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Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content.
Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it's closing shop in December.
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.
Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?
The move closes the gap between the market discussions taking place on the timeline, and the market itself.
CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other’s severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, providing a year of salary and additional equity vesting if their departures qualify for the benefits.
Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company Waymo in January, will be based out of Silicon Valley.
At this year's Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.
The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand.
Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.
Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers.
“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup that recently raised $163 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Valor Equity
The deal could net the asset-light robotaxi company more than $300 million in funding.
The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
The Pixel phone maker said there are indications that a bug in the phone's modem "may be under limited, targeted exploitation."
Amazon's investment in these raises comes out to over $1.5 billion, or about 0.06% of its $2.68 trillion market cap.
Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags, posting reminders, and audience insights, as Meta looks to make the X rival a bigger hub for podcast promotion and discussion.
Meet the next five top-tier investors judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 and don't miss a moment of the ultimate startup pitch competition.
Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is September 18. Three days left. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders on October 13–15.
Using a power station for backup is ideal, but not with these appliances.
From Claude to Cowork and back again – plus, Anthropic’s all-new Claude Docs.
The update lets you contact VIPs with a tap and adds scam protection.
Can’t decide between the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max? Absolute feature parity makes this year’s decision a little easier for me.
The latest out-of-band update resolves a few problems in Windows 11, including one that cut off the sound for certain USB audio devices.
Even if you’re not ready for iOS 27, there’s an important new update for you too. Here’s what’s new.
The September Patch Tuesday update is causing audio problems with certain USB devices, but you may be able to resolve it yourself.
Two divisions of Switzerland’s government are shifting from Microsoft 365 to open-source openDesk. Here’s why.
This isn’t the first time that Apple has extended the free two-year trial.
Gill Haus explains Chase’s approach to AI – and getting the core fundamentals right.
I hate to admit it, but I wish Android would do what Apple just did.
A new Apple support page explains how Siri AI and other AI-powered tools in the new OS will be controlled.
New research explores behavioral trends behind that ‘nothing to hide’ phrase. Plus: 6 ways to improve your phone privacy.
Apple quietly increased prices across its existing lineup after revealing its latest devices. Here’s why.
Apple announced a new foldable called the iPhone Duo, the iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, and new Apple Watches at its Surprise and Shine event in Cupertino. Here’s the rundown.
Researchers say LG TV’s behavior ‘parallels malware’ – with user data logged even when TVs are on standby.
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max offer an impressive battery and professional-quality camera system – and you can get one on T-Mobile.
The Apple event revealed much more than a new lineup of iPhones. iOS 27 has a release date now.
With ChatGPT’s new Sketch tool, you can draw directly in the chat window and then watch as your drawing is transformed into a final image.
iOS 26.6.2 squashes a bug that could prevent users without Wi-Fi from downloading software updates, including iOS 27.
ZDNET editors are on the ground in Cupertino to cover the ‘Surprise and shine’ event live.
The September Windows 11 update set a new patching record with almost 1,000 security flaws fixed.
Sony’s budget headphone lineup starts at $70 and includes the WH-1000XM4, WH-CH730N, and WH-CH530 models.
In the final round of our Big Guessing Game, you shared your predictions on the iPhone event to win a new Apple Watch. Here are the final results.
“There are shadow agents running in almost every environment we look at,” warns Cisco’s VP of product for identity, who oversees the company’s Duo Agentic Identity product designed to solve the problem.