Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately |

It’s hard to find programmers these days who aren’t using AI coding assistants in some capacity, especially to write the repetitive, mundane bits. But those…

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models |

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a…

The Trump administration's big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants |

9:07 AM PDT · August 23, 2025 Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the…

Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acqui-hire |

In Brief Posted: 1:01 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of…

OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments |

In Brief Posted: 1:26 PM PDT · August 23, 2025 In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI…

Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5 |

In Brief Posted: 7:00 AM PDT · August 24, 2025 Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically,…

Mobility: Waymo's Big Apple score and Nvidia backs Nuro |

Hey, all, and happy Friday! Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for news, analysis, and scoops around the future of transportation. To get this…

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is probably the biggest movie in theaters |

12:59 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 A singalong version of the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is on-track to earn $18 million to…

Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley |

In Brief Posted: 1:32 PM PDT · August 24, 2025 Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes…

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law |

Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new…