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Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the feature next week.

One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI’s recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic’s current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.

Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.

Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them.

Waymo’s commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.

Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.

The device could help address multiple neurological conditions if it proves successful. One early use could be delivering gentle electrical stimulation to damaged brain or spinal cord cells to encourage healing.

Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration.

Freecash was removed from Apple’s App Store after TechCrunch reached out for comment.

Pillar hopes to offer sophisticated, institutional-grade tools to small and medium-sized enterprises. “Our goal is to make hedging as accessible and ubiquitous as payments or accounting software,” he said.

The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers

It’s not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025.

Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.

The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions.

Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.

Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple’s “Emergency SOS” feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.

The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over.

Inertia has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, paving the way for the company to bring its pioneering fusion reactor to market.

Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related.

The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.

Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement.

IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.”

The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent.

Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.

The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, email addresses, and phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.

“The company is ready and getting more ready for every day,” Rauch said about an IPO at HumanX conference.

The data breach at Anodot, which affects customers like Rockstar Games, is the latest hack aimed at stealing data from a large number of corporate giants.

Slate Auto’s latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.