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Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI

MAXWELL ZEFF

Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles

MARINA TEMKIN

The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.

Roblox must make changes after failing to block adults creeping on kids

ASHLEY BELANGER

Roblox is first platform to submit to independent audits under the Online Safety Act.

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.

JULIE BORT

Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing product.

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

SARAH PEREZ

Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potentially boosting their traffic as AI search sends fewer clicks to the web.

Mark buys a castle

DOMINIC-MADORI DAVIS

Mark Zuckerberg just bought a cozy abode somewhat close to Meta’s international headquarters in Ireland.

Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

A hacker pretending to work for a leading cryptocurrency news website targeted several cybersecurity professionals using Google Docs as a way to deliver malware.

There are less than 48 hours to save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

TECHCRUNCH EVENTS

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

BRIAN BARRETT, ANDY GREENBERG

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon

Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

AMANDA SILBERLING

Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water -- his suggestion is not completely ludicrous.

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

JORGE GARAY

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.

The Enhanced Games — tech’s steroid extravaganza — didn’t pay off, as company posts $60 million loss

LUCAS ROPEK

An effort to transform the world of sports through steroid use doesn't exactly seem to be bearing financial fruit.

ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plugin

LUCAS ROPEK

Ever wanted someone else to do your texting for you? ChatGPT is being offered up as an automated text scribe via a new Apple Messages integration.

OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates

JULIE BORT

Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companies' investors pause about how "sticky" enterprise AI spending really is.

Google Pixel 11 Review: Minor Upgrade

SIMON HILL

Incremental improvements fail to generate much excitement, but Google’s Pixel 11 is still an accomplished Android phone.