News archive.
Earlier AI news and analysis, kept for reference. Current coverage lives in News & Analysis.
AI agents can now save generated podcasts directly to Spotify
New CLI tool lets OpenClaw, Claude, and GPT agents push AI-generated audio summaries straight into your Spotify podcast feed with a simple command.
Netflix builds AI voice search to bypass smart TV platforms
The streamer's natural language search feature keeps users in-app and sidesteps Google, Roku, and Amazon's universal search monetization.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends second-pass discount May 8
Conference organizers push buy-one-get-one-50%-off deal with two-day deadline for October event in San Francisco.
Aurora scales driverless trucks from pilot to hundreds in 2024
Aurora moved from commercial pilot last April to scaling hundreds of autonomous trucks this year, with CEO Chris Urmson detailing the path from lab to highway.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens exhibitor tables for $12,500
The October conference expects 10,000 attendees and offers startups exhibit tables with lead capture tools and media access until September 25.
TechCrunch Battlefield 200 applications close May 27
Pre-Series A startups have three weeks left to apply for TechCrunch's main pitch competition with $100K in equity-free funding and VC exposure.
Mozilla ships 423 Firefox bug fixes with Anthropic's Mythos AI tool
Firefox patched 13x more bugs in April using AI vulnerability detection, including sandbox exploits worth $20,000 bounties that humans rarely find.
OpenAI CTO testifies Altman created chaos among executives
Former technology chief tells court CEO's leadership style bred distrust at the top of the AI company during ongoing trial.
Anthropic gets SpaceX compute deal, raises Claude usage limits
Partnership with SpaceX plus other recent compute deals let Anthropic increase usage limits for Claude Code and API access.
KAST pays stablecoin cashback up to 3% on card spending
Fintech startup replaces points with USD stablecoins, earning rates from 1.5% to 3% based on membership tier and monthly spend caps.
IRA Financial merges alts and stocks in single retirement account
Self-directed retirement platform now handles both traditional securities and alternative assets in one account with flat-fee pricing via Interactive Brokers integration.
Denmark's central bank selects Tieto for document management
Danmarks Nationalbank joins Norway and Sweden central banks on Tieto's Public 360° platform for structured case and document handling.