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MacPaw x Liquid AI
AI

MacPaw taps Liquid AI to offer on-device inference to devs building for its app store | TechCrunch

Ukraine-based app developer MacPaw has partnered with Liquid AI to power its products with locally hosted AI models,...

The Kimi K3 app icon on a smartphone arranged in Hong Kong, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
In Brief

Kimi-maker Moonshot AI targets $2B in annual revenue | TechCrunch

One of China’s most prominent AI labs, Moonshot AI, believes it can turn its popular open-weight model into...

Fidji Simo
In Brief

Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO | TechCrunch

Nscale, the buzzy U.K.-based AI data center startup, has appointed former OpenAI, Meta, and Instacart executive Fidji Simo...

Discovered Materials founders Advaith Sridhar and Akash Ramdas
AI

Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips | TechCrunch

Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and...

Apps

Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you | TechCrunch

A new app called Wrinkles uses your location to automatically surface stories about the places around you. Wrinkles,...

The ChatGPT application icon is displayed on a smartphone screen.
AI

OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand | TechCrunch

Demand for OpenAI’s newest and most powerful model, Astra, has led the company to temporarily pause subscriptions for...

TechCrunch Disrupt
Startups

5 days left: Save up to $410 on Disrupt 2026 passes | TechCrunch

Five days. That’s all that’s left to lock in one of the smartest advantages you can give yourself...

In Brief

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide | TechCrunch

NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT.The NextSlide...

Captcha, I am not a robot on laptop screen.
AI

Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you | TechCrunch

Anthropic’s latest report about agentic misbehavior offers plenty to be concerned about — its Mythos 5 model gained...

The Spotify logo displays on a screen with a person holding a phone.
AI

Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership | TechCrunch

During its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Spotify again teased the upcoming release of a new product that...