Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos

Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others.

Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work

The fusion power startup recently completed some experiments at Sandia National Laboratories and shared the results exclusively with TechCrunch.

Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’

The newest version of Anthropic’s model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers.

Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools

AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent.

NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world. Crew-12 is expected to head to the International Space Station next week, while the highly anticipated Artemis II mission — which will bring humans around the moon for the first time since the 1960s — was delayed until March.

OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack

An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome.

Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers

We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

The new model is built to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.

The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most

The Bezos-owned newspaper gutted its San Francisco bureau and coverage of tech — including journalists reporting on Amazon and Blue Origin.