Innovation
Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully | TechCrunch
Mira Murati isn’t a natural creature of the conference stage. As the CTO of OpenAI, she was present but rarely the public face of the company. As CEO of...
Oura Ring 5 review: Thinner, lighter, better | TechCrunch
When I first opened the box the Oura Ring 5 comes in, my first thought was, “Wow, that’s tiny.” My second thought was that this is a smart ring...
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks | TechCrunch
The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the...
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months | TechCrunch
AI is getting expensive, and some companies are cutting back on usage in an attempt to moderate costs. That cohort includes Uber, which recently instituted internal usage caps as...
From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now? | TechCrunch
Some of the most consequential companies in tech history didn’t launch with a splashy fundraising announcement. They started with a pitch. Dropbox demoed to a room of skeptics. Cloudflare...
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy | TechCrunch
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities. Brockovich — who was...
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers | TechCrunch
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France. The goal, the firm said, is...
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business | TechCrunch
A recent Indian court ruling against Google’s keyword advertising practices has gained fresh attention after founders said competitors have long used the system to siphon off customers and force...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida | TechCrunch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to live streams from NASASpaceFlight.com and SpaceFlight Now. Blue Origin later...
Oura unveils its Ring 5 with a thinner, lighter design starting at $399 | TechCrunch
Oura on Thursday unveiled the fifth generation of its popular smart ring, starting at $399. The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, arrives just...
