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Elon Musk repeatedly outperformed SpaceX executives Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell during the company's first earnings call by exaggerating their promises. The call highlighted Musk's tendency to amplify claims made by his leadership team.

Lucid’s new CEO Silvio Napoli has outlined four key priorities for the company’s turnaround plan, including the launch of a midsize EV, completing a factory in Saudi Arabia, reducing expenses, and developing robotaxis. The plan aims to achieve $1.4 billion in cash savings.

The article discusses partnerships with hotels around Moscone West during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, from October 13 to 15, to offer attendees the best hotel prices.

Android app developers may be unintentionally sharing their users' location data with advertisers, according to new research. The issue arises without developers realizing the data is being transmitted.

A SaferAI report reveals that Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 model is nearing frontier AI capabilities but lacks essential safety measures. This raises concerns that powerful open models may surpass governance and safety safeguards.

Anthropic has signed a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta, marking its latest move in a recent cloud partnership spree.

Endeavour Optical Networks is planning to launch the fastest space laser communications system yet built, aiming to transition data transmission from ocean fiber to space-based laser technology.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticized the AI industry as 'Marxist' following a quarter that generated $1 billion in profit. He warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprise use.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel avoided answering questions about Specs preorder during the Q2 earnings call. He stated that mass-market consumer adoption of the product will not occur until the end of the decade.

Base Power secured a $1 billion investment to accelerate the production of home batteries aimed at stabilizing the power grid.

House spending records indicate OpenAI's ChatGPT is the most widely used paid AI tool in Congress, employed by congressional offices for drafting memos, summarizing legislation, and assisting with constituent communications.

Samsung has banned smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers. The decision follows new security research highlighting risks associated with residential proxy networks that use such apps to share internet access.

June, a Marc Benioff-backed startup, aims to simplify AI adoption. It has raised a $20 million pre-seed round to address the AI deployment problem.

The global memory chip shortage is affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac, the MacBook Air. This shortage is causing issues in the supply chain for the device.

Sam Altman is urging the industry to 'pace the rate of AI development,' as discussed on the latest episode of Equity. The conversation centers on the debate around slowing down AI advancements.

Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School, a 'frontier community for techno-optimists.' The article questions the current status of the initiative.

TechCrunch Mobility explores the evolving role of AI in transportation, focusing on robotaxis and their impact on the future of mobility.

A judge denied xAI's request to block a Minnesota law banning apps that allow users to 'nudify' images, allowing the ban to proceed despite the company's lawsuit.

YouTuber Hank Green apologized for his AI usage, stating that the dopamine derived from interacting with large language models (LLMs) is 'not healthy for me or good for the world.'

Apple's new Upgrade program is being highlighted as an indicator of shifting smartphone ownership models, offering consumers subscription alternatives to traditional purchases.