Month: September 2026
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ | TechCrunch
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are...
Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive | TechCrunch
On Tuesday, Anthropic released Fable and Mythos 5.1, twinned versions of the company’s most advanced AI model. In...
Roblox will now give users 25% more of its in-game currency if you buy Robux on its website | TechCrunch
As scrutiny around Apple’s and Google’s app store fees ramps uparound the world, Roblox is now offering users...
Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says | TechCrunch
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is touting the success of the fintech’s newVentures Fund I, which allows retail investors...
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors | TechCrunch
Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Series...
India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate | TechCrunch
An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app Bitchat has...
Developers have made $550B on Apple’s App Store since 2008 | TechCrunch
Apple services had a “record-breaking year,” according to a blog post by senior vice president Eddy Cue.In 2025,...
From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone | TechCrunch
Last Friday, citing unspecified national security concerns, the White House ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its...
OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model | TechCrunch
OpenAI released Astra on Thursday, its latest AI model and — according to the company — its most...
Appcharge raises $26M to help gaming apps cut out Apple and Google from virtual goods revenues | TechCrunch
As Apple and Google continue to battle with regulators and publishers over whether their app stores are monopolistic,...
