August 03, 2026

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’: Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world." Read More

These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era: Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding to your Home Screen. Read More

The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air: The global memory chip shortage appears to be affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac. Read More

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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers: New security research offers a rare view inside residential proxy networks, which rely on apps that share a person's internet connection with someone else. Read More

Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School: Let's see how this "frontier community for techno-optimists" is doing ... Read More

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem: June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler. Read More

Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate: Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 raised $250 million at a $2 billion valuation as companies want continuous, AI-powered security validation instead of annual pentesting. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged — for robotaxis: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More

Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate: On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development." Read More

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August 02, 2026

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’: Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world." Read More

These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era: Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding to your Home Screen. Read More

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation: A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash. Read More

Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it: Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships. Read More

Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays: Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a "vehicle" company and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon. Read More

VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why  : New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. Read More

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them: India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2. Read More

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT: OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a "cool use case" for parents. Read More

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OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok: OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face. Read More

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