WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8 WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. “After pausing […]

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A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to the […]

Hackers reportedly accessed Wiles' phone contacts, which were used to impersonate her.

X’s new DM feature, XChat, has begun rolling out to beta testers. Some X users who pay for the platform’s subscription product have reported that they can access XChat, while reverse engineer Nima Owji confirmed to TechCrunch that the new messaging system appears to be ready to ship. XChat is intended to be a more […]

Google is putting AI to work on your inbox, whether or not it's something you want to use.

We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists — 10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience […]

As we count down the final days to TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, we’re offering one last chance to score a special deal. We’ve launched the TC Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — your shot to show off your AI knowledge and win big. Just answer a few short AI-specific […]

Exhibit tables for TechCrunch All Stage — happening July 15 in Boston — are almost gone. If your product can help founders scale or if your innovation can supercharge startups, this is your moment to shine. Here’s the deal: The deadline to book is June 6, but we’re almost sold out. That last 6’ table […]

June 5 is almost here — bringing real, unfiltered AI conversations… and higher ticket prices. Lock in your savings now. Register now to save $300 on your TechCrunch Sessions: AI pass — and get 50% off for your +1. Don’t wait for rates to spike when event doors open. Join us at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach […]

Elon Musk increased his drug taking during the 2024 presidential campaign in which he donated around $270 million to help elect Donald Trump.

Siemens EDA, Cadence, and Synopsys have received notices from the U.S. Commerce Department about new export controls on chip design software to China.

Misfits Market, the online platform that delivers imperfect groceries to help minimize waste, announced the acquisition of household restocking service The Rounds on Friday.

Google has fixed a bug that led AI Overviews to say it's 2024 when it was asked if this year is 2025.

Grammarly has secured a $1 billion commitment from General Catalyst.

The Innovation of the Year celebrates the boldest and most visionary startups exhibiting at VivaTech 2025. Open to all exhibiting startups, the award honors those pushing boundaries and redefining industries. Startups were scored on Innovation & Creativity, Market Disruption, and Scalability. From hundreds of applicants, 30 made the short list. The top five will pitch […]

At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, the spotlight is on the future of artificial intelligence and the startups shaping it. This high-energy event brings together founders, investors, and technologists to explore how AI is transforming industries — from the pitch deck to full-scale deployment. We’re proud to spotlight our partners — not just for their support, but […]

AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots.

Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X’s Grok chatbot, on Thursday released a new suite of image-generating models — some of which can both create and edit pics. The most capable of the models in the new family, called Flux.1 Kontext, can be prompted with text […]

Tinder Gold and Premium subscribers in the test group will have access to the feature, but not free users.