Innovation
Looks Like American TikTok’s Problems Are Sending Users Flocking to Alternatives
According to Appfigures, the top five free iPhone apps right now in the U.S. are: ChatGPT JumpJumpVPN V2Box UpScrolled Threads Yesterday, Apple blogger John Gruber of Daring Fireball posted...
Amazon Is Rolling Out Alexa+ to All Users. But Not Everyone Wants It
“Alexa+ is significantly more capable than the original Alexa, so we’re working to make it available to as many customers as possible,” said an Amazon spokesperson. “We notified customers...
Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump | TechCrunch
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence...
Ira Parker Teases a Big Event from ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 2
If you’ve been watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, you probably haven’t taken much note of the weather in and around Ashford Meadow. Sure, there’s a bit of...
Intel Panther Lake Is the Answer to Apple Silicon We’ve All Been Waiting for
Note: This story has been updated with additional testing on the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H in the MSI Prestige 14 Flip.This isn't just another Intel chip launch. Far...
Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M | TechCrunch
As demand grows for privacy-first enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series...
Anthropic CEO Worries Humanity May Not be ‘Mature’ Enough for Advanced AI
Dario Amodei has some thoughts on artificial intelligence. About 38 pages worth of thoughts, in fact. The founder of Anthropic, maker of Claude, published on Monday a sprawling essay...
After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag
Apple’s AirTag has become the de facto “Bluetooth tracker” since its 2021 debut, upending established players like Tile. Now, Apple is finally upgrading the hardware. The second-generation AirTag still...
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out | TechCrunch
British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion...
It Turns Out Crypto’s Stablecoin Adoption is Around 1% of Previous Estimates
Stablecoins were all the rage in 2025. The GENIUS Act provided much needed regulatory clarity for the dollar-pegged crypto tokens, and tech giants like Stripe and Sony got involved...
