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India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains
India’s mobile app market is generating record revenue, with in-app purchases crossing $300 million in the first quarter, up 33% year-over-year, according to Sensor Tower — but much of that spending is flowing to global platforms.…
SK Hynix posts record first-quarter profit, in line with estimates as memory prices climb
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices for its products continue to surge amid strong AI demand. While its earnings were broadly in line with estimates,…
Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically from messaging apps. This was because notifications…
Microsoft’s LinkedIn makes executive Dan Shapero its new CEO
Daniel Shapero, CEO of LinkedIn and Ryan Roslansky, EVP of LinkedIn and Microsoft Office.Courtesy: LinkedInMicrosoft has tapped Dan Shapero to be the new CEO of its LinkedIn division, succeeding Ryan Roslansky, who has run the subsidiary…
Cramer: Tim Cook accomplished something ‘almost impossible’ as Apple CEO
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday reflected on the legacy of Tim Cook, arguing that the longtime leader of Apple achieved something many in corporate America consider "almost impossible.""You have heard a lot about Tim Cook today and for good…
Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
Redwood Materials has laid off around 135 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, as it restructures to better accommodate its growing energy storage business, TechCrunch has learned.
The cuts come just five months after Redwood…
SpaceX says it can buy Cursor later this year for $60 billion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on March 26, 2026.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesSpaceX said on Tuesday that the company has struck a deal…
Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
The AI platform Clarifai deleted 3 million photos that it says it got from OkCupid to train its facial recognition AI, according to Reuters. The company also deleted any models that were trained using that data.
Per the FTC’s…
Trump says Anthropic is shaping up and a deal is ‘possible’ for Department of Defense…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that "it's possible" there will be a deal allowing Anthropic's artificial intelligence models to be used within the Department of Defense."They came to the White House a few days ago, and we…
Nvidia supplier Victory Giant sees shares soar 60% in Hong Kong debut
The logo for Victory Giant Technology is seen at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) In Hong Kong on April 21, 2026.Peter Parks | Afp | Getty ImagesShares in Victory Giant Technology surged as much as 60% on Tuesday,…
Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
After 15 years, Tim Cook will hand off the Apple CEO role to John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering. Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world’s most valuable companies, but if you’re…
5 things to know before the market opens Monday
This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Good morning. The Boston Marathon is today, and I'm feeling particularly inspired by this runner who went from being partially paralyzed to…
Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated
Deezer announced on Monday that AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform. The company said it’s receiving almost 75,000 AI-generated tracks per day and more than two million per month.
The…
Nvidia AI chip rivals attract record funding as competition heats up
This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Nvidia has cemented itself at the heart of the AI boom with a monopoly on the most powerful chips to train and run models, but a…
OpenAI’s existential questions | TechCrunch
OpenAI has been all over the news recently, whether that news is about acquisitions, competition with Anthropic, or bigger debates about AI’s impact on society.
On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec,…
AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion
The Cursor logo arranged on a smartphone in New Hyde Park, New York, Nov. 20, 2025.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence startup Cursor is in talks to raise a $2 billion fundraising round at an over $50 billion…
SiIicon Valley’s AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and ‘chaotic’ systems
San Jose CA, commercial hub of silicon valley and its network of freeways.Steve Proehl | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesDespite the C-suite's enthusiasm over artificial intelligence agents that can plow through office tasks like…
Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
It happens in every emerging industry: founders and investors push toward a common goal, until the money starts to roll in and that shared vision begins to diverge.
Cracks are emerging in the fusion power world, which I saw firsthand…