Sam Altman is ready to decelerate | TechCrunch

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that it may be time to “pace” AI development so the…

Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight | TechCrunch

Spur Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup based in Lake Mary, Florida, has raised a $200 million round…

MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea | TechCrunch

Runlayer, a startup that offers a secure Model Context Protocol gateway — a standard for letting…

Granola launches an Apple Watch app

AI note-taking app Granola is launching an app for the Apple Watch in hopes that its…

Recursive Superintelligence signs $410M compute deal with Amazon | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, the AI company Recursive Superintelligence announced a $410 million compute deal with Amazon Web…

Lyft and Baidu enter Londons robotaxi battleground as testing begins

Chinese tech giant Baidu has started testing autonomous vehicles in London as part of its partnership…

Apple launches Upgrade device leasing program in partnership with Klarna | TechCrunch

Apple is introducing a new leasing program in partnership with the “buy now, pay later” service…

Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises | TechCrunch

The market for AI-generated voice models is massive. Creative use cases require AI voice models to…

WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app | TechCrunch

For years, WhatsApp calls have been supported only on the smartphone app or its native desktop…

Indias move against Jack Dorseys Bitchat sparks legal debate | TechCrunch

An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app…