If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the technology gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In…
Pebble is preparing to launch a new product called the Pebble Round 2. As the name suggests, this latest device is another version of the Pebble smartwatch, but it features a rounded screen for a more upscale look. Like other…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We narrow those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup…
OpenAI is making a major push into audio AI, and this effort goes far beyond simply improving how ChatGPT sounds. According to new reporting from The Information, the company has recently unified several of its engineering, product, and research teams.…
Europe’s banking sector is poised for a harsh lesson in efficiency. According to a new Morgan Stanley analysis reported by the Financial Times, more than 200,000 European banking jobs could disappear by 2030 as lenders embrace artificial intelligence and close…
Unless you were already familiar with emerging platforms, you likely hadn’t heard of Mastodon until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of that acquisition, as users worried about Twitter’s new direction, millions migrated to…
Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile commodities market. The…
Clicks Technology, a company known for making physical keyboards for smartphones, is launching two new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. In addition to a new, $79 slide-out keyboard for smart devices, the company…
Although iconic founders like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg famously didn’t finish college, multiple studies show that the vast majority of successful startups had founders with bachelor’s or graduate degrees. Despite this data, the appeal of a dropout…
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. A November MIT study found an estimated 11.7 percent of…
