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Matt Mullenweg, Founder & CEO of Automattic
Apps

Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence | TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic, best known as the parent company of WordPress.com, has been...

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AI

Apple has a new way to prove your iPhone photos aren’t AI slop | TechCrunch

In a world awash in AI slop, Apple wants you to trust what gets captured on its iPhones.The...

Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
Security

Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far | TechCrunch

If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at...

Dario Amodei
AI

Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner | TechCrunch

As the AI model wars continue, Anthropic has released the newest version of Sonnet, the company’s mid-tier model,...

AI

Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? | TechCrunch

Less than two weeks after Meta agreed to a massive $18 billion multistate settlement in a lawsuit over social media’s...

Hardware

Apple shows off AirPods 5 with improved active noise cancellation | TechCrunch

At Apple’s Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday, the company unveiled the latest generation of its wireless earbuds,...

Exein: left to right, Gerardo Gagliardo, CFO & Co-Founder; Gianni Cuozzo, CEO & Founder; Giovanni Alberto Falcione, CTO & Co-Founder
Fundraising

New Italian unicorn Exein rides the physical AI wave | TechCrunch

Europe has a new unicorn: Italian startup Exein has just raised a $270 million funding round led by...

A macro close-up photograph shows the Google Gemini AI app icon
AI

Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ | TechCrunch

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini...

Apps

The iPhone Duo may already have its first killer app: a virtual Walkman | TechCrunch

Preorders for the new iPhone Duo don’t start until later in October, but the device may already have...

Gadgets

Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo | TechCrunch

Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its Surprise and Shine event held...