Google announced this week that it is working with NextEra Energy to revive a nuclear power plant in Iowa that closed in 2020. NextEra has been searching for a partner to reopen the reactor for the past year and found…
Peter Williams, the former general manager at defense contractor L3Harris, has pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker that buys cyber tools. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the news on Wednesday. The material, stolen over a…
Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They are bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. Now, AI companies have given them chatbots designed to never stop talking,…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Asia this week on a mission that extended beyond diplomacy to include signing agreements poised to influence the next phase of the global technology competition. The United States formalized Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan…
Artificial intelligence labs are adopting a new strategy to acquire data. Instead of signing expensive contracts with companies, they are now tapping former senior employees for their industry knowledge. This shift was discussed by Mercor CEO Brendan Foody at TechCrunch…
Fubo and Hulu Live TV have officially completed their merger. After initial speculation earlier this year, the deal is now finalized. The two companies announced on Wednesday that they have concluded their agreement to combine Fubo’s sports-focused platform with Hulu’s…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here. If you are still deciding whether to attend in person, you can explore the full schedule of speakers, networking events, workshops, and after-parties. There is still time to get a last-minute ticket, and we are…
AI audio company ElevenLabs co-founder and chief executive Mati Staniszewski believes that AI models will be commoditized over time. This is a revealing comment for a company currently focused on building them. Speaking on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025…
On Wednesday, the online marketplace Etsy announced that its long-time CEO, Josh Silverman, will step down by the end of the year. Kruti Patel Goyal, who currently serves as Etsy’s president and chief growth officer, will become the company’s next…
Nvidia has become the biggest beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom, achieving a historic milestone as the first public company to pass a five trillion dollar market cap. This achievement was driven by a more than five percent rise in…
