Microsoft provided the FBI with recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows computers rely on full-disk encryption, called BitLocker, ie enabled…
TikTokowned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the US for years due to concerns about user data being accessed by the Chinese government. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, TikTok declare that TikTok USDS Joint…
Ryan Mitchell, the founder of the startup called Space Beyondremember looking up at the night sky while camping in a state park and wondering what to do next. A manufacturing engineer who worked on NASA’s space shuttle program before spending…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to visit India in mid-February, his first visit to the country in nearly a year, TechCrunch has learned. The visit comes as New Delhi prepares to host a major AI summit expected to attract top…
Time flies – and so do the savings. Lowest ticket price for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026along with exclusive 50% discount +1 pass for the first 500 registrationsalmost gone. If you’ve been looking for a tech conference to lock onto your calendar…
Tesla has quit Autopilot, the basic driver assistance system, as companies try to boost adoption of a more advanced version of the technology called Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The decision comes as the company faces a 30-day suspension of manufacturing and…
Kais Khimji has spent most of his professional career as a venture investor, including six years as a partner at the renowned VC firm Sequoia Capital. But like several other former Sequoia partners—including David Velez, who founded Brazilian digital bank…
Defense technology company Anduril on Thursday declare plans to expand its presence in Southern California with its main campus in Long Beach, the coastal city where founder Palmer Luckey grew up. The expanded campus will support around 5,500 jobs. Luckey…
There is a sense of schadenfreude in Silicon Valley when unicorns stumble. So when the WSJ broke in news Thursday evening that Capital One will acquire Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Capital One issued official release confirm…
OpenAI has reshuffled some of its leaders and appointed a familiar face to lead the push into selling AI to business customers as the company looks to catch up with its rivals in 2026. The company has appointed Barret Zoph…