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Venture

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO | TechCrunch

Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch...

Startups

How startups get noticed by Nvidia, Google, and other tech giants | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Building a great product is one thing. Getting a company like Nvidia to put its name...

AI

OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch

OpenAI today released new conversational models, called GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, claiming that they sound more natural and...

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In Brief

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users | TechCrunch

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among...

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel looks on during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.
In Brief

Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked | TechCrunch

The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had...

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AI

US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material | TechCrunch

In a lawsuit that The New York Times filed against OpenAI, the Trump administration has contributed a 20-page...

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Apps

Epic Games to preinstall its game store on ‘millions’ of devices with new Telefónica deal | TechCrunch

Epic Games is partnering with Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication providers in the world, to preinstall the...

Media & Entertainment

The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock | TechCrunch

Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors...

AI

Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded | TechCrunch

Runway no longer wants to be just another AI model company. It wants to become the infrastructure layer...

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Media & Entertainment

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant | TechCrunch

Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium...