Amazon’s About You page goes viral for what it guesses about shoppers
Amazon’s “About You” page has become a social media hit, for the things it says about shoppers. One user on Threads found that Amazon had concluded she “has flat buttocks”, Busine…
Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next
The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.
Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media
Google has opened its SynthID Detector to everyone. The free website checks whether an image, video or audio file carries Google’s SynthID watermark, a hidden signal its AI tools …
Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts.
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, just days after the launch of Dots. Join this conversation by registering for your pass. Get you…
Biohub, Meta, Google DeepMind and the US pool $1.8bn for AI biology data
Biohub, the US Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health are putting $1.8bn into data to train AI models that predict how cells behave. Meta, Google DeepMind and …
Dutch tax office drops Microsoft 365 cloud for own servers and open source
The Dutch tax and customs administration has dropped its move to Microsoft 365 in the cloud. Its office software will instead run on servers it controls, together with European op…
Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
From Nvidia and Chime to Obvious Ventures and Anthropic, explore the entire roundtable agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a se…
Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies
Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies.
Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video, or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors open
In 6 days, 10,000+ people from across the global startup and tech ecosystem will come together at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. If you’re planning to b…
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.
CoreWeave plans its first India data centres with 240MW from AdaniConneX
CoreWeave will open its first data centres in India, using 240 megawatts of capacity at an AdaniConneX campus in Navi Mumbai. The US AI cloud provider announced the deal on Wednes…
Rivercell raises $25M to build an AI model of how cells respond to drugs
Paris start-up Rivercell has raised a $25M seed round to build an AI model that predicts how human cells respond to drugs and genetic changes. HV led the round, with HCVC, Alven a…
Google launches Playground to turn prompts into games, with Unity on board
Google has launched Playground, an experimental platform that turns text prompts into playable games. It is teaming up with Unity to add more advanced tools, the company said in a…
Atomic Machines emerges with $250M to build micro-machines from code
Atomic Machines has come out of six years in stealth with $250M raised. It says its system builds working micro-machines straight from code. The Bay Area start-up announced the la…
Sereact’s robots now sort Zalando returns in Germany and Poland
Robots from Stuttgart start-up Sereact are now sorting Zalando’s fashion returns in live operations in Germany and Poland. The two-armed machines work at CEVA Logistics sites in G…
EU-funded robot uses magnets to steer graphene implants into the brain
A European research group has built a robot that uses magnets to steer ultra-thin graphene electrodes into the brain. Barcelona’s INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, which leads the clinica…
Anduril to build $3.7bn Baltimore shipyard for US Navy submarine parts
Anduril will invest $3.7bn in a new shipyard near Baltimore to build parts for the US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines, the defence company said on Tuesday. The Navy has also awar…
Bridge Neurotech raises $13.5M to read brains with ultrasound, no implant
Bridge Neurotech came out of stealth on Tuesday with $13.5M in funding. It plans a brain-computer interface that needs no surgery and no implant. The startup wants to use ultrasou…
Microsoft and Nvidia CEOs to launch Surface Laptop Ultra on Wednesday
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang will present the Surface Laptop Ultra in San Francisco on Wednesday, the first Surface built around Nvidia’s RTX …
Boston Dynamics names Rohit Prasad, who helped build Amazon’s Alexa, as CEO
Boston Dynamics has named Rohit Prasad chief executive from 7 October, the robot maker said in a statement on Tuesday. The company said he will speed up its Physical AI strategy. …
Stuut raises $52.5M Series B to run order-to-cash with AI
Businesses worldwide have $16 trillion locked up in unpaid receivables. Stuut, the AI platform that runs order-to-cash for the world’s enterprises, is going after it. In a world w…
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla’s driver-assistance software
Germany will push for fast EU-wide approval of Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system, transport minister Steffen Bilger said on Tuesday. Elon Musk thanked him in German on X a…