Opus 5.5 loves to tell you 'this matters' (and other AI writing tells) | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Russell Brandom·7d ago
Now that LLM-generated prose is everywhere, human beings are eager for ways to sniff it out. While early tells like em-dashes and “delve” are long gone, researchers say there are still plenty of...
This startup wants to turn idle user car inventory into rental revenue | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·7d ago
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he sees a wasted opportunity. “Millions and millions of used cars are sitting on parking lots, depreciating and losing value,” Dobrianskyi said...
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·7d ago
Amazon Web Services released an open-source decision model inspired by TypeSafe’s Jev, with AI developers increasingly seeking intelligence that is more suited to computer automation than frontier...
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·7d ago
Shopify introduced a new site-building tool Thursday called Canvas that lets merchants set up their Shopify store by chatting with AI.
One year later, Tesla and Musk still don't have a good definition of 'abundance' | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane·7d ago
On September 1, 2025, Elon Musk laid out his fourth “Master Plan” for Tesla, which was immediately criticized by some of his most ardent fans for being generic.
Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·7d ago
Airbnb rolled out its new AI-powered search this week as part of its fall update, a significant step for a company that has been slow and deliberate about AI.
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·7d ago
The AI startup Photon is so sure that agents will eventually come to replace mobile apps that it held a funeral for the latter — yes, a real funeral in a church, with speeches and everything.
Amazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal·7d ago
Alongside a redesigned Kindle lineup that features slimmer designs, zero bezels, and a lighter feel, Amazon announced a range of new accessories on Thursday.
The new Kindle ditches the bezel in a push toward a smaller, lighter e-reader | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal·7d ago
Amazon is giving the Kindle its most significant physical redesign in years, introducing a refreshed lineup of e-readers built around a deceptively simple idea: getting rid of the bezel.
Audible's new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·7d ago
Facing new competition in the audiobook market from Spotify, Audible is turning to AI and other technology to enhance the listening experience.
Hearing tech startup Legato launches its AI hearing glasses | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aisha Malik·7d ago
Hearing tech startup Legato announced on Thursday that its flagship AI-based hearing glasses are now available for purchase.
Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·7d ago
The way Rama Afullo tells it, he saw orbital data centers coming. The Kenyan American engineer previously worked in Google’s cloud computing business before a brief stint at SpaceX’s Starlink...
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·7d ago
Google parent company Alphabet has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model built to handle a variety of tasks such as coding, research, and writing.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Dominic-Madori Davis·7d ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a “State of the Force” address on Wednesday to launch a new effort to study how war may be fought as tech advances rapidly. It’s being called Project Meridian.
Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Julie Bort·8d ago
Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of the AI coding startup Factory, said in a post on X on Wednesday that he fired VC Chris Degnan from role as a board advisor.
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Zack Whittaker·8d ago
The U.S. government is reportedly alerting millions of current and former U.S. military service members and staff that their personal information was stolen during a months-long breach of the...
DoorDash's drone strategy started on the ground | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·8d ago
When DoorDash set out to build a drone delivery business, it started with the tricky logistics that happen on the ground before it looked up.
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·8d ago
For years, automotive analysts have been predicting that electric vehicles would become cheaper than their gas-powered equivalents.
OpenAI's Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·8d ago
One of the more intriguing announcements at OpenAI’s Dev Day event on Tuesday came in an aside from CEO Sam Altman, who revealed the company’s new “Decisions API.” The API apparently provides...
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user's private messages without permission | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·8d ago
Meta is refuting a journalist’s claim that its AI agent Muse read the user’s private messages without permission. Following an earlier report from Inc.
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