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Tesla’s solar roof is dead. Here’s what went wrong
Tesla's solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof...
Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
The responses to NHTSA's questions so far are redacted entirely, citing "confidential business information."...
Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?
Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz a...
US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities
The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company -...
Oura faces lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers about sleep-tracking accuracy
The lawsuit alleges that Oura rings are unable to measure any of the physiological signals needed to assess sleep qualit...
Walmart to finally start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay
Are pigs flying? Walmart has finally caved on its refusal to support Apple Pay and Google Pay....
Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space....
Tesla recalls 3 million cars as part of China-wide push to stop hidden door handles
Tesla and eight other automakers will install warning labels that help occupants identify the often hard-to-find manual ...
Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the U.S. federal watchdog requesting a comprehensive review of how the FBI, DEA, ICE'...
Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
Together, these permits would allow up to 8,000 robotaxis to be deployed over the next 12 months....
AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom
Surging demand for AI training data is driving rapid growth for the startup and its rivals....
Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B
Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or wa...
OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates
Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companie...
ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plugin
Ever wanted someone else to do your texting for you? ChatGPT is being offered up as an automated text scribe via a new A...
The Enhanced Games — tech’s steroid extravaganza — didn’t pay off, as company posts $60 million loss
An effort to transform the world of sports through steroid use doesn't exactly seem to be bearing financial fruit....
Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water -- his suggestion is no...
Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure
A hacker pretending to work for a leading cryptocurrency news website targeted several cybersecurity professionals using...
Mark buys a castle
Mark Zuckerberg just bought a cozy abode somewhat close to Meta’s international headquarters in Ireland....
Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses
Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Goo...
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.
Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing produ...
Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner...
Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
Affected users told TechCrunch they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning....
The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
Year after year, investors who've explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven why you need...
A third of webpages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds
ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web....
Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router
Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between ...
Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards
The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine wh...
Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users
Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the...
Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast
Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of t...
The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, our annual handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-st...
Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part
Y Combinator alumnus Apollo Atomics is shrinking a key nuclear reactor part, which promises to slash the cost of electri...
AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack
The data search and AI giant confirmed unauthorized access to its systems during an incident on Tuesday, and said it was...
For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage
a16z’s Borderless Founder network initiative supports immigrant and international founders. 'Having one foot in your hom...
US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI
Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States....
Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature....
Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users
Binance's Agent OS works with tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor....
Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’
What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because...
Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities
The next-generation robotaxi called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually,...
OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections
A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterpris...
Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to cat...
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