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Flipkart vs Amazon: India's Quick-Commerce Battle Heats Up
Walmart-backed Flipkart hits 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates fast-delivery push
MoEngage's Game-Changing AI Deal: India's Tech Giant Goes Big
India's MoEngage snaps up AI startup Aampe in a blockbuster deal, betting that personalized AI agents are the future of marketing. Here's what it means for brands everywhere.
Mark Zuckerberg's Secret Prediction Market App Could Change Everything
Mark Zuckerberg is making a bold move into prediction markets with a new Meta app called 'Arena' — and it's about to shake up the social media landscape.
Serena Williams' Husband Backs Braiding Tech to End Marathon Salon Sessions
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is backing a revolutionary hair-braiding robot that could transform how Black women spend their salon days—and he's got personal motivation.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Last Call for Startup Stars
TechCrunch's flagship founder conference is offering limited-time discounts. Over 1,000 founders and investors converge in Boston on November 4 for networking, panels, and pitch-perfect insights.
Kyle Schwarber's Pixel-Art Mug Spawns Viral Baseball App Sensation
An indie developer created Ribbie, a retro arcade-style baseball app that's making ESPN look ancient. It all started with a pixel-art doodle of Phillies star Kyle Schwarber.
Dara Khosrowshahi faces shareholder lawsuit over Uber safety failures
Uber's leadership is under fire after shareholders filed a major lawsuit alleging the company knowingly cut corners on safety and compliance.
Google DeepMind Drops $75M on A24: Timothée Chalamet and Anne Hathaway's Studio Goes AI
Google DeepMind is investing $75 million into A24, the indie studio behind hits with Timothée Chalamet and Anne Hathaway, to develop AI tools for filmmaking.
Claude AI Wants Your ID Now—Here's Why
Anthropic's Claude AI is now asking users to upload their IDs, passport scans, and even selfies for identity verification—a major privacy shift that's raising eyebrows.
Amazon's Alexa+ Lands in India With Hindi Support
Amazon is expanding its conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India, sending out beta testing invitations to customers who speak Hindi alongside English.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Strikes Massive AI Chip Deal Worth Billions
Elon Musk's SpaceX is cashing in on its AI chip empire, landing yet another megamillion-dollar deal with Reflection AI—proving the billionaire's data center is the hottest commodity in tech.
Meta Taps CRED Founder Kunal Shah to Lead WhatsApp Globally
Kunal Shah, the billionaire founder of Indian fintech giant CRED, is stepping down as CEO to take the helm of WhatsApp, replacing longtime leader Will Cathcart. Meta is simultaneously pumping $900 million into CRED.
Instagram Declares War on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video
Instagram is making a bold play to muscle in on streaming giants, rolling out longer-form content, episodic series, and live experiences on its TV app.
MIT Dropout Ethan Thornton Juggling Six Weapons Programs at Once
Ethan Thornton's Mach Industries is betting big on doing everything simultaneously. Sources say it's risky—but he's convinced the defense game works differently.
Polymarket's Creator Scandal: Fake Bets, Fake Websites, Real Deception
Polymarket allegedly paid online creators to post deceptive videos featuring fake bets on near-perfect website copies, amplified by a marketing contractor army.
Waymo loses robotaxi crown to China's Baidu Apollo Go
A fresh ranking system shows China's robotaxi programs surging ahead of Western competitors in the global self-driving car battle.
Meredith Whittaker's Warning: AI Chatbots Are NOT Your Friends
Meredith Whittaker wants you to know that AI chatbots aren't conscious beings—and treating them like friends could cost you your privacy.
Macaulay Culkin Tops New AI 'Vanity Search' Leaderboard
A new website called In the Weights is letting celebrities—and regular folks—check how memorable they are to artificial intelligence models. Macaulay Culkin is currently winning.
Tech Founder's Robot Fish-Killing Machine Shocks Silicon Valley
A startup backed by Founders Fund is deploying refrigerator-sized robots on fishing boats to kill fish 'humanely,' sparking conversations about animal welfare and tech disruption in unexpected places.
Nobel laureate John Jumper bolts DeepMind for Anthropic rival
Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is making a dramatic exit from Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, signalling a major shift in the AI talent wars.
Go's Robotaxi Revolution: Japan's Biggest IPO Bet on Driverless Future
Go, Japan's largest taxi-hailing app, just pulled off the country's biggest IPO of 2026. Now it's betting billions on robotaxis to save the collapsing driver market.
Aura's E-Ink Photo Frame Tricks Everyone Into Thinking It's Real Art
Aura's new e-ink photo frame is so convincing that guests think you've printed actual photos. Here's why tech insiders are obsessed.
Jeff Bezos's Anthropic drama: US ban backfires spectacularly
The US government's forced ban on Anthropic's newest AI models is creating chaos — and possibly helping the company's reputation in the process.
Allbirds CEO Nadia Carlsten's AI gamble: solo founder, zero staff
Allbirds' dramatic pivot to AI startup Smartbird has left CEO Nadia Carlsten leading a company with a $100M war chest and no employees to show for it.