The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.

A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup

“Our matches convert to actual dates at about 10x the rate of Tinder,” Weng told TechCrunch.

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach

The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers.

Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude’s app into the top 10

The numbers suggest that Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercials, combined with Anthropic’s recent release of its new Opus 4.6 model, worked to drive attention to Claude’s app and its key differentiator from ChatGPT.

Roku to launch streaming bundles as part of its efforts to continue growing its profitability

Roku delivered an impressive Q4, posting net income of $80.5 million. The company also outlined plans for streaming bundles.

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans

India turns to Alibaba.com’s B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports.

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model

The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users’ unhealthy relationships with the chatbot.

The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker

The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025.

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries.

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach

The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach.