• The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles

    The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake highlights technology’s increased role in rap beefs, in addition to how and when AI should be used in music. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • TechCrunch Space: Launch pad decongestion

    This week, we've got some very cool news from Hubble Networks, which became the first company in history to connect a Bluetooth chip to a satellite. The startup has stayed relatively low-profile, but with this tech validation they're looking to expand -- and connect possibly billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • The Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online

    Days before the Met Gala, New York’s young and techish partied at The Net Gala. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Lucid loses longtime Apple and Intel exec who steered software division

    Lucid Motors’ senior vice president of digital Mike Bell has resigned from his position. The company said in a filing Monday that the longtime Apple and Intel executive’s resignation is “effective immediately, in order to pursue other opportunities.” Lucid says Bell will serve in an advisory role through mid-August to help “transition” his duties at […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Global crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity

    With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up scrutiny, crypto startups and founders are looking to Hong Kong to support their growth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • DocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion

    As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign (which now prefers to go by Docusign, with a lowercase “S,” a PR rep from the company tells me) announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 million. The purchase comes as DocuSign makes increasing investments […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Opera's AI assistant can now summarize web pages on Android

    Opera announced that Aria, its browser AI product built in collaboration with OpenAI, can now summarize text-based web pages on Android. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Apple iPad event: What to expect

    So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determined there was enough news to warrant a stand-alone event, which kicks off tomorrow at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. iPads (including […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • TechCrunch Minute: Newchip, Techstars and what happens when startup accelerators fail

    Building a startup is hard. Building a company that helps startups is similarly difficult. That’s the takeaway from TechCrunch reporting on Techstars and Newchip. In the case of Newchip, the accelerator appeared to promise a bit more than it could deliver. Mix in a culture that appeared to be turbulent at best, and you have […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Police resurrect LockBit's site and troll the ransomware gang

    An international coalition of police agencies have resurrected the dark web site of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, which they had seized earlier this year, teasing new revelations about the group. On Sunday, what was once LockBit’s official dark net site reappeared online with new posts that suggest the authorities are planning to release new […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • How to choose a deep tech startup program

    Deep tech founders often had to go it alone. But today, there are a wealth of options from incubators to accelerators. Here's how to pick one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Dorsey leaves Bluesky, tech giants do more with less, and the next IPO

    News that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky caused a stir this weekend. After all, Dorsey is a former Twitter co-founder and CEO, so his investment of time into the rival social network carried weight. The decentralized social networking service said that it is looking for a new board member. But while we had to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.