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Vocal Image is using AI to help people communicate better
With an interactive library that includes tongue twisters, breathing exercises, and advice on gestures, Vocal Image is also leaning more and more into AI to give automated feedback and personalized ti...
View the articleTrump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit
The deal allows the U.S. to take more equity in Intel if the company doesn't retain at least 51% ownership in its foundry business.
View the articleAnthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training
Anthropic is making some major changes to how it handles user data. Users have until September 28 to take action.
View the articleNvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised nearly $3 billion to commercialize its fusion power plant. It hopes to send electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
View the articleAI or not, Will Smith’s crowd video is fresh cringe
Fans accused Will Smith of sharing AI-generated videos from his tour, but the situation is more complicated than it seems.
View the articleMississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.
View the articleUS manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up
Companies canceled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector.
View the articleThreads tests a way to share long-form text on the platform
With this new feature, users can attach a block of text to a post instead of creating a thread of several different posts when looking to share more in-depth thoughts and ideas.
View the articleMathGPT.ai, the ‘cheat-proof’ tutor and teaching assistant, expands to over 50 institutions
MathGPT.ai, a tutor and teaching assistant that helps students learn, expands to over 50 institutions
View the articleMIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection
VaxSeer uses machine learning to predict virus evolution and antigenicity, aiming to make vaccine selection more accurate and less reliant on guesswork.
View the articleNo-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation
Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users, has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors...
View the articleMark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine: ‘They can’t react as quickly’
Cuban said drug prices are opaque by design. He launched Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 to pull back the curtain on drug pricing, bring down costs to the average consumer, and disrupt the traditional pharmac...
View the articleHonor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump
Honor's slim Magic V5 has a nice build and a good camera, but the camera bump is a bit of a menace.
View the articleInvestors are loving Lovable
Investors are clamoring to get onto Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable’s cap table, making unsolicited offers of investment that value the company at more than $4 billion.
View the articleAI hires or human hustle? Inside the next frontier of startup operations at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
What happens when your first 10 hires aren’t people at all? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, we’re digging into the new wave of startups replacing or augmenting early employees with AI agents.
View the articleHow a 16-year-old company is easing small businesses into AI
Whether AI is a bubble or not, it's helping some small businesses save real money. Here's how one has cautiously approached adoption.
View the articleTransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers’ personal information
The credit reporting giant confirmed unauthorized access to a third-party application storing the personal information of its customers, including Social Security numbers.
View the articleGet ready, EV owners: Here come the dongles
The transition from CCS to NACS will unlock thousands more fast chargers for many EV drivers, but they'll need to know their adapters to get the most out of it.
View the articleMore than 10 European startups became unicorns this year
This is a good indication of the sectors that are hot among investors, from biotech and defense tech to AI, AI, and AI.
View the articleMaisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate
Maisa AI is built on the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes.
View the articleWith India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap
TransBnk has raised $25 million in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to digitize India’s corporate banking.
View the articleNvidia reports record sales as the AI boom continues
Nvidia's revenue hit $46.7 billion in the second quarter, a 56% increase compared to the same period last year.
View the articleGoogle launches new device protection program called Pixel Care+
Google says Pixel Care+ provides a "higher level of coverage, service and peace of mind for Google hardware owners."
View the article911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls
The company offers an AI voice assistant that helps 911 centers handle non-emergency calls.
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