Welcome to TechCrunch AM! This morning, we've got details of Claude's new voice mode, SpaceX's latest fail, and Opera's new AI-focused browser. We've also got OpenAI trying to get in on the sign-in game, a delivery robot that can climb stairs, a huge funding round for Neuralink, an "Uber for construction" startup, fresh Saudi VC funds, and more. Let's go! | | | 1. Oui, oui: Anthropic has started rolling out "voice mode" for Claude. The feature's still in Beta, but it lets users of the Claude mobile app have "complete spoken conversations with Claude" in English, for now. Read More 2. Crash Landing on You: SpaceX's Starship had yet another malfunction that sent rocket chunks hurtling back down to Earth. The spacecraft did manage to successfully separate from its Super Heavy rocket booster and reach orbit last night, but it spun out and made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Indian Ocean. Read More 3. All-in-one: Opera's new browser Opera Neon promises to perform tasks on your behalf, like shopping, filling out forms, and coding. But it won't come for free. It's currently behind a waitlist and users will have to subscribe once it releases. Read More | | | | The future of AI unfolds at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 in Berkeley, CA. Tap into expert insights from Google Cloud, Anthropic, Twelve Labs, Khosla Ventures, Amazon, Toyota, and more. Join founders, investors, and researchers for a day of bold ideas, real talk, and high-impact networking. Save even more when you bring a guest. | | | Image Credits: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images | 🖱️ Sign in with ChatGPT: OpenAI is testing more ways to get data on how you use the internet. The company is looking into letting users sign-in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account. It's also a move towards expanding into other consumer areas like online shopping. Read More 🤖 Last 100 yards: Fast-growing parcel delivery platform Veho has launched a pilot with Swiss robotics startup Rivr to deploy its dog-like delivery robots on Austin streets. Rivr's bots are unique because they can go up stairs and open gates. Read More 🧠Elon Musk's reach is on your socials, it's in the skies, on the streets, in your government, under the ground, and, soon, in your brain! His brain implant startup Neuralink has reportedly raised $600 million at a $9 billion pre-money valuation. Read More 🛠️ Build smarter, not harder: After a dream home project turned into a nightmare, Thibault and Simi Launay launched Litehaus to streamline the chaos of building houses using modular construction and Uber-like coordination. Read More 🪬 From the oil well sprung comes a fresh VC fund. Humain, Saudi Arabia's state-owned AI company, plans to launch a $10 billion venture fund, Humain Ventures, which will invest in startups in the U.S., Europe, and some parts of Asia. Read More | | | 🦅 The payoff: Tech CEOs dedicated their voices and wallets to Trump, hoping to gain something with the transactional, deal-wielding president. Business Insider takes a look at what those CEOs, like Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, have gotten for their efforts. Read More 🧑💻 Remote control: The Wall Street Journal has the crazy, and concerning, story of a 50-year-old "laptop farmer," who was the unwitting operator of a cyber scheme that allowed North Koreans to pose as U.S. tech workers and illegally collect $17.1 million in paychecks from more than 300 American companies. Read More | | | 🪦 RIP: Mozilla's read-it-later app Pocket is shutting down now that the way people read articles on the Internet has changed. But for those who still want to be able to save articles for later, here's our list of alternatives. Read More | | | Featured jobs from CrunchBoard | | | Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. | | | Update your preferences here at any time | | Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. Yahoo Inc.. 680 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA | | | | |
