The app was ranking No. 57 on the App Store just before Meta AI's new model launched. Now it's No. 5 — and rising.
Startups
Anthropic said this week that it limited the release of its newest model, dubbed Mythos, because it is too capable of finding security exploits in software relied upon by users around the world. Are real cybersecurity concerns a cover for a bigger problem at the frontier lab?
The two tech giants are looking to co-develop custom chips, at a time when demand for CPUs is high due to a growing global shortage.
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.
Instagram users can now edit comments, which is a long-awaited fix for anyone who’s ever had to delete and re-post a comment just to fix a typo.
Last month, Sierra launched Ghostwriter, an agent designed to build other agents. With this “agent as a service” tool, the startup intends to replace traditional click-based web applications with natural language. Users simply describe what they need, prompting Ghostwriter to autonomously create ...
Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails
X Chat brings back Voice Notes to DMs and group chats after removing the option during the upgrade.
The U.K. energy company said a redirected payment meant for a contractor instead landed in a hacker's bank account.
Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex.
Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up again. Miss this, and you’ll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech events of the year. Register now to lock in these savings.
The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.
Instagram debuted its movie-rating-inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.
Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.
Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced the close of a $95 million Fund II.
The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.
Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick's Atoms Inc.
The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.
An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.