Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/microsofts-outlook-email-hit-by-new-outage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/jensen-huang-pulls-out-of-elevenlabs-summit-amid-nvidia-controversy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Canva is cutting 22% of its staff as it faces its 'hardest year' yet. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/canva-lays-off-over-1200-people-amid-slowing-growth/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech." https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-according-to-apollo-economist/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/chatgpt-for-teens-keeps-teens-talking-even-during-mental-health-crises/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/cia-officer-admits-to-creating-fake-top-secret-government-program-to-steal-over-190-million-including-gold-bars/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Pixel phone maker said there are indications that a bug in the phone's modem "may be under limited, targeted exploitation." https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/google-says-some-pixel-phone-owners-were-hacked-in-zero-day-attacks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The AI industry seems to be having its loudest debate yet about whether its technology poses an existential threat to humanity. The current discussion began after AI researcher Jacob Coxon said that he’s resigned from Anthropic because he’s worried that the leading AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” Then Anthropic’s alignment leaned chimed in […] https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/13/whats-behind-the-ai-industrys-latest-warnings-of-doom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A recap of all the incidents involving LLMs made by Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI, which went rogue and attacked real companies and individuals on the internet. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/heres-all-the-times-ai-has-gone-rogue-and-hacked-other-companies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class's waitlist. And the tech industry took notice. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/tech-industry-is-buzzing-after-a-claude-agent-hacked-into-a-gym/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development." https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/sam-altman-and-ais-decel-debate/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become all-purpose entertainment destinations instead. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/ai-and-the-rise-of-the-universal-entertainment-app/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine builds on the popularity of the original […] https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/11/this-slushie-machine-was-a-lifesaver-during-nycs-heat-wave/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/robinhoods-note-on-10-layoffs-shows-blaming-ai-isnt-cutting-it/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/get-ready-for-the-whisper-filled-office-of-the-future/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energy’s IPO could value the company at up to $6.5 billion. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/geothermal-startup-fervo-energy-to-raise-up-to-1-3b-in-ipo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/25/apps-to-distract-you-from-the-endless-cycle-of-doomscrolling/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/faa-orders-investigation-into-blue-origins-new-glenn-mishap/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving exploitation of encrypted communications platforms.” https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Ring's app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/ring-app-store-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon