Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses

Since Specs’ debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist.

Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers

In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn’t losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he’s more worried about the AI industry’s own warnings about where the technology is headed.

Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators

Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content.

Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down

Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it’s closing shop in December.

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.

Hear why Science Corp CEO Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At this year’s Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.

Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database

The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand.

Google says some Pixel phone owners were hacked in zero-day attacks

The Pixel phone maker said there are indications that a bug in the phone’s modem “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.”

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry 

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.

We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says

AI isn’t some new form of “alien mind,” according to Jensen Huang. It’s just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI product maker.