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An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 29, 2026. The summit is scheduled to continue through May 29. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
Robotics

Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era | TechCrunch

Physical AI is one of the hottest sectors in venture investing, with companies raising billions to apply the...

iPhone screen is seen through the broken glass in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 25, 2024.
Security

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks | TechCrunch

The common assumption among iPhone security experts has been that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was...

QueryStory co-founders Shapor Naghibzadeh, Dave Glusic, and Stanley Yang.
AI

QueryStory wants you to believe what AI is telling you | TechCrunch

Shapor Naghibzadeh learned the value of a good story in 2009 as a Google SysOps engineer. When hackers...

Broken iPhones are seen as a part of replica of Formula E car made by used electronics, on the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30, 2023.
Security

A major hacking tool has leaked online, putting millions of iPhones at risk. Here’s what you need to know. | TechCrunch

Security researchers have uncovered a series of cyberattacks targeting Apple customers across the world. The tools used in...

AI

Arga Labs is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents | TechCrunch

Making AI agents work in practice is a lot harder than many companies expected — but there’s help...

Smashed Iphones are seen during COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30, 2023.
Security

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch

Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a hacking campaign targeting iPhone users that used an advanced hacking tool called...

Startups

Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses | TechCrunch

Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those...

Customers try out iPhone 17 Pro smartphones inside the Apple Store at Sanlitun Taikoo Li on November 8, 2025, in Beijing, China.
In Brief

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia | TechCrunch

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech...

Runable co-founders Saksham and Umesh
AI

Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them | TechCrunch

As artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to build websites and apps, Indian startup Runable is betting...

71st Anniversary Foundation Italian Republic in Naples, Italian, on June 2,2017, Flag-hoisting ceremony whit inter force department in Square the Plebiscito.
Security

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says | TechCrunch

Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been...