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Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion

TechCrunch48 minutes ago
Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft.

Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court

TechCrunch1 hours ago
OpenAI and Microsoft tried to dodge a courtroom showdown with Elon Musk, but a federal judge on Thursday rejected their requests to dismiss the case.

AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp

TechCrunch7 hours ago
The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research.

'They are essential': How smoke detectors are evolving

BBC Technology8 hours ago
AI trained to recognise fire is among the latest developments in fire alarm tech.

The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster

TechCrunch10 hours ago
AI labs just can't get their employees to stay put. Yesterday’s big AI news was the abrupt and seemingly acrimonious departure of three top executives at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines lab.

Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

TechCrunch11 hours ago
The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

TechCrunch12 hours ago
Higgsfield says it's on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

TechCrunch13 hours ago
Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.

The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

TechCrunch15 hours ago
The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

TechCrunch15 hours ago
Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs' $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.

X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash

BBC Technology16 hours ago
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others

TechCrunch16 hours ago
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

TechCrunch17 hours ago
Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes

TechCrunch17 hours ago
In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have "robust protections and policies" in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms.

Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again

TechCrunch17 hours ago
Spotify raised prices for its subscription plan in the U.S. for the third time in three years, as it hiked the monthly plan from $11.99 per month to $12.99 per month.

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

TechCrunch17 hours ago
The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.

Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook

TechCrunch17 hours ago
Tiger Global's case in India is being closely watched by investors.

After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban

TechCrunch19 hours ago
WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users in Brazil, days after the country's competition agency ordered the company to suspend its new policy that bars third-party, general-purpose chatbots from the app.

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests

TechCrunch20 hours ago
EtherealX is ramping engine tests and building a 150-acre rocket campus in India as it targets a 2027 launch mission.

Microsoft taps India’s Varaha for durable carbon removal offtake

TechCrunch22 hours ago
Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India's Varaha over the next three years.

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on where the name comes from

BBC Technology1 days ago
The site's co-founder speaks to the BBC for the online encyclopedia's 25th anniversary.

Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI

TechCrunch1 days ago
The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.

The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled

TechCrunch1 days ago
The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.

No 10 welcomes reports X is addressing Grok deepfakes

BBC Technology1 days ago
The use of the AI tool to digitally undress women has sparked a backlash as well as intervention from the government and regulator.

Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?

BBC Technology2 days ago
Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing but some experts say they aren't necessary.

Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?

BBC Technology2 days ago
Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing but some experts say they aren't necessary.

Tech Life

BBC Technology2 days ago
Meet the humanoid robots designed to help with household chores

Monzo bank says issue affecting its mobile app resolved

BBC Technology2 days ago
A Monzo spokesperson said it had activated a back-up banking service after identifying issues affecting its app.

Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri

BBC Technology2 days ago
Analysts say the deal is likely to be welcomed by consumers - but reflects Apple's failure to develop its own AI tools.

X could 'lose right to self regulate', says Starmer

BBC Technology3 days ago
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.

Why are more bosses sharing the top job?

BBC Technology3 days ago
More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes

BBC Technology3 days ago
Elon Musk's chatbot is under fire for altering images of women to remove their clothes without their consent.

Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

BBC Technology3 days ago
The social media platform has said there was "no breach of its systems" but questions remain.

Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

BBC Technology3 days ago
The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.

Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over explicit deepfakes

BBC Technology4 days ago
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.

Eggie, Neo, Isaac and Memo are domestic robots. But would you let them load your dishwasher?

BBC Technology4 days ago
Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.

Google employee made redundant after reporting manager who showed nude of wife, court hears

BBC Technology5 days ago
Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.

X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says

BBC Technology6 days ago
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

Watch: Backlash against Musk's Grok AI explained

BBC Technology6 days ago
Technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains the row over changes made by X to it's Grok AI image edits, after the UK government called it "insulting".

Excel: The software that's hard to quit

BBC TechnologyJan 9, 2026
Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.

Cool future tech at CES!

BBC TechnologyJan 8, 2026
The technology show CES is back for another year in Las Vegas in America.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records

BBC TechnologyJan 8, 2026
The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.

Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI

BBC TechnologyJan 8, 2026
The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested

Elon Musk's Grok AI appears to have made child sexual imagery, says charity

BBC TechnologyJan 8, 2026
It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed to have used Grok

Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer

BBC TechnologyJan 8, 2026
Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.

Tech Life

BBC TechnologyJan 6, 2026
The latest gadgets, the future in assistive tech and upcoming gaming releases in 2026.

Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI deepfakes

BBC TechnologyJan 6, 2026
Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as "dehumanising".

Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' unease

BBC TechnologyJan 6, 2026
Lego says its new tech-enabled products are its "most revolutionary innovation" since it launched its mini-figurines in 1978.

Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as it seeks to power more products with AI

BBC TechnologyJan 6, 2026
The chip giant is looking for ways to move the AI revolution beyond software and into physical products.

Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories

BBC TechnologyJan 6, 2026
The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.