British oil and gas company Zephyr Energy has reported a theft of £700,000, nearly one million dollars, from a U.S. subsidiary. Hackers stole the money by redirecting a payment intended for a contractor into their own account. The company is…
A new iOS app called Avec aims to revolutionize email on mobile. It uses a Tinder-style card interface where you swipe right to archive an email and left to save it for later. A key feature lets you hold a…
Bret Taylor, CEO of Sierra, believes the way we interact with software is about to change. His startup builds AI agents for customer service. Last month, Sierra launched Ghostwriter, a tool that lets users describe a task in natural language.…
Instagram has finally introduced a highly requested feature: the ability to edit comments. Users now have a 15-minute window after posting to fix typos, with unlimited edits during that time. Edited comments will show an “edited” label, but the original…
Every founder applying to Startup Battlefield aims for the Disrupt Main Stage: a six-minute live pitch and demo in front of top Silicon Valley investors, a dedicated TechCrunch article, and a shot at the $100,000 equity-free prize. The Top 20…
Google and Intel have expanded their multiyear partnership. Google Cloud will continue using Intel’s Xeon processors, including the new Xeon 6 chips, for AI and cloud tasks. The companies will also co-develop custom infrastructure processing units, or IPUs, which started…
Anthropic has limited public release of its new AI model, Mythos, because it is highly capable of finding software security exploits. Instead, it will share the model only with select large companies and critical infrastructure operators. The stated goal is…
Rare-earth elements are small but powerful geopolitical tools, with China using its dominance as a trade bargaining chip. Countries like the U.S. are slowly building alternative supply chains. A key missing step is turning metal oxides into pure metals, says…
Jeff Thornburg helped transform a government research project into SpaceX’s powerful Raptor engine. Now, at his startup Portal Space Systems, he’s reviving a NASA idea to create a new kind of rocket engine. The company just raised $50 million, valuing…
Instagram is now applying content restrictions for teen accounts internationally. This follows a rollout last October in countries like the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia. The rules are inspired by 13+ movie ratings and aim to limit teens’ exposure to…
