Snap is back with a new pair of AR smart glasses, and for the first time in years, it’s ready to sell them to consumers. The company plans to sell these new glasses, called Specs, to consumers starting in 2026, CEO Evan Spiegel announced on Tuesday during the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. […]
Final call: Apply to host a Side Event at TechCrunch All Stage 2025 today
Hosting a Side Event around TechCrunch All Stage 2025 in Boston? Today is your last chance to get on the official calendar — and it’s not just for the day of our All Stage event on July 15. You can book a time during our full All Stage Week, from July 13 to 19, by […]
Threads is finally getting a DM inbox
Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta’s social network Threads is finally testing a separate DM inbox that is separate from your Instagram DM Inbox.
Apple’s upgraded AI models underwhelm on performance
Apple has announced updates to the AI models that power its suite of Apple Intelligence features across iOS, macOS, and more. But according to the company’s own benchmarks, the models underperform older models from rival tech firms including OpenAI.
Enterprise AI startup Glean lands a $7.2B valuation
Glean announced on Tuesday that is raised a $150 million Series F led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation.
At WWDC 2025, Apple sang developers’ praises amid AI letdowns and App Store battles
Apple has yet to deliver on some of the key technology advances that could modernize developers’ apps for the AI era.
Report: Meta taps Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang to join new ‘superintelligence’ lab
Mark Zuckerberg is hand-picking top researchers and engineers to join an upcoming AI research lab dedicated to “superintelligence,” and Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang is on the list.
ChatGPT is having a partial outage
OpenAI experienced a partial outage on Tuesday morning that created some issues for users trying to access ChatGPT, Sora, and the API, the company said on its status page. The company started investigating the issues late on Monday night, but the partial outage has persisted through Tuesday morning. Around 5:30 am PT on Tuesday, OpenAI […]
Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models
Like other reasoning models, Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics.
Surprise! We’re extending the Startup Battlefield 200 deadline — 7 days left to apply
You asked. We listened. Due to overwhelming demand, we’re extending the deadline to apply for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. You now have 7 more days to make your move. This is your shot at Disrupt’s most competitive, highest-visibility startup program. A launchpad that has changed the trajectory of hundreds of companies — […]