Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts |

9:42 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Smart ring maker Circular on Thursday unveiled its upcoming Ring 3 series, which consists of a Pro model…

Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep |

In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Google is launching conversational AI features within Docs, Gmail, and Keep that let users ask…

Google's latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella |

Scientists at Google DeepMind and Google Research released a new artificial intelligence model for weather forecasting today that sees our changing atmosphere more clearly and…

Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion |

After weeks of swirling rumors, Nvidia confirmed today that it has acquired Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. Hugging Face’s platform hosts three million models, one…

TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more |

TikTok’s comment sections are getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new features for its comment sections, including voice…

Volunteer at Founder Summit in Boston |

6:00 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are…

Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals  |

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the…

Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates |

2:38 PM PDT · September 2, 2026 The Justice Department has spent years attempting to break up Google’s gargantuan advertising business across two separate antitrust…

Musk's faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem |

Elon Musk says he’s found a way to solve one of AI’s biggest bottlenecks by making a hard-to-manufacture turbine part himself. On Saturday, Musk confirmed…

Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps |

Hollywood’s finest — the people accustomed to massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets — are now betting on something much smaller: microdramas. Microdramas are…