also, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Sc...
Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree support China’s military; plus, Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers; and OpenAI filed for IPO
The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why
Also,...
Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches; plus, OpenAI is still working on that ‘super app’
IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s, which a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuse...
Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information; Waymo as getaway vehicle, and Uber's data-collection vehicles
The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.
Also...
The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on; plus, Uber caps employee AI spending and Martin Scorsese becomes the latest Hollywood voice for AI
Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser.
Also, Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reporte...
Apple’s MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers; Meta tests ‘Series’ and X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market.
<...
Florida sues OpenAI in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents; plus, Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.
evera...
The internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-g...
Anthropic releases Opus 4.8; plus, you’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures
The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents.
Also, large exchanges are designing...
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
"CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains.
...
Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved; plus, Iranian hackers blamed for breach of LA transit system
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work; plus, the pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.
Also, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI a...
Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
xAI burned $6.4B last year, the spending is far from over; plus, Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia
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 f...
Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
“By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America.”
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
Costs for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets.
Learn more abo...
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush; Also, if you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI
The vibes around the current AI boom aren't great, even in the tech industry.
Also, it's tough to get graduating students excited about a...
Even GoPro is pivoting to defense; plus, Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.
Als...
OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned
OpenAI is so frustrated with Apple over a ChatGPT integration that failed to deliver the subscribers and prominence it expected that the company is no...
Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts; plus
Brown says, "the conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consume...
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children; plus, Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit
OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.
Also, Google and SpaceX are in talks to build da...
TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok; plus, AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue st...
Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high; plus, Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI can have real effect
CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support ro...
Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals; plus, China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B as demand for open-source AI skyrockets
The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting one of the its key clean power goals at risk.
Also, Moonshot's annualized recurring...
Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools; plus, Apple will pay $250M to settle lawsuit
Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."
Also, Apple has agre...
As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’
As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
Ouster’s new color lidar is coming to replace cameras; plus, US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a "holy grail," Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch.
Also...
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DoD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usa...
Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs; plus, Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel
Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac Mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too.
Plus, web hosts are scrambling to fix the...
Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public; plus, Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs
Divine, a Vine reboot backed by Jack Dorsey’s nonprofit, revives six-second looping videos.
Also, Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy ha...
Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal; plus, Lovable launches its vibe-coding app
After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with th...
Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch; Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs
Skye's new AI app attracted investors before it even launched — a sign of interest in a more AI-aware iPhone.
Also, natural gas power pla...
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud, Palantir reportedly helping the IRS, and Anthropic created a test marketplace
Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that's befalling him as an investor....
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations
The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.
Le...
How SpaceX preempted a $2B fundraise with a $60B buyout offer; plus, Google turns Chrome into an AI co-worker
Cursor was on track to close a $2 billion funding round this week but chose to halt discussions after SpaceX offered a $10 billion "collaboration fee"...
FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap; 44% of songs uploaded to Deezer are AI-generated; and the NSA is using Anthropic’s Mythos
-The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage.
-Dee...
Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
After 15 years, Tim Cook will hand off his role as Apple CEO to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering.
Also, Amazon...