YouTube looks to improve its TV app with QR codes for shopping, AI-powered upscaling

Key updates include the introduction of QR codes that let you identify and shop for items in tagged videos, AI-powered upscaling, and improved search.

Character AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids

After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it’s making changes to its platform to protect children, changes that could affect the startup’s bottom line.

Grammarly rebrands to ‘Superhuman,’ launches a new AI assistant

Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July

Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids

After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it’s making changes to its platform to protect children, changes that could affect the startup’s bottom line.

Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

CampusAI is an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.

Mappa’s AI voice analysis helps you find the best job candidates and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Mappa’s AI hiring platform can assess a candidate’s behavior based on voice patterns, and aims to take some of the guesswork out of hiring.

Unthread has a plan for cleaning up Slack and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Unthread builds Slack-native, AI-powered support bots for high-profile customers like Intuit, Lemonade, and Automattic.

Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

CampusAI is an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.

Mappa’s AI voice analysis helps you find the best job candidates and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Mappa’s AI hiring platform can assess a candidate’s behavior based on voice patterns, and aims to take some of the guesswork out of hiring.

Khosla-backed Mazama taps super-hot rocks in race to deliver 24/7 power

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy said it drilled a borehole that set a temperature record. Such superhot rocks could make geothermal a key player in data center power.