timef 05/16/2026
- OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy techcrunch.com2026-05-16 23:33:33
OpenAI's latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex.
- $60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month techcrunch.com2026-05-16 23:00:00
Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.
- Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support techcrunch.com2026-05-16 22:00:00
It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.
- RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more techcrunch.com2026-05-16 04:30:20
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has a knack for raising money. So far, his three startups have raised more than $12.3 billion.
- General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z techcrunch.com2026-05-16 04:25:35
Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
- A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see techcrunch.com2026-05-16 02:51:33
The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
- Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up techcrunch.com2026-05-16 02:14:44
Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite ski spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
- Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators techcrunch.com2026-05-16 01:13:26
Newly un-redacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts techcrunch.com2026-05-16 00:00:00
OpenAI is launching personal finance tools for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S. first
