US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a duress password during border search | TechCrunch

The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a…

Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged…

Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage | TechCrunch

Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friendis making its next big move. The company…

Travis Kalanicks robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z | TechCrunch

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen…

Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system | TechCrunch

Facebook is rolling out updates today in a bid to increase engagement and make the platform…

Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last years mark | TechCrunch

Defense tech company Anduril is said to be raising a new round of capital that may…

Build in public, fail in public: what its like to be a founder under 20 right now  | TechCrunch

For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable…

Anthropic launches Opus 5 | TechCrunch

On Friday, Anthropic launched its Opus 5 model, the newest version of its long-standing heavyweight model.…

Sam Altmans biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale | TechCrunch

World, the online verification startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a…

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions | TechCrunch

Several AI companies, including Hugging Face, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral, and Nvidia, have signed an open letter…