Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation |

6:45 AM PDT · October 7, 2026 A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from…

Audible's new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters |

Facing new competition in the audiobook market from Spotify, Audible is turning to AI and other technology to enhance the listening experience. On Thursday, the…

I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it |

When Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs at the video-generation startup Synthesia, sent me a link this summer to the newest addition to their PR…

Trump says it's time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he's also creating an AI Force |

President Donald Trump has responded in characteristic fashion to the recent debate around AI safety — by declaring that these concerns are part of a…

I tried Tovala's smart oven for two weeks — here's whether it beats takeout |

I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks to see if it could actually make dinner as easy as the company promises. It won’t replace…

Furo’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off |

U.S. venture capitalists once insisted that international startups move stateside before they would write a check. The three 28-year-old founders behind Furo are convinced that…

Furo's founders left Silicon Valley — and it's paying off |

U.S. venture capitalists once insisted that international startups move stateside before they would write a check. The three 28-year-old founders behind Furo are convinced that…

Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag |

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To…

Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents |

Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, is shifting its focus to a potentially more lucrative idea: indexing the spoken conversations buriedin…

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders |

On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No money changed hands. Not even lawyers’ fees,…