Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch on the fight to split off models from agents
“The reality is, when you’re optimizing for production, you start looking at a price/performance,” Guillermo Rauch tells TechCrunch.
The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale,…
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You can now customize Siri’s pace and expressivity in the latest iOS 27 beta
The new controls let you control how quickly Siri speaks and expressive its voice is.
Your family’s $300 stake in OpenAI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s oft-discussed promise that Americans will share in the wealth AI creates was in the news again last week. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that Altman is in…
Robinhood CEO Predicts That AI Agents Will Catch Up to Human Traders ‘Soon’
Robinhood has already launched agentic trading and credit card accounts, allowing AI agents to trade stocks and make purchases on a user’s behalf.
Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will happen this year after all
Bookship.org seemed to delay this anticipated partnership again, but tells TechCrunch that it has settled business terms and is working on integration.
These 2 Renowned Financial Experts Have Opposing Views on Debt. So, Who’s Right?
Entrepreneurs who understand the difference between predictable free cash flow and optimistic projections can use leverage to build wealth — while others quietly destroy their businesses with it.
Why Your Company’s Success Began Long Before You Launched It
The credibility, relationships, and judgment a founder builds over years — long before incorporating — matter more to a company’s success than the idea or pitch itself.
His New Product Sold More Than $100 Million in One Year. Here’s His Strategy
Bloom Nutrition succeeds by following what its founder calls “the Second Mover Advantage”
If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
PSA: A change to Google’s privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here’s how to opt out.
As AI Takes Over Search, You Need to Build an Audience No Algorithm Can Take Away. Here’s How.
AI is quietly rewriting how customers find you, but this one overlooked strategy is helping businesses build audiences they actually control.