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The 168-megawatt facility will support Meta's global AI computing needs and can be expanded over time.

Google just made it significantly cheaper to enjoy its budget AI subscription tier.

Instead of spending a year raising a formal venture fund, the Sabertooth VC founder used a captive network of LPs to invest startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX.

I'm desperate for a personal AI assistant, but do I really want to become the kind of person who can't function without the friendly robot voice in my phone?

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is going to be a big hit with the web's vibe coders.

If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.

Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology.

With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS.

Sandstone's Series A was led by Lightspeed Partners, with participation from Sequoia.

Lovable says it has now surpassed $500 million in annualized run-rate revenue and its users are building businesses and replacing internal software.

Orbital founder Euwyn Poon built 250,000 scooters at Spin. Now he wants to launch 10,000 space data centers.

Can Apple's new AI glow up put to bed accusations that it's losing an all-important industry race?

Sequoia is just one of the top firms that sells same equity at two different prices.

Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.

The vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said Monday in a blog post. The filing comes a little more than week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms. OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion post-money, submitted […]

Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.

As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.

Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.

A new spatial "Reframe" feature will let users use AI to adjust perspectives.

Siri is finally getting its own app.

"If you're grabbing a bite with friends and point your iPhone at the bill, then [you can] select what you ordered to split the tab with Apple Cash," said Apple VP of Software Sebastien Marineau-Mes.

The idea behind the new "Siri AI" is to turn the assistant from a voice controlled assistant into an AI companion that can do a lot more.

Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year’s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook’s last with the company, […]

A new feature in the Amazon Shopping app allows users to generate designs with Alexa, then print them on products like T-shirts, hoodies, and tumblers.

We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.

Notion's head of product said he was "astonished" at “the amount of people RT-ing this."

"Chat is dead" — at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.

Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump's AI policy.

President Donald Trump said he's discussing deals "where the American people can benefit from the success of AI."

Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Now’s not the time to wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco's Moscone West.

The companies announced the deal on Friday, just one week ahead of SpaceX's historic IPO.

"The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"

While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going viral crafting whimsical DIY computers that literally encourage users to touch grass. Unlike the AI-free browser crowd, this doesn’t just feel like backlash, […]

The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.

In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist.

The AI giant's co-founder explained why the company may tap the public market for capital and why tokenmaxxing pushback isn't a concern.

The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn't struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren't quite ready.

With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo. Investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversations exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced industry. Secure your spot here. For […]

Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.

Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like "When should I post?" and "What are people saying in my comments?"

Apple's WWDC nears: here's what you can look forward to.

The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.

Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.

Lovable and Google signed an expanded multi-year deal athat involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.

If Alphabet's record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.

Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated "stories" culled from the personal data in your Google account.