US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom
SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multi-billion dollar US IPO, expected to take place on Friday.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Where Entrepreneurs Are Moving in 2026, And Why It’s Not Where You Might Expect
New business formation data reveals that entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing lower-cost, business-friendly states over traditional startup hubs, as remote work and AI make location less important than ever.
At Age 25, She’s Turning the ‘Approachable’ Business That Started in Her Apartment Into Over $200K a Year: ‘Something People Genuinely Wanted’
Nicole Schlesinger spent “every spare hour” building her brand.
The 2 SEO Signals Most Founders Underestimate (And Why They Compound)
Most founders write off rich snippets and nofollow links as things that don’t count. They’re quietly two of the highest-leverage signals you have — and here’s how to put both to work.
Who Needs a Storefront? These 5 Mobile Truck Franchises Don’t.
From tool trucks and shaved ice to moving services, these franchises prove you don’t need a brick-and-mortar location to build a scalable business.
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.
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.