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Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it
Ford's CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a "Model T moment" for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn't have to.
View the articleBumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups
Bumble says it’s moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.
View the articleChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.
View the articleNaïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company
Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naïve claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business.
View the articleHacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers
Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his accomplices more than $2.5 million in ransom payments.
View the articleDeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else
Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict both a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don't yet fully understand how it does t...
View the articleTikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office
The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikTok’s content-moderation team.
View the articleGoogle Wallet now lets parents set up secure balances for their kids
The tech giant says the new feature will allow parents to teach their kids healthy financial habits while maintaining oversight over their child's spending with built-in safeguards.
View the articleGen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking
This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they'll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker.
View the articleTesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
View the articleOpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case
Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAI’s legal strategy in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apple’s own security and offboarding practices — including allowing an Apple manager to acc...
View the articleeBay continues to bet on live shopping after record quarter
eBay touted an increase in eBay Live's gross merchandise volume as it plans to expand it to more international markets in the coming weeks and months.
View the articleAmid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs
Suno's watermarking feature comes as the company is fighting legal battles on several fronts.
View the articleFord’s new electric truck, ‘Fathom,’ starts at $28,350
Due in "fall 2027," Ford said Thursday that it won't reveal what Fathom looks like until early next year.
View the articleExclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI
Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery and ...
View the articleEx-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup's platform predicts which product a shopper wants next, learns their general taste, and fine-tunes continuously based on what they do in real time.
View the articleGoogle Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.
View the articleOmilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform
The Series B is the company's second fundraise since it last raised capital in 2020. In that time, it has increased its ARR by 10x to $60 million.
View the articleJuan Pablo Tejela, CEO and Co-Founder of Metricool – Interview Series
Juan Pablo Tejela, CEO and co-founder of Metricool, is a software engineer and technology entrepreneur who has led the company since 2014, helping develop it into a comprehensive platform for managing...
View the articleOpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree
At the Black Hat security conference, the AI giant revealed new details about how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies—and did it all right under the company’s nose.
View the articleOpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts
Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.
View the articleGet up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday
Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.
View the articleNikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product
The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the "24/7 job" of overseeing X.
View the articleTravis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski's autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber.
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