Shaquille O’Neal Is Settling the FTX Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Him By Investors. Here’s How Much He’ll Pay Out.
NBA Hall of Famer Shaq is settling a class action lawsuit brought by FTX investors who claim they were misled.
It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…
Drive brand impact with a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Exciting news for tech enthusiasts and innovators! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is just around the corner, and we have an incredible opportunity for you to elevate your brand’s visibility. How? By hosting your own Side Event at the most anticipated tech gathering of the year! Why host a Side Event? Imagine being at the helm of […]
He Was Scared to Give His Business Partners Bad News. Then He Realized a Gamechanging Truth.
Lynwood Bibbens has learned to lean on business partners and suppliers, rather than trying to put on a brave face.
Tee Time With Investors? This Golf Trainer is a Must.
Sharpen your swing and your first impression before you hit the course.
Automattic acquires relationship manager Clay to add an identity layer to online tools
WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another communication-focused startup to its lineup: relationship-management app Clay.
How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses
Warp can’t automate long-haul trucking or short-range delivery, so it’s working on what it can potentially change: the workflows inside its warehouses.
Legal tech platform Definely raises $30M Series B to make contract reviewing more efficient
The company, based in the U.K., offers a productivity suite to streamline the legal drafting and review process.
How AI sales startup Landbase nabbed Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures to lead its $30M Series A
A concept Landbase’s CEO calls “digital trust” led nearly 130 VCs to pursue the “vibe GTM” startup.
The Download: AI agents’ autonomy, and sodium-based batteries
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. Are we ready to hand AI agents the keys? In recent months, a new class of agents has arrived on the scene: ones built using large language models. Any action that can be…
Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware
The confirmation of two hacked victims further deepens an ongoing spyware scandal that, for now, appears largely focused on the Italian government.