Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses
Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search,…
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders
Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing…
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
Founded in 2022, Castelion set out to manufacture hypersonic weapon systems at a lower cost and at…
Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
Linkdaze’s smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI…
Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
Affected users told TechCrunch say they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as…
The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
Year after year, investors who’ve explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven…
A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds
ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web.
Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner
At Mayfield, Singh will focus on semiconductor, cybersecurity, and physical AI investments.
Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router
Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use…
Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards
The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to…