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The ring maker says that its business has shown significant revenue growth over the past year.

The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in “Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing.”

The AI era has completely broken enterprise buying patterns, and startups haven’t yet figured out how to navigate.

The company is about to formally launch the gold two-seater, with no steering wheel or pedals — a move that could change Tesla forever.

The high-profile startup’s annual revenue run rate stands at at over $100 million.

The grid has been straining under the weight of new AI data centers, and that has utilities courting fusion startups.

Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately improve cybersecurity.

Most AI tools allow you to opt out of sharing your usage with the model provider to improve future versions. Meta has taken that idea and put a price tag on it. For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, it is offering an explicit discount averaging out to about … Read more

OpenAI claims that Astra represents “a new frontier on computer and browser use,” and that it handles tasks with unmatched “speed, accuracy, and safety.”

Ultrahuman is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027 as it builds a new Qualcomm-powered smart ring.

Smart ring maker Circular on Thursday unveiled its upcoming Ring 3 series, which consists of a Pro model and a Slim option. Both of the smart rings will feature an integrated NFC chip for contactless payments, vibrating alerts for alarms and reminders, and more. The Ring 3 Pro features a slimmer design than its predecessor … Read more

The family-focused AI assistant wants access to the details of your everyday life, but says it won’t use that data to train AI models or share it with others.

Users can search for emails or draft documents using the new conversational feature.

WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought out by deep learning techniques. Google says it will start feeding into weather information users see in search, Google Maps, and Gemini.

Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events, apply to volunteer. If you are selected, not only will you get … Read more

TikTok’s comments section is getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new features for its comment sections, including voice comments, comment polls, photo carousel comments, and Live Photo comments. With the additions, the app is borrowing features from messaging apps as it looks to deepen engagement on its platform. … Read more

Nvidia said Hugging Face hosts over 3 million models and is used by over 18 million developers.

Zoox is expanding to this critical ride-hailing destination a few weeks after it started charging for robotaxi rides.

The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de-facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.

Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.

OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.

The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.

An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver’s license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.

If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.

The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out what’s real.  A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of … Read more

X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to replace the previous Stripe-powered payout system.

“The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally,” the brief reads.

Fervo’s deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large AI data center in Utah.

Wonderful said it will use its $550 million Series C funding to develop products faster, expand its FDE teams, and meet demand for its products.

HiddenLayer has raised a $100M Series B from Delta-v Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft’s M12, Booz Allen Hamilton, and others.