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FTC commissioner questions status of Snap AI chatbot complaint
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter raised questions on Friday about the status of an artificial intelligence chatbot complaint against Snap that the agency referred to the Department of Justice earlier this…
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle authors’ copyright lawsuit
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with a group of authors, who claimed the artificial intelligence startup had illegally accessed their books.The company will pay roughly $3,000 per book…
OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s personality
OpenAI is reorganizing its Model Behavior team, a small but influential group of researchers who shape how the company’s AI models interact with people, TechCrunch has learned.
In an August memo to staff seen by TechCrunch, OpenAI’s…
AppLovin and Robinhood added to S&P 500
Shares of advertising technology company AppLovin and stock trading app Robinhood Markets each jumped about 7% in extended trading on Friday after S&P Global said the two will join the S&P 500 index.The changes will go into…
Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down
Dot, an AI companion app that aimed to be a friend and confidante, is shutting down, the company announced on Friday. On a message published on its website, the startup behind Dot, New Computer, said that the product will remain…
Roblox announces short-video, AI features amid child safety concerns
Thiago Prudêncio | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesRoblox on Friday announced new short-video and AI features that come amid increasing lawmaker scrutiny into how the company protects children on its platform.With Roblox Moments,…
OpenAI is building an AI jobs platform that could challenge Microsoft’s LinkedIn
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty…
Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation
Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra.
Sierra, which helps enterprises build customer service AI agents, announced it raised a $350 million funding round on Thursday. The…
What the ChatGPT maker is doing in the country
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI is rapidly expanding its presence in India — one of the key markets for…
Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital is coming to Disrupt 2025
We’re excited to announce that Roelof Botha, managing partner of Sequoia Capital and one of the most influential voices in venture capital, will join us live onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West…
Broadcom (AVGO) Q3 2025 earnings report
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.Lucas Jackson | ReutersBroadcom is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the close of regular trading on Thursday.Here's what analysts are expecting, according to a consensus from…
Trump to host tech CEOs over dinner for inaugural event in Rose Garden
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to the Rose Garden of the White House to hold a signing ceremony for the Take it Down Act, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersU.S. President…
Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation
French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg, positioning the company as one of Europe’s most valuable tech startups. The two-year-old OpenAI rival,…
Figma (FIG) Q2 earnings report 2025
Figma shares plunged 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported results for the first time since its IPO in July.Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share:…
Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings
Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its age estimation technology to all users and partnering with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to…
Alphabet shares pop after Google avoids breakup in antitrust case
Alphabet shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had proposed a sort of break-up of Google,…
Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads’ with AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSalesforce has cut 4,000 of its customer support roles, CEO Marc…
Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans
Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and Seattle starting this week, the latest move in a continued expansion across the United States.
The vehicles…