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May 8, 2026 at 14:41 TechCrunch

Truecaller slashes 70 jobs amid declining ad sales

Truecaller's ad revenue declined by 44%, leading to the layoffs.

May 8, 2026 at 14:00 TechCrunch

Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Last day to buy one pass and get a second one at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague at half of...

May 8, 2026 at 12:49 TechCrunch

Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code

Airbnb also said its customer support AI bot now handles 40% of issues without escalating to a human agent.

May 7, 2026 at 23:11 TechCrunch

Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B

The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in Nov...

May 7, 2026 at 22:24 TechCrunch

OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API

The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other ...

May 7, 2026 at 21:49 TechCrunch

Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%

The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a c...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 13:54 Startups
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Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce

The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts. CEO Evan Spiegel also wrote that the company is closing more than 300 open roles. Snap had about 5,261 full-time employees as ...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 13:06 Startups
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Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate

Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric.

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 13:01 Startups
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Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks

Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you.

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 13:00 Startups
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Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup

The involvement of AMD, Arm, and the venture arm of Qualcomm is about more than money. It's also about tapping into the variety of compute platforms that Wayve's self-driving sy...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 13:00 Startups
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Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder

Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to date, the company s...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 10:00 Startups
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Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK

This collaboration is with Bookshop.org, an online marketplace dedicated to supporting local, independent bookstores. Currently, the ability to purchase physical books is availa...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 02:31 Startups
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Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's cur...

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:31 Startups
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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simulta...

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos

The AI giant's co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it claims has powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

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