I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home. There were Amazon Echos in most rooms, including an older Echo Plus in the living room, a few Dots, a Spot in a bedroom, and an Echo Show in…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27-29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and venture capital leaders for an inside look at the future of innovation. One of the must-attend sessions is a candid…
Apple plans to increase its commitment to U.S. manufacturing, according to a White House official cited in a recent report. The tech giant is expected to announce an additional $100 billion in spending to boost production of its products in…
The director of Citizen Lab, one of the most prominent organizations investigating government spyware abuses, is calling on the cybersecurity community to take action against rising authoritarianism. Ron Deibert will deliver a keynote at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in…
Companies across many industries are implementing AI agents for internal use, automating a wide range of tasks. In the financial sector, AI agents play a critical role in fraud detection by analyzing vast amounts of transaction data in real time.…
Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website, as noted by online researchers and confirmed by TechCrunch. According to the Wayback Machine, these changes occurred within the past…
A new startup, Lava Payments, aims to challenge payment giants by creating a solution for the modern web, where AI agents handle transactions for customers. Founder Mitchell Jones conceived the idea after leaving his previous Y Combinator-backed fintech startup, Lendtable,…
Google launched its AI coding agent, Jules, out of beta on Wednesday, just over two months after its public preview debut in May. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, Jules is an asynchronous, agent-based coding tool that integrates with GitHub, clones…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of high-performance AI chips to China. Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang…
AI agent tools promise to streamline daily workflows by reducing repetitive tasks, yet many organizations remain hesitant to adopt them due to concerns about data security. Large enterprises, companies in regulated industries, and government agencies worry that sensitive data—especially customer…
