Month: August 2026

University of Glasgow spinouts looking to raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/university-of-glasgow-spinouts-looking-to-raise/

Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/anthropics-annualized-revenue-surges-to-65b/

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team “We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon,” Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/ai-automation-startup-relay-shuts-down-staff-joins-googles-chrome-team/

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert-say-investigators/

Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21  If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone

Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and others. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/spotifys-new-playlist-notes-let-users-and-editors-explain-their-song-picks/

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ OpenRouter’s CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/

Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/why-people-arent-buying-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-future/

Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’ Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-backlash-is-fundamentally-a-crisis-of-trust/

TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/techcrunch-mobility-the-shifting-flight-path-of-electric-air-taxis/