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Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing abuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?
8+ min ago (613+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Last year, the phone hacking tool maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as customers,…...
Joseph C Belden: Last chance for innovators to win scaling perks
27+ min ago (314+ words) The search for the next wave of breakthrough innovation isn't over yet. Due to overwhelming interest and strong early submissions, nominations for the 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award have been extended through February 27, 2026, giving innovators additional time to bring their technologies…...
Why these startup CEOs don't think AI will replace human roles
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (571+ words) As AI companies get bigger in valuation and usage, there is a constant debate about how AI is replacing humans in various jobs. Studies suggest that roles where AI can automate most tasks will be impacted, though some analysts believe…...
The boys' club no one was supposed to write about
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (370+ words) Loizos has been reporting on Silicon Valley since the late "90s, when she joined the original Red Herring magazine. Previously the Silicon Valley Editor of TechCrunch, she was named Editor in Chief and General Manager of TechCrunch in September 2023. She"s…...
SpaceX's Starbase city is getting its own court
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (422+ words) SpaceX's company town in Texas, Starbase, is less than a year old, but it already has its own volunteer fire department and is working on creating a police department. Now it wants its own court, too. Starbase's city administrator submitted…...
Nvidia deepens early-stage push into India's AI startup ecosystem
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (457+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Nvidia is stepping up efforts to court India's artificial intelligence startups earlier in their lifecycle, unveiling…...
As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (326+ words) As AI companies and startups push their way into the web browser market, the world's biggest browser, Google Chrome, is rolling out a handful of new features. The company on Thursday announced the official launch of a trio of options,…...
Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (489+ words) Reddit announced on Thursday that it's testing a new AI search tool that takes community recommendations and matches them with products from some of the company's shopping and advertising partners. A small group of users in the U.S. will start to…...
Meta is shutting down Messenger's standalone website
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (395+ words) Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website, the company shared in a help page. Starting April 2026, the website will no longer be available. If users still want to send and receive messages on the web, they can do so…...
SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (383+ words) Tim De Chant is a senior climate reporter at TechCrunch. He has written for a wide range of publications, including Wired magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Ars Technica, The Wire China, and NOVA Next, where he was founding editor. De Chant…...