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Google is rolling out new features to make it easier for users to contribute local knowledge to Maps, the company announced on Tuesday. Most notably, Gemini can now create captions when users are look

Smack dab in the middle of this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, there was a huge dirt hole in the ground, blocks wide, where there used to be a convention center. The festival's events continue

I write (and think) about AI for a living. In any given 30-minute period, I waver between worrying that AI will destroy everything I know and love, and believing -- or at least wanting to believe -- t

We’re down to 4 days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been mapping out your 2026 tech event calendar

You really shouldn't use chatbots in your love life, but if you do, beware. A new study published on Thursday in the journal Science found that when AI dispenses relationship advice, it's more likely

I don't need to tell you how bad the job market is right now -- and it's getting stranger, too. I've had friends tell me they were interviewed by AI agents and only realized midway through the call th

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from labeling Anthropic a "supply chain risk" and cutting off the artificial intelligence firm's access to federal contracts.US

In a bipartisan team-up, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are demanding more transparency regarding the energy use of data centers. The pair sent a letter to the Energy

For 25 years, Wikipedia has been an open-source online encyclopedia where anyone can contribute knowledge, so long as it's grounded in reliable, verifiable sources. But as artificial intelligence tool

First delayed, now dropped. Less than a month after delaying work on its "adult mode" for ChatGPT, OpenAI has decided to shelve the controversial model "indefinitely," according to a report from the F

Loading the player… For decades, buying stock in a hot startup meant being allowed to invest in the funds run by the top VCs. But with the AI boom causing an investment frenzy, more family offices and

Indian startup Rocket is betting that the next big opportunity is the part before vibe coding: having AI help people decide what to build. It has launched a platform that produces consulting-style pro

Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has accidentally revealed the source code for its popular coding tool Claude Code.The leak occurred Tuesday morning when the company published version 2.1.88 of

In a 15-second clip posted on Tuesday by NBA star and Google performance advisor Steph Curry, there's an Easter egg hinting at what could be a notable new wearable launch from Google. The paid partner

A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is c