Innovation
Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades | TechCrunch
Image model releases are driving growth for AI mobile apps, generating 6.5x more downloads than traditional model updates, according to a new report from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This...
‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art | TechCrunch
You’ve seen this comic before: An anthropomorphic dog sits smiling, surrounded by flames, and says, “This is fine.” It’s become one of the most durable memes of the past...
AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars | TechCrunch
The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell | TechCrunch
Amjad Masad has been building Replit for a decade, but the last 18 months have been something else entirely. The AI coding assistant company went from $2.8 million in...
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet | TechCrunch
India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0 since its launch last week, OpenAI said on Thursday. However, third-party data reviewed by TechCrunch points to...
SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO | TechCrunch
Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate...
Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court | TechCrunch
Epic Games has scored another procedural win in its fight with Apple over App Store fees, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has now granted...
US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants | TechCrunch
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a landmark legal case that could redefine digital privacy rights for people across the United States. The case, Chatrie v....
Consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports | TechCrunch
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social...
The Stanford freshmen who want to rule the world . . . will probably read this book and try even harder | TechCrunch
Theo Baker is graduating from Stanford this spring with something most seniors don’t have: a book deal, a George Polk Award that he received for his investigative reporting as...
