TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:35:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ 32 32 Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/21/polymarket-reportedly-paid-creators-to-post-deceptive-videos-about-fake-bets/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:35:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134741 TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/21/techcrunch-mobility-a-new-robotaxi-scorecard-shows-chinas-dominance/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134646 When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits? https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/21/when-the-trump-administration-cracks-down-on-anthropic-who-benefits/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:28:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134737 Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/21/beyond-siri-here-are-the-practical-ai-features-coming-to-your-iphone-in-ios-27/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:40:28 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134254 Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/signals-meredith-whittaker-wants-you-to-remember-that-ai-chatbots-are-not-your-friends/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:32:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134719 In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/in-the-weights-is-your-new-ai-centric-vanity-search/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:41:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134695 Founders Fund’s outlier bet on humanely killed fish https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/founders-funds-outlier-bet-on-humanely-killed-fish/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:26:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134422 Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/nobel-laureate-john-jumper-is-leaving-deepmind-for-rival-anthropic/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:39:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134677 Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/every-new-ios-27-feature-thats-worth-knowing-about/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3131372 He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:47:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134573 From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:40:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134219 Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026 — here’s why it matters https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/go-eyes-robotaxis-and-acquisitions-after-japans-biggest-ipo-of-2026-heres-why-it-matters/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:45:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3133212 Aura’s impressive e-ink photo frame doesn’t even look digital https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/auras-impressive-e-ink-photo-frame-doesnt-even-look-digital/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134402 Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:50:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2878248 Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand? https://techcrunch.com/video/is-the-us-governments-anthropic-ban-accidentally-helping-the-brand/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:08:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_video&p=3134608 Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:23:28 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134600 The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no team https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-ceo-of-allbirds-new-ai-biz-has-a-plan-but-no-employees/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134214 The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China, but how? https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-us-says-asmls-top-chip-tool-may-be-in-china-asml-says-it-isnt/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:59:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134577 Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/telegram-ban-in-india-sparks-a-rush-to-vpns-rival-apps/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134455 Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed Deductive AI for up to $85M https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/source-elastic-agrees-to-buy-crv-backed-deductiveai-for-up-to-85m/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:51:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3134483