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Apple CEO John Ternus says the best AI device is still the iPhone | TechCrunch

Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, used the opening of the company’s Surprise and Shine event Wednesday to make...

AI

After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action | TechCrunch

When the call came, Tarini Padmanabhuni’s grandfather believed he was talking to his brother. The voice on the...

Venture

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too | TechCrunch

When it comes to Chinese AI labs using distillation techniques to extract knowledge from frontier model makers, Y...

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Startups

Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now...

AI

Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite | TechCrunch

Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 million in new funding for its platform that uses an...

AI

‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI  | TechCrunch

An Anthropic researcher has resigned over fears that unrestrained development of self-improving AI models will end up killing...

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Startups

Last day to grab your exhibit table at Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2 | TechCrunch

This is the last week and your final opportunity to book your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit table. Book...

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Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip | TechCrunch

Intel is looking to double down on gaming hardware with a new chip and platform for portable gaming...

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Venture

Family offices are clamoring for AI investments | TechCrunch

For the wealthy families who manage their own money through a family office, the math right now is...

AI

What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like? | TechCrunch

Loading the player…It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple. Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing...