Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome
Anthropic is the latest AI lab to offer an AI agent with the ability to view and take action in a user’s Chrome browser.
Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show
Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out
Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill.
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in Central Eurasia’s…
Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first wave of VCs brought serious firepower, and now we’re adding more top investors who will grill founders, unpack…
AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit
Experts say that many of the AI industry’s design decisions are likely to fuel episodes of AI psychosis. Many raised concerns about several tendencies that are unrelated to underlying capability.
Pintarnya raises $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia
The Indonesian startup, now backed by $16.7M in Series A funding, helps workers find full-time and side gigs while offering financial solutions
Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley
Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes his upcoming book, “How to Save the Internet.”
Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is probably the biggest movie in theaters
This is Netflix’s first time winning the domestic box office.
TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo’s Big Apple score and Nvidia backs Nuro
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for news, analysis, and scoops around the future of transportation.