March 09, 2026

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis: It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV. Read More

The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world: TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV. Read More

Ring's Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm privacy fears, but his answers may not help: The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning.

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package: Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. Read More

OpenAI hardware exec Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal: Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she's resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team. Read More

A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen: The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn't lost on anyone involved. Read More

Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation: The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's R2 gambit: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things "future of transportation."  Read More

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Flipkart moves its headquarters back to India ahead of IPO: Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV. Read More

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March 08, 2026

OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal: Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she's resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team. Read More

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package: Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. Read More

OpenAI delays ChatGPT's 'adult mode' again: The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December. Read More

Robinhood's startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut: The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio. Read More

Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers: Trump's Department of War feud with Anthropic won't impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products. Read More

Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs: This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies. Read More

Anthropic's Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks: In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — 14 of them classified as "high-severity." Read More

Grammarly's 'expert review' is just missing the actual experts: A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users' writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

Bill Gates' TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor: It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade. Read More

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