Innovation
Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore? | TechCrunch
The power crunch for AI data centers has gotten so severe that people — not just Elon Musk — are talking about launching servers into space so they can access solar...
X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS | TechCrunch
Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app. The company on Monday said the initial beta of the X Chat app...
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude. Here’s how to make the switch | TechCrunch
Many users are switching to Claude following a string of controversies surrounding ChatGPT and its parent company, OpenAI. The tipping point came after Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused...
Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran | TechCrunch
Prediction market users have made — and profited from — big bets around the bombing of Iran by the U.S. and Israeli military. On Polymarket, $529 million was traded...
The trap Anthropic built for itself | TechCrunch
Friday afternoon, just as this interview was getting underway, a news alert flashed across my computer screen: the Trump administration was severing ties with Anthropic, the San Francisco AI...
India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking order | TechCrunch
Supabase, a popular developer database platform, is facing disruptions in India — one of its key markets — has been blocked in India, TechCrunch has learned. New Delhi ordered...
Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount | TechCrunch
In a flurry of deal offers in the high tens of billions of dollars, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse | TechCrunch
Salesforce pulled out all the stops to convince investors that the AI revolution won’t be its death when it announced fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Salesforce reported a solid quarter...
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users | TechCrunch
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to convert the world’s...
Ukraine’s startups keep building | TechCrunch
When edtech company Preply became a unicorn earlier this year, employees in its Kyiv office celebrated with cake — because that’s what you do, even in the middle of...
