Mark Zuckerberg has spent 14 years gobbling up his leafy Palo Alto neighborhood, according to a New York Times report detailing how the Meta CEO has purchased 11 properties for over $110 million to create his own personal fiefdom in Crescent Park. The piecemeal compound features a main residence, guest homes, manicured gardens, and a … Read more
Well, the coding-equals-prosperity promise has officially collapsed. Fresh computer science graduates are facing unemployment rates of 6.1% to 7.5% — more than double what biology and art history majors are experiencing, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. A crushing New York Times piece highlights what’s happening on the ground. The … Read more
Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision that could influence access to one of Silicon Valley’s most important talent pipelines. Stanford is also ending its test-optional policy, requiring SAT or ACT scores for the first time since 2021. According to the Stanford Daily, the university … Read more
Security researchers are now sounding the alarm on a new SMS text message fraud operation, which is surging in popularity — and its ability to steal people’s credit cards — since the demise of its predecessor.
Hi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly about something important. We’ve discovered that scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads and reaching out to companies, pretending to be our staff when they absolutely are not. These bad actors are using our name and reputation to try to … Read more
The Reddit AMA got spicy as users peppered OpenAI with questions, and some asked the company to bring back its previous model.
Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.
OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.
For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level.
The multi-modal tool, which includes speech, text and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready talks about the agentic web and where the social network will fit in the AI era.
Developers who have had early access are touting GPT-5’s pricing as much better than competing models.
Foxconn spent years promising electric vehicles would be built at the former Chevy Cruze factory. Now it will make AI servers.
Startups face more exit options — and more uncertainty — than ever before. That’s why we’re bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether you’re already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear … Read more
WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, last raised $40 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data.
Users will now be able to research their financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news.
Openvibe, an app for tracking the open social web in one place, now supports RSS.
Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers … Read more
The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company dubbed DensityAI focused on data center services for industries.
Rocket Lab is taking the concept of an ‘end-to-end’ space company to new heights with a forthcoming acquisition.
Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials.
Following concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are “confused” about how the feature works.
The EU has authorized Brex to sell its spend management products directly in all 30 countries “no workarounds required,” Pedro Franceschi said.
The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.” The new line, which will stretch from Brownsville to the newly incorporated City of Starbase, will replace … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is the “best model in the world,” and aims to make ChatGPT more intuitive to use.
“I think we’re still kind of feeling out the space,” CEO Brian Chesky told investors on the Q2 earnings call.
Duolingo faced significant backlash for announcing that it would become an “AI-first” company — and yet, the app posted strong financials this quarter.
The move would help power X’s struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.”
Elad Gil isn’t just ahead of the curve — he practically lives there. Before most of the world had even asked ChatGPT its first question, Gil was writing early checks into companies like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. And that’s just a slice of the story. His track record includes seed or Series A investments in … Read more