In 2026, a quiet contradiction is emerging in the software industry. While CEOs of major firms like Figma and HubSpot publicly express calm about the rise of AI agents, their companies' legal...
Anthropic is giving its users more room to experiment. For a limited period, the company has temporarily doubled the usage limits for its Claude AI assistant during off-peak hours. The promotion,...
In a series of moves that signal a profound shift, the operators of the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange are forming partnerships with cryptocurrency platforms. Their goal is to move the global...
Google's record-breaking $32 billion purchase of cybersecurity firm Wiz is now complete. The deal, the largest ever for a venture-backed startup, dominated conversation on TechCrunch's Equity podcast...
A new job listing is making the rounds in acting circles, and the stage is a video call. Companies that supply training data to leading AI labs are now recruiting improvisational actors, seeking...
In the early 2020s, as TikTok reshaped video, a different experiment captured Silicon Valley's imagination: Clubhouse. This invite-only app built entire rooms around live, ephemeral conversation. For...
A new financial layer is emerging, one designed not for people, but for the software that works for them. While you read this, autonomous AI agents likely completed dozens of transactions—paying for...
A cache of hacked data from the Department of Homeland Security’s technology incubator, obtained by the Guardian, details a series of funded projects aimed at significantly expanding surveillance...
In a direct bid for wider adoption, Anthropic is temporarily removing the guardrails on its Claude AI assistant. For the month of March 2026, both free and paying users will find their message limits...
In a quiet lab in Switzerland, a computer is running on a fragment of a human brain. This isn’t a metaphor. FinalSpark’s 'Neuroplatform' sustains lab-grown clusters of human neurons, called...
In a warehouse lab, engineers are debugging a walking sensor array designed for urban combat. Foundation's Phantom MK-1, a bipedal robot undergoing field evaluation in Ukraine, represents a profound...
In the world of prediction markets, where bets are placed on everything from election results to sports championships, a new type of trader is gaining ground. It doesn't sleep, get emotional, or...
In 2008, philosopher Viktor Argonov published a prescient analysis of a technology that has moved from science fiction to laboratory reality: the artificial programming of human needs (APN). His...
A popular narrative suggests that artificial intelligence will displace legions of office workers, sending them toward a prosperous future in the skilled trades. As we look at the economy in 2026,...
Anthropic has shifted its strategy from merely creating its Claude AI to orchestrating its widespread corporate adoption. The company has formally launched the Claude Partner Network, a coalition of...
In regulatory filings and carefully worded executive statements, Google has made one thing clear: it has not promised to keep ads out of its Gemini AI assistant. This quiet stance is the most...
The headphone, as a standalone audio device, is effectively finished. That's the clear takeaway from this year's CES, where the category has undergone a quiet revolution. The focus has decisively...
A U.S. missile strike that destroyed a girls' school in Iran last month, causing significant casualties, is now suspected to be the result of a critical failure in an artificial intelligence...
In a modest home lab, a software engineer's side project is hinting at a profound shift in how we might live with technology. The experiment involves building a personal AI assistant from the ground...
The going rate for stolen Russian personal information on the dark web has more than doubled since late last year, according to a new analysis from Smart Business Alert (SBA), a service of ECA PRO....