August 27, 2026
AI hasn’t just changed how startups build; it’s broken how they sell, secure their data and customers, and scale it more rapidly than ever before. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to ...
Rivian’s chief financial officer Claire McDonough is resigning her position at the end of October, the company announced in a regulatory filing Thursday. The company said McDonough is stepping down to “pursue a new opportunity ...
In Brief Posted: 1:15 PM PDT · August 27, 2026 Image Credits:Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto (opens in a new window) / Getty Images After adding support for longer videos just yesterday, open social network Bluesky on ...
In addition to paying out up to $18 billion and adding child safety measures, Meta’s settlement agreement with attorneys general from 29 states includes an interesting provision: The states have agreed not to sue Meta ...
YouTube announced on Thursday that eligible creators in the U.S. can now tag Amazon products in their content and receive a cut of sales. Creators can link Amazon products in their shorts, long-form videos, and ...
In Brief Posted: 12:52 PM PDT · August 27, 2026 Image Credits:Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto / Getty Images The game of musical chairs for AI executives continues. Barret Zoph, a co-founder of the AI startup Thinking Machines ...
In Brief Posted: 10:54 AM PDT · August 27, 2026 Image Credits:arah Reingewirtz / MediaNews Group / Getty Images The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, says a cyberattack on one ...
Over a hundred tech companies — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft — have signed an open letter urging both the private and public sectors to work together to defend themselves from AI-related cyber threats. ...
Google is giving Pokémon fans a new reason to wear a Fitbit. The company announced Thursday a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with Pokémon Sleep, combining Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking and the sleep-focused Pokémon ...
Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. The company says shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or ...
