Tag: Technology

Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we’ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn’t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year…

This is exactly what I needed…

OpenAI is closing its video generation product Sora. Thus ends OpenAI’s high-profile push into AI video and a proposed $1 billion partnership with The Walt Disney Company that never resulted in payments. The move reflects a broader shift by OpenAI toward enterprise software and coding, areas seen as more commercially viable and less resource-intensive. Sora

The charger station is a big plus for me…

Winter testing has been completed for the VW ID EVERY1, the first vehicle under a joint venture between Rivian and Volkswagen Group to be equipped with the EV maker’s software and electrical architecture. That’s not just progress toward getting this vehicle into customers’ hands; it also unlocks another $1 billion investment from Volkswagen Group into…

Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case where someone’s device was hacked with these additional security protections switched on.  “We are not aware of any successful mercenary spyware attacks against a Lockdown Mode-enabled Apple device,” Apple spokesperson Sarah O’Rourke told TechCrunch on…

In one year, Shield AI’s value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril’s Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force…

Not a day goes by without them turning on…

Earlier in 2026 shares of some of the world’s largest business software companies – including HubSpot, Intuit, Autodesk, Salesforce, Drobox, Adobe and Docusign – plummeted in value. Some companies partially recovered, but most did not. Why the disruption? A number of AI tools have been rolling out that allow non-developers to do the work that

AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator’s Winter ’26 cohort and presented their startups in a Demo Day on Tuesday.  These companies are working on products across industries such as law, transportation, and healthcare.   I did not, admittedly, listen to…