Meta has found another way to keep you engaged: Chatbots that message you first
Meta is experimenting with having customizable chatbots messaging users unprompted and follow up on past conversations.
The Download: AI agents hype, and Google’s electricity plans
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. Don’t let hype about AI agents get ahead of reality —Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in May, the company…
She and Her Sister Started a Side Hustle to Help People Elevate Their Homes — Now Their Brand Pulls In Hundreds of Millions: ‘Get to Work’
When Lee Mayer moved from New York City to Denver, Colorado, she wanted to find an affordable, fun way to decorate her home.
Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot
The Pinwheel Watch is designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering parental management tools, GPS tracking, texting, and more.
A ‘Higher’ Purpose: NBA Legend Carmelo Anthony is Entering a New Industry — and Breaking Barriers for Black Entrepreneurs
NBA legend Carmelo Anthony is launching StayMe7o to bring equity and elevate Black entrepreneurs, partnering with Grand National Founder Jesce Horton to focus on legacy over profit.
OpenAI Blasts Robinhood for Selling OpenAI Tokens: ‘We Do Not Endorse It’
OpenAI warns consumers that Robinhood’s sale of “OpenAI tokens” will not give them equity or stock in the company.
I Shared CEO Duties for a Year — Here’s What It Taught Me About Leadership
Rotating the CEO role every three months helped my founding team uncover hidden strengths and build lasting leadership capacity during our startup’s early stage.
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business
A hypersonics weapon startup is lining up a massive new funding round to scale its business with the U.S Department of Defense.
xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
Elon Musk’s AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.
Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down
The cybercriminal group, which said it’s releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a different name.
Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
Fundraising is already hard — don’t let a messy cap table make it harder. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, founders will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to keep a raise on track during the roundtable session “Preparing to Raise: Cap Table Best Practices to Help You Close Fast.” Hosted […]