Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers
Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his accomplices more than $2.5 millio...
Google Wallet now lets parents set up secure balances for their kids
The tech giant says the new feature will allow parents to teach their kids healthy financial habits while maintaining oversight over their child's spe...
OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case
Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAI’s legal strategy in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apple’s own security and offboarding practices — ...
Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup's platform predicts what product a shopper wants next, learn their general taste, and fine-tune continuously based on what they do in real...
Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI
Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI system...
Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helpi...
Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday
Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of ...
Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski's autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber its...
How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM
Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence an...
How Lightspeed found their newest hire… via Instagram DM
Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence an...
Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital
Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been bui...
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
The legendary Google executive is joined by other outgoing Google execs in a joint mission to use AI to push forward the process of scientific discove...
Reddit aims to make ‘karma’ less important for first-time posters with shift to AI moderation tools
Reddit is expanding its moderation tools and building stronger abuse prevention systems that it says could eventually reduce communities’ reliance on ...
Lucid Motors just delayed its affordable EV. Now what?
The Cosmos EV is now slated for release in the second half of 2027. CEO Silivo Napoli said he's focused on getting the EV right as well as its nearer-...
PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address
A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users’ IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users’ real I...
Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing Google
Shopify says AI isn’t cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled year...
