Zoox has requested an exemption from federal regulators that would permit the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to deploy its custom-built robotaxis for commercial use. These unique vehicles are designed without traditional controls like pedals or a steering wheel. A Zoox…
A new app that records your phone calls and pays you for the audio, which it then sells to AI companies, has surprisingly become the number two app in the social networking section of Apple’s U.S. App Store. The app,…
On Wednesday, the enterprise AI model-maker Cohere announced it raised an additional one hundred million dollars. This funding increases the company’s valuation to seven billion dollars and serves as an extension to a round announced in August. The August round…
A couple of months ago, the founders behind the YC-backed social app Candle were in what they called “pivot hell.” They cycled through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, all while the clock on…
Go-to-market strategy is often where great startups stumble, but it does not have to be that way. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco this October 27-29, go-to-market professionals Max Altschuler, Alison Wagonfeld, and Marc Manara will take the Builders…
Microsoft is expanding its AI partnerships by integrating models from Anthropic, a chief rival of OpenAI, into its Copilot assistant. This integration begins on Wednesday and marks a significant step in the gradual separation between Microsoft and OpenAI, which were…
The AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is officially set for October 27-29 in San Francisco. This stage will feature the powerhouses shaping the future of artificial intelligence. You can join leaders from Character.AI, Hugging Face, Mercor, Runway, Wayve, and…
Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 26, introduces a new design language called Liquid Glass. This interface makeover, one of Apple’s largest since the shift from skeuomorphic to flat design in 2013, adds a translucent, glass-like material to Apple’s software. This…
Oracle is reportedly looking to raise funds just weeks after the company inked a historic AI infrastructure deal with OpenAI. According to reporting from Bloomberg, the cloud infrastructure giant is seeking to raise 15 billion dollars through corporate bond sales.…
Instagram has reached a new milestone of three billion monthly active users. This announcement was made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This figure marks significant growth for the platform, which first hit one billion users…
