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Prime Day event drove over $24B in U.S. e-commerce sales, gen AI traffic was up 3,300%

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots and browsers. According to a post-Prime Day analysis by Adobe Analytics, gen AI traffic to U.S. retail sites increased by 3,300% year-over-year — which was […]

AI’s fourth wave is here — are enterprises ready for what’s next?

To maintain competitive advantage through the next five years, which innovations must forward-thinking companies prioritize right now?Read More

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center

Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts (GW) of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. The announcement marks Meta’s latest move to get ahead of OpenAI and Google in the AI race. After […]

Weekly subscriptions dominate iOS app revenue, report finds

Weekly subscriptions have now become one of the most popular ways iOS apps are earning revenue, with these plans contributing 46% to the bottom line, according to a new report by app revenue management platform Adapty. The study, which observed $1.9 billion in revenue across more than 11,000 apps, noted that weekly plans have grown […]

GM to challenge China’s LFP monopoly with upgraded battery factory

The factory’s overhaul will give U.S. LFP production a significant boost.

Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips following divorce settlement 

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred a portion of his ownership stake and voting power as part of a newly settled divorce proceeding.

The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts

Meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they’ll lead — that will shape the conversation at Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

Tomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise

TechCrunch All Stage officially kicks off tomorrow at SoWa Power Station in Boston. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit built to help startups fundraise smarter, scale faster, and lead with impact.

Elmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemitic posts

A hacker compromised Elmo's X account on Sunday and published abusive posts.

Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

According to Discord, Orbs have been popular among testers, with millions earned and spent during the seven-week beta period.

Funding focus: Fusion startups shatter investment records in push for clean energy

Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. Last week, we looked at the largest investment rounds in the Netherlands, and now we’re honing in on Europe’s budding fusion energy sector.  European fusion energy startups raised a record €290mn in the first half of this year as VCs bet big on a technology with the potential to supply virtually limitless clean power. Funding in 2025 has already eclipsed 2024 levels — the previous record year — which saw fusion e

Elon Musk and some Democrats like Reid Hoffman actually share common ground on U.S. debt

LinkedIn cofounder and top Democratic donor Reid Hoffman said he's "very sympathetic" to Musk's core cause of reining in ...

Elon Musk is gone from government, but DOGE impact lingers and is being 'hijacked': Congresswoman

Democratic congresswoman from New Mexico, Melanie Stansbury, spoke with MSNBC's Alex Witt about the status of DOGE and the impact of flash flooding in her home state.

Elon Musk Puts His AI Company’s Employees Under Surveillance

Billionaire Elon Musk shocked his xAI workers by asking them to download a productivity tracking software on their personal ...

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices.

The human harbor: Navigating identity and meaning in the AI age

The future is marked by deepening uncertainty about our place in it, and by growing ambiguity about the nature of human purpose itself.Read More

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots

Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford University.

Stop vetting engineers like it’s 2021 — the AI-native workforce has arrived

Jobs will fade and rise due to AI. But those who learn to screen, train and build dev teams around AI-enabled talent will write the future.Read More

Workers at Elon Musk's xAI erupt on Slack after Grok's antisemitic rant

Elon Musk's xAI faced internal backlash after Grok's antisemitic posts. Workers demanded answers — and one said they would quit.