After a 12-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Made Over $4,000 in 1 Day, He and His Dad Grew the Business to Nearly $50,000 a Month: ‘It Takes Commitment’
Madden Forrest and his father, Steven, turned their passion for football into a lucrative business.
Wayve CEO Alex Kendall brings the future of autonomous AI to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders for a deep dive into the future of technology. One of the most compelling conversations on one of the AI Stages will feature a panel of innovators redefining what intelligent systems can do — […]
After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M
Lately, Felicis, like most VCs, has been all over AI. Its portfolio now includes, for example, Browser Use, Poolside, Runway, and Supabase.
The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster
It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new standalone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. When you ask […]
Bluesky backlash misses the point
Not only is Bluesky more than just a Twitter/X alternative, it’s just one app in a wider social ecosystem built on open technology.
Google, Spotify Down in a Massive Outage Affecting Tens of Thousands. Here’s What We Know.
Both Google and Spotify appear to be down for thousands of users.
I Called Klarna’s New AI Hotline to Talk to the Company’s ‘CEO’ — Here’s What Happened
Klarna’s CEO voice-cloned himself and had the clone take customer calls over an AI-powered hotline.
Meta teams with XGS Energy to build a 150 MW geothermal power plant
XGS Energy will build the new power plant in New Mexico.
Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft
Tesla alleges that Zhongjie Li stole confidential trade secrets and used them to launch a robotics startup a week after he left Tesla.
A lot of the internet is down right now
Large swaths of the internet went down on Thursday, affecting a range of services, from global cloud platform Cloudflare to popular apps like Spotify. At 11:19 am PT, Cloudflare said it was investigating service disruptions affecting its customers, according to its status page. At 12:12 pm PT, Cloudflare said it was starting to see its […]
Your Customers Are Talking About You — Here’s How to Turn Their Feedback Into Profit
Listening to your customer has always been a strategic imperative. With countless options just a click away, consumers are gravitating toward brands that make them feel cherished and involved.