timef 02/21/2026
- OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats techcrunch.com2026-02-21 23:25:44
Jesse Van Rootselaar's descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse.
- 7 days until ticket prices rise for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 techcrunch.com2026-02-21 23:00:00
Lowest ticket prices to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end February 27. Up to $680 off individual passes and up to 30% off group passes. Register before they go up to join 10,000 founders, tech operators, and VCs.
- India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up techcrunch.com2026-02-21 09:00:00
Sarvam's Indus chat app is currently available in beta.
- The creator economy’s ad revenue problem and India’s AI ambitions techcrunch.com2026-02-21 07:00:00
The creator economy is evolving fast, and ad revenue alone isn’t cutting it anymore. YouTubers are launching product lines, acquiring startups, and building actual business empires. In fact, MrBeast’s company bought fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business is outearning his media arm. This isn’t just one creator’s strategy. For many, it’s the new playbook. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Rebecca Bellan unpack how creators are diversifying beyond ads, […]
- Remember HQ? ‘Quiz Daddy’ Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a daily mobile game show techcrunch.com2026-02-21 05:00:00
The former HQ host Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a live mobile game show that he's building on his own terms.
- Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC techcrunch.com2026-02-21 04:52:48
Dueling pro-AI PACs have centered around backing or targeting one New York congressional bid: Alex Bores, whose RAISE Act requires AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious system misuse.
- Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more techcrunch.com2026-02-21 03:44:22
iOS 26.4 introduces several updates, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.
- InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting techcrunch.com2026-02-21 03:24:57
The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.
- Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate techcrunch.com2026-02-21 02:26:54
A new report from Business Insider reveals that high-level engineers at xAI were pulled off other projects to make sure Grok could answer detailed questions about the video game "Baldur's Gate."
- Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies techcrunch.com2026-02-21 01:38:59
A Ukrainian man has been sentenced for helping North Koreans gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies and funnel that money back to the regime to fund its nuclear weapons program.
- Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict techcrunch.com2026-02-21 01:37:24
"The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial"
- Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app techcrunch.com2026-02-21 00:55:12
The new Threads feature lets you share your posts — or anyone else's — to your Instagram Story without leaving the Threads app.
- Toy Story 5 takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’ techcrunch.com2026-02-21 00:25:54
Addictive, AI-enabled tablets are taking over, and also, Woody is balding in the new Toy Story movie, out June 19.
- Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality techcrunch.com2026-02-21 00:00:53
Meta said it's shifting focus for Horizons Worlds to be "almost exclusively mobile" and that it will separate its Quest VR platform from the virtual world.
