Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation August 17, 2026 Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million.
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts August 17, 2026 The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ August 16, 2026 OpenRouter’s CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future August 16, 2026 On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’ August 16, 2026 Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis August 16, 2026 Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery August 15, 2026 The woman claimed that AI tools are “taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.”
Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work August 15, 2026 How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition August 15, 2026 AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.
How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked August 15, 2026 A guide on how to check if hackers have broken into your accounts on the most popular AI platforms.