Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
The moment you realize the internet is “held together by glue and dreams.” The moment you realize the internet is “held together by glue and dreams.”
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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple’s repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI’s messy “super app” launch, here’s a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations. From Apple’s repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI’s messy “super app” launch, here’s a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart might sell itself to a larger competitor. Instacart might sell itself to a larger competitor.
Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max
Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access. Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access.
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn’t work. OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn’t work.
Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one. At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit
Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do’s and don’ts for building hit products. Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do’s and don’ts for building hit products.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on November 4, bringing founders, investors, and operators together for a full day of candid conversations, practical sessions, live pitching, networking, and smaller roundtables built for deeper discussion. TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on November 4, … Read more
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers. A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.