timef 03/08/2026
- A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen techcrunch.com2026-03-08 14:05:26
The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.
- Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles techcrunch.com2026-03-08 13:00:00
A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.
- Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package techcrunch.com2026-03-08 08:20:10
Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.
- Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts techcrunch.com2026-03-08 06:56:31
A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too.
- OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal techcrunch.com2026-03-08 04:44:25
Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team.
- PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business techcrunch.com2026-03-08 02:40:00
David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he's learned as a leader.
- OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ again techcrunch.com2026-03-08 01:28:41
The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December.
