timef 04/14/2026
- In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together techcrunch.com2026-04-14 23:30:49
The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it. There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today!
- Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India techcrunch.com2026-04-14 22:48:34
The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers
- Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months techcrunch.com2026-04-14 22:35:16
It's not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025.
- Tesla adds ‘streaks’ and other stats to track how often drivers use Full Self-Driving software techcrunch.com2026-04-14 22:33:50
Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.
- Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally techcrunch.com2026-04-14 22:29:23
The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions.
- How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice techcrunch.com2026-04-14 22:22:44
Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.
- Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz techcrunch.com2026-04-14 21:55:42
Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple's "Emergency SOS" feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.
- Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis techcrunch.com2026-04-14 20:22:22
The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over.
- Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments techcrunch.com2026-04-14 17:00:00
Inertia has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, paving the way for the company to bring its pioneering fusion reactor to market.
- An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility techcrunch.com2026-04-14 08:26:18
Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related.
- OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro techcrunch.com2026-04-14 08:23:33
The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.
- Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco techcrunch.com2026-04-14 05:11:58
Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.
- Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month techcrunch.com2026-04-14 04:59:12
The app had already been scheduled for retirement.
- Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive — listen now techcrunch.com2026-04-14 04:20:47
Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.
- IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs techcrunch.com2026-04-14 03:11:27
IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.”
- Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent techcrunch.com2026-04-14 03:05:19
The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks.
- Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else techcrunch.com2026-04-14 02:55:37
Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.
- FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims techcrunch.com2026-04-14 02:41:50
Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.
- Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data techcrunch.com2026-04-14 01:02:31
The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.
