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Security

Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware | TechCrunch

Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see...

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...

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...

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...

Robotics

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according...

Matthias Petri and Andrey Styskin - Keenable
AI

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents | TechCrunch

Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can’t spare the time or attention required to scan...

Thibault Sottiaux
AI

‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux | TechCrunch

Users of OpenAI’s software engineering tool Codex might know Thibault Sottiaux as the guy who resets their token...

array of cheeseburgers
AI

The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus | TechCrunch

When it first happens to you, you think you’re crazy. You wander into a cafe and look at...

iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro
Hardware

Apple iPhone just had its best year in India as the smartphone market stays broadly flat | TechCrunch

Apple’s iPhone is gaining ground fast in India, shipping about 14 million units in 2025, based on market...

Social

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads | TechCrunch

As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends into large-scale entertainment platforms, a startup...