Anthropic's new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Russell Brandom1 Sept 2026
On Tuesday, Anthropic released Fable and Mythos 5.1, twinned versions of the company’s most advanced AI model.
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top 11%Thrive's Kushner defends involvement in FIFA mess, hires Elon's go-to lawyer | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Julie Bort1 Sept 2026
New York’s prestigious-yet-secretive venture firm Thrive Capital has been hauled into the center of a messy drama that could result in criminal charges against Gianni Infantino, the controversial...
Who is John Ternus, the new Apple CEO? | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Amanda Silberling1 Sept 2026
After 15 years, Tim Cook has handed off the Apple CEO role to John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering.
ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta1 Sept 2026
OpenAI said today that it is integrating ChatGPT Health with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system, which holds data for over 325 million patients, to let clinicians import patient data and...
Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla's Cybercab launch | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane1 Sept 2026
Waymo argued last week that fully autonomous vehicles are not possible without using a mix of sensors, and that “pure end-to-end” AI systems are not safe enough — shots at Tesla, despite the...
Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Marina Temkin1 Sept 2026
Before joining Sequoia Capital in 2020 as chief digital and information officer, Avon Puri spent over a decade running infrastructure at Rubrik and VMware.
GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane1 Sept 2026
After years of financial struggles, action camera pioneer GoPro is being acquired for $285 million. A company called “Starman Optical” has agreed to merge with GoPro.
AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ram Iyer1 Sept 2026
As companies start giving AI agents access to an increasing portion of their systems, a nascent software supply chain seems to be forming around the new tooling AI agents are using: skills...
Microsoft 365 outage drags on, but things are improving | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez1 Sept 2026
Microsoft’s efforts to fix what is now a multi-day outage affecting customers’ access to Outlook email and other Microsoft 365 services are entering day two.
Fambot introduces an 'AI chief of staff' for families | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez1 Sept 2026
AI agents that perform tasks on your behalf to help solve your daily problems are all the rage in Silicon Valley.
Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Zack Whittaker1 Sept 2026
The states of Florida and Texas are moving to end their relationship with surveillance giant Flock, as the company faces increasing backlash over privacy concerns and misuse of its tracking...
This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane1 Sept 2026
It’s one the most iconic scenes in the Fast & Furious film franchise: Paul Walker’s thumb comes off the steering wheel and smashes a small red button, pumping nitrous oxide into the engine of his...
Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec1 Sept 2026
Waymo has started to offer its robotaxi service to the public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, extending the Alphabet-owned company’s commercial operations to 14 U.S. cities.
India's Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh1 Sept 2026
Unacademy, once one of India’s most valuable edtech startups, has been acquired by rival upGrad at a valuation of just over $200 million, about 94% less than its 2021 peak valuation.
If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel? | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz1 Sept 2026
The founders behind Starcloud, a startup with plans to operate a fleet of GPUs in orbit, have a new pitch for potential investors: A plan to send a tiny spacecraft on an 80,000 year journey to...
Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh1 Sept 2026
While battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna International believes the model could work at scale in India, where millions of two- and...
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh1 Sept 2026
Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds.
Apple shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Amanda Silberling1 Sept 2026
In its lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple filed what it calls “shocking evidence” to bolster its allegations that former employees stole trade secrets for OpenAI’s benefit.
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Julie Bort31 Aug 2026
A well-known, pro-AI super political action committee is behind a new group that plans to blast voters in key battleground states with ads advocating for data centers, several outlets are...
FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal31 Aug 2026
Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states, which accuse the company of secretly charging businesses more for advertising on its platform.