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Skye's new AI app attracted investors before it even launched — a sign of interest in a more AI-aware iPhone.

L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.

In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting.

Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these technologies globally.

John Ternus, Apple's incoming CEO, is a hardware guy, signaling Apple may be putting devices back at the center of its strategy.

Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it's a two-way street.

A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the one Cook spent deca...

Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss op...

Tesla's planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free cash flow the rest of the year.

Google has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system.

X's AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds...and new ad slots.

Google's newest TPUs are faster and cheaper than the previous versions. But the company is still embracing Nvidia in its cloud — for now.

Google brings Gemini-powered 'auto browse' capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.

The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails.

10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules.

Google wants AI startups on its cloud and has showcased a long list of them at its annual conference.

Generative AI is being infused into Google's popular feature within Maps.

Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.

Only Elon would do this before an IPO.

Apple's top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too.

The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents.

AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.