Americans Are Furiously Rebelling Against AI — And It Cost the Industry $156 Billion. ‘People Feel Like They’re Under Siege’
Public feelings toward AI are rapidly going south, as Americans worry about energy prices, job losses, and harm to children.
The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking
Jos Benschop is climbing a ladder to get to the top of his newest machine. It’s a bit of a schlep. The contraption is the size of a double-decker bus—more than 150 tons of gleaming precision-milled aluminum covered in thousands of snaking tubes, colored cables, and pressurized tanks. From the ground, it looks like a…
This 23-Year-Old’s Business Solves an ‘Absurd’ Problem in Sports. It ‘Went Super Viral’ — And Is On Track For $7 Million This Year.
Zechariah Thomas is on a mission to make sports more accessible.
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses, but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they verified that their leaked data is authentic.
Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI
In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company’s corporate structure, and deliver better AI products.
AI search startups are blowing up
AI search has quietly become one of the most attractive targets in consumer AI.
Stability AI releases a new audio model that can create six-minute songs
Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks
NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
NanoCo, the company behind OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised a $12 million seed after a viral launch, the founders tell TechCrunch.
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in one week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups ends May 27
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27. Pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt, get investor access, win $100K, plus more scaling perks. Nominate an early-stage founder or submit your startup here.
GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories
The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.
Boston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that’s responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could…