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Featured Headlines
- Inside one London founder house rewriting the founder-house rules
by Dominic-Madori Davis on July 26, 2026 at 5:03 pmHow one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .
- Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hackby Anthony Ha on July 26, 2026 at 4:33 pm
"The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!"
- TechCrunch Mobility: Uber bets on its former CEOby Kirsten Korosec on July 26, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
- Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 othersby Rebecca Bellan, Connie Loizos on July 26, 2026 at 1:30 am
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
- Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executivesby Anthony Ha on July 25, 2026 at 8:55 pm
The lawsuit will likely renew debates about whether term employment agreements are enforceable under California. law
AI & Machine Learning
- The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were ‘Active on the Internet’ for Days
by Lily Hay Newman, Dhruv Mehrotra on July 25, 2026 at 10:30 amPlus: Russian hackers are trying to steal US nuclear scientists’ emails, the State Department bans known scammers from entering the United States, and more.
- China-US AI Race Escalates, OpenAI Models Break Free, and Why You Should Check Your Car Alarm
by Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger on July 24, 2026 at 5:53 pmOn this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.
- Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI
by Lauren Goode on July 24, 2026 at 3:00 pmThe AI “startups” worth billions of dollars are raising alarm bells about Chinese AI. The smaller players have a totally different take.
- Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
by Elana Klein on July 24, 2026 at 10:00 am“I think it should stand for artificial idiot,” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”
- Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Endingby Caroline Haskins on July 23, 2026 at 6:45 pm
The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”
Gadgets & Hardware
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Big Tech (Apple, Google, Microsoft)
- Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
by Scharon Harding on July 23, 2026 at 8:47 pmApp is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.
- Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.by Ryan Whitwam on July 23, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
Cybersecurity
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Startups & Innovation
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Tech from Around the Web
- Inside one London founder house rewriting the founder-house rulesby Dominic-Madori Davis on July 26, 2026 at 5:03 pm
How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .
- Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hackby Anthony Ha on July 26, 2026 at 4:33 pm
"The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!"
- TechCrunch Mobility: Uber bets on its former CEOby Kirsten Korosec on July 26, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
- Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 othersby Rebecca Bellan, Connie Loizos on July 26, 2026 at 1:30 am
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
- Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executivesby Anthony Ha on July 25, 2026 at 8:55 pm
The lawsuit will likely renew debates about whether term employment agreements are enforceable under California. law
- The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caughtby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on July 25, 2026 at 8:24 pm
An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?
- Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20 billion valuationby Anthony Ha on July 25, 2026 at 7:23 pm
Elon Musk's tunneling startup is reportedly in talks for a major new funding round.
- Kalshi demands Netflix take down trailer for ‘Prediction Games’ documentaryby Anthony Ha on July 25, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Kalshi claims the trailer is “defamatory” and contains “both fabricated documents and false and misleading statements.”
- Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Techby Amanda Silberling on July 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
- One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.by Tim De Chant on July 25, 2026 at 1:05 pm
A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.
