As snowstorms swept across the United States on Sunday, TikTok users began reporting widespread issues with the app. Problems included difficulties loading comments and unexpected behavior from the For You page algorithm. For some, these technical glitches continued to persist.…
Industrial AI startup CVector has built what it describes as a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles face a larger challenge: demonstrating to customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer translates…
Electric bike company Rad Power Bikes has reached a deal to sell itself to Life Electric Vehicles Holdings for approximately $13.2 million. This agreement comes just over a month after the company entered the bankruptcy process. Florida-based Life EV describes…
The clock is officially ticking. In just five days, the lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will be gone. So will the exclusive offer for the first 500 registrants to bring a plus-one for half price. With more than…
A London High Court awarded Saudi satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than three million pounds in damages on Monday. The court found compelling evidence that his phone had been hacked with government-grade spyware. Al-Masarir is a London-based…
If you want to solve climate change, there are few better places to start than cities. Jacob Bro, co-founder and partner at 2150, describes the city as a beautiful vampire squid that sucks in all resources. Cities aggregate an estimated…
As snowstorms swept across the United States on Sunday, TikTok users reported widespread issues with the app. Problems included difficulties loading comments and unexpected behavior from the For You page algorithm. For some, these technical problems continued to persist. The…
Obvious Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by Twitter’s Evan Williams, has raised its fifth fund. The new fund continues the firm’s tradition of using mathematically significant numbers, coming in at $360,360,360. James Joaquin, the firm’s co-founder and managing director,…
Claude users can now call up interactive apps directly within the chatbot interface. This new feature, announced by Anthropic on Monday, brings a selection of workplace tools into Claude. The initial launch apps include Slack, Canva, Figma, Box, and Clay,…
Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open source technology, is benefiting from concerns that arose over TikTok’s recent change in ownership in the United States. The startup, which makes a short-form, vertical video app similar to TikTok, says it has…
