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Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition

VC Chris Degnan and former board advisor to Factory AI has taken a job as chief revenue officer for Cognition.

Is Neko Health’s body scan worth it? Spotify billionaire’s startup has come to America

Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raised $700 million to build a business around scanning your body, but it’s not the only company centering its roadmap around a new kind of preventative healthc…

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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach

The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.

DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground

DoorDash unveiled the six-propeller aircraft that will be used in its new drone delivery business at its annual Dash Forward 2026 event.

BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper.

The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.

OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents

OpenAI's "Decisions API" is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.

AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B

The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.

Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots

Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.

The ugly economics of consumer AI

There’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gunshy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough.

Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was tu…

DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food

By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.

Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page

"One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company."

Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick

Instinct is rolling out human-curated product and travel recommendations, but some users aren’t happy about getting suggestions they never asked for.

FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger in $300M deal

The order -- Harbinger's biggest ever -- comes as the startup is reportedly considering an IPO.

Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States

Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States.

Google launches Fitbit Air in India, though its high price might deter the masses

Fitbit Air costs around $146 in India, roughly $47 more than its U.S. pricing.

Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman on whether AI can keep scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman will explore the growing demand for compute, energy, and infrastructure, how Cerebras is approaching those constraints di…

Instagram rolls out an AI video editor for creators

This conversational AI assistant is intended to provide personalized feedback to creators, rather than generic advice.