TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.
People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough?
Over the summer I talked to the CEO of Springboards, a startup building an LLM that’s designed to come up with a wider variety of responses than its mainstream rivals do. At the start of the call, he said something that’s been stuck in my head since: “We often say that we’re a self-loathing AI…
August 2026
The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatch
The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, an e-paper display, weeks of battery life, and a playful hacker spirit.
Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero
Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn’t that great at the task.
Last chance: Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket today
If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!
You’re 42% More Likely to Land a Job If You Have One of These Skills on Your Resume
A new study analyzed 9,700 resumes and found one type of skill correlated with a higher rate of hire.
A Profitable Business Isn’t Necessarily a Valuable One. Here’s the Difference.
Profitability can make a business look successful, but long-term value is built through predictable cash flow, operational discipline and financial resilience.
Tesla’s solar roof is dead. Here’s what went wrong
Tesla’s solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?
Top Earners Make Over $20,000 a Month With a Creative Business People Can’t Stop Googling
And it doesn’t take much to get started.
Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
The responses to NHTSA’s questions so far are redacted entirely, citing “confidential business information.”
AI Can Help Customers Find You, But Visibility Is Only Half the Battle. Here’s What Must Come Next.
AI has rewritten the customer journey, and the competitive advantage is shifting from simply being found to being found and ready to respond.