Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries…
Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties
AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the…
The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak
The Trump administration’s decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory,…
Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
Meta announced Monday that it’s rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest…
SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO
TechCrunch has followed SpaceX’s start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we’re here for what…
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures…
Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models
A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control…
SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised
SpaceX’s IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.
UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16
The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion
Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform…