Category: Robotics

Senior engineers, including co-founders, exit xAI amid ...

At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculati...

UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate h...

UpScrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including use...

How AI changes the math for startups, according to a Mi...

Amanda Silver is a corporate vice president at Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where she works on tools for deploying apps and agenti...

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personaliz...

The platform's new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a ...

Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.

Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal

A 1 Gw orbital data center would cost roughly $42.4B—almost three times its ground-bound equivalent.

DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker...

The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling severa...

San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens

A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.

TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitab...

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Amb...

But this is still a bad idea.

Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Su...

The purchase rewrites the domain record books -- not that the crypto industry has ever been accused of restraint when it comes to ...

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weeke...

After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $...

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It ...

The battle begins: 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 nominat...

Calling Pre-Series A founders: nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 are open. Compete in the world’s most iconic pit...

Call for speakers: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

Submit to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 to lead a roundtable. Share scaling insights with 1,100 founders on June 23 in B...

Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir

The deal will see Uber paying $335 million at the outset to purchase Getir's food delivery business. Uber will also pay $100 milli...

Discord to roll out age verification next month for ful...

All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove that they are adults.

YouTube TV introduces cheaper bundles, including a $65/...

YouTube TV is offering new, less expensive plans that can be customized around topics like sports, news and entertainment.

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an inves...

Antetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in Kalshi.

The kids ‘picked last in gym class’ gear up for Super B...

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is expected to be there. Apple's Tim Cook, too.

India has changed its startup rules for deep tech

India is adjusting startup rules to help more of its deep tech startups with funding and long-term success.

New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new da...

Although the bill’s prospects are uncertain, New York is at least the sixth state to consider pausing construction of new data cen...

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US gove...

The two-line letter to the CIA's director is the latest warning in recent years from a long-serving Democratic senator with knowle...

Here’s how Roblox’s age checks work

The company says it has continuous age-check systems running in the background to ensure age accuracy.

Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtec...

Reddit said during earnings it's looking to buy 'capabilities' and 'companies.'