​Waymo has dropped the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, the latest step in the company’s bid to scale its self-driving technology across the United States, U.K., and Europe.  

​Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.   

​After TV Time’s shutdown left millions of users searching for an alternative, one of the app’s original founders is back with Bingers, a new TV and movie tracker that revives the social features fans loved while adding support for importing their viewing history.  

​A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain monitoring firms.  

​Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists’ music while ensuring artists opt in, receive credit, and are compensated.  

​Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed.  

​The acquisition, which was first announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, Walmart’s connected TV advertising platform.  

​An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just little attention Musk pays to Tesla’s car business.  

​[[{“value”:” The facilities director view If you run facilities for a school district, the first question about cleaning robots is not the sticker price. It is what changes at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday. Which rooms do the robots take. Where does the custodial team stay in charge. Who resets the routes when the master schedule shifts for a homecoming…

​Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.