People all over the world now spend hours a day on their smartphones. On average, the daily use of smartphones exceeds three hours, and for adults, the total screen time increases to six hours or more, according to research. This…
As demand grows for a privacy-first enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension to scale contract review technology in tools for…
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users, among other things, served ads, Reuters reports. Google did not admit fault in the settlement of the class-action case, ie accuse really of the…
Recursive Intelligence, a startup building AI systems to automatically design and improve AI chips, has raised $300 million at a $4 billion valuation. The company said there this round led by Lightspeed. Recursive says the system will be able to…
Meta plans to test a new subscription that gives people access to exclusive features in the app, the company told TechCrunch on Friday. The tech giant says the new subscription will unlock more productivity and creativity, as well as expanded…
Game Developers Conference 2026 will be a little less international this year if comments on social media platforms like LinkedIn are any indicator. Many members of the international gaming industry have announced they will skip the event, mainly due to…
A group of YouTubers suing the tech giant for scraping videos without permission to train AI models has now added Snap to the list of defendants. The plaintiffs – the internet content creators behind a trio of YouTube channels with…
To understand the unwavering attitude of Trump loyalists after United States Customs and Enforcement shocked the country this weekend by picking up another American citizen in Minneapolis, look no further than Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois. Rabois’s public support for…
The clock is official. In just 5 days, the lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 – plus an exclusive 50% discount plus one pass for the first 500 registrations – will be gone. And with more than half of…
If you want to tackle climate change, there are few better places to start than cities. “This city is like a beautiful vampire squid that sucks all the resources,” Jacob Bro, co-founder and partner at 2150told TechCrunch. “They generally accumulate…