Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco: There will be an employee in the driver's seat -- a big change from how things have been working in Austin. Read More
Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal: Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal, available in the U.S. through Google Labs, that lets users quickly spin up web apps with just a few prompts. Read More
Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit: Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, will round out the leadership team at Meta's new AI lab. Read More
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Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year: Tesla is behind on its goal to produce at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots by the end of 2025. Read More
How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store: BiteSight is a food-delivery app that lets users watch videos of food before ordering. It also lets customers see what their friends have ordered and bookmark places to try out. Read More
Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals: It's one of just a few similar partnerships Lyft has struck, while rival Uber has an increasingly long list of robotaxi deals. Read More
AI referrals to top websites were up 357% year-over-year in June, reaching 1.13B: AI platforms in June 2025 generated over 1.13 billion referrals to the top 1,000 websites globally, up 357% year-over-year. Read More
Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers: Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google's own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people's phones. Read More
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Sam Altman warns there's no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist: In response to a question about how AI works with today's legal system, Altman said one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for AI is that there's no legal confidentiality for users' conversations. Read More
Apple broadens App Store's age rating system: Apple has expanded its age rating system to include 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings, in addition to the existing ratings for younger users. Read More
Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal: Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal, available in the U.S. through Google Labs, that lets users quickly spin up web apps with just a few prompts. Read More
Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October: In response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it would stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October 2025. Read More
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Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Francisco startup — he's also serving his 11th year in prison: A senior software engineer for Turso, Thorpe is part of an experimental program in the Maine state prison system that allows incarcerated people to work remote jobs from custody. Read More
Amazon introduces a more affordable color screen Kindle: Amazon launches a more affordable, $250 Colorsoft Kindle and a version for kids. Read More
Apple iOS 26 public beta arrives: Apple released iOS 26 in public beta. Here's everything you can expect, from the Liquid Glass design to features powered by Apple Intelligence. Read More
Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year: Tesla is behind on its goal to produce at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots by the end of 2025. Read More
How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store: BiteSight is a food-delivery app that lets users watch videos of food before ordering. It also lets customers see what their friends have ordered and bookmark places to try out. Read More
250+ top tech voices. 200 sessions. 10,000+ attendees. 3 days straight — October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Don't miss valuable takeaways across 6 industry stages, breakouts, roundtables, and unmatched networking. All at the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $675 on your ticket.
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes: X is piloting a new feature that will help to identify the platform's best posts. The system is similar to how Community Notes fact-checking works. Read More
