Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning. They are set to discuss the military’s use of the Claude artificial intelligence system. This meeting follows the Pentagon’s threat to…
On Sunday, an analyst group called Citrini Research published a remarkable piece illustrating how agentic AI could bring on mass economic destruction over the next two years. The scenario imagines a report from two years in the future, in which…
Time is running out. We are officially down to the final five days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These lowest rates of the year disappear on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you…
Wispr Flow, an AI-powered dictation startup, has launched its Android app today. The company previously released its app for Mac and Windows, followed by an iOS launch in June 2025. On iOS, users access Wispr Flow through a dedicated keyboard.…
Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4. This event may unfold differently than the company’s standard keynote presentation. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning a “three-day flurry of announcements.” These are…
This week, the business models of online creators came into focus following two major developments. First, the mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast announced his company is buying the fintech startup Step. Shortly after, Hollywood studios sent a flurry of cease-and-desist letters to…
For nearly three decades, Bill Gurley has been one of the most influential voices in Silicon Valley. As a general partner at Benchmark, his early bets on companies like Uber, Zillow, and Stitch Fix helped define modern venture capital. Now,…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Earlier this month, Waymo’s chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee as part of a hearing on autonomous vehicles.…
President Donald Trump stated in a social media post on Saturday that Netflix must “pay the consequences” if it does not fire Susan Rice. Rice has served on Netflix’s board of directors since 2018. Trump’s comments came after Rice appeared…
Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companies pursuing the elusive quantum advantage has not dwindled—it has increased. Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based…
