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The White House joined TikTok, despite ongoing legal battles surrounding the use of the Chinese-owned app.

Dive into what we can expect from the Made by Google 2025 event, where the tech giant will debut its Pixel 10 lineup.

Life360 has launched a new no-show notification to alert family members when you don't reach a location at a designated time.

A new gadget called Dex allows kids to take pictures of objects and the AI translates the word into different languages.

Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, that also makes the URL indexable by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web.

Prices for hacking tools that allow governments to break into mobile phones keep going up, thanks to efforts by tech firms shoring up their cybersecurity.

FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics.

The company helps automate complex enterprise workflows (like continuous integration and testing) — or, in other words, it makes DevOps capabilities more efficient as AI technology takes hold. 

It's the latest in a series of deals that have seen robotaxi companies look outward for help in scaling their fledgling networks.

Garage is a marketplace that sells specialized equipment commonly used in local governments and public safety.

For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn't get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that problem, adding support for an offline mode to its apps.

While Deel is calling this a "Rippling-aligned" suit, it's not the lawsuit filed by Rippling involving an alleged corporate spy.

Google is hosting its Pixel 10 event next week. Learn how to watch the tech giant reveal its new mobile devices and what else you can expect.

SpaceX scored a win in a decision from the Fifth Circuit over the labor board's structure.

Google has agreed to pay $30M to settle a lawsuit over children's data collection, though the company denies wrongdoing.

On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo.

From no-code to AI-assisted dev environments, “vibe coding” is changing how early-stage startups build — and who they need to hire. The once-standard idea of landing a “10x engineer” as your first critical hire is getting a serious reality check with Lauri Moore (Bessemer) and David Cramer (Sentry) on the Builder Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October at San Francisco's Moscone West.

The round, which pushes Databricks' valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he's found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds.

The new feature, which is available in any market where Meta AI is available, allows creators to translate content into other languages for a broader audience.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 lands in San Francisco from October 27–29, and the Expo Hall is already packed with early adopters, startup scouts, and enterprise buyers looking to discover what’s next. If you’re not there to show off your product, your competitors will be — and they’ll be closing deals that could’ve been yours. There’s still […]

The Indian government plans to ban real-money games — whether skill- or chance-based — under its proposed online gaming regulation.

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