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  • ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/chatgpt-india.jpg?resize=1200,800″] India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0 since its launch last week, OpenAI said on Thursday. However, third-party data reviewed by TechCrunch points to a more measured global response, with limited overall growth alongside sharp spikes in select emerging markets. ChatGPT Images 2.0, OpenAI’s latest image-generation upgrade,…

  • As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tim-cook-iphone-GettyImages-2234563479.jpg?w=1024″] Apple reported a record quarter on Thursday. Yet outgoing CEO Tim Cook warned of some gathering storm clouds in the form of memory chip supply issues that could impact business in the near future. “Today Apple is proud to report our best March quarter ever, with revenue of $111.2 billion and double-digit…

  • Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-157503102.jpg?resize=1200,776″] Skio, a 2020 Y Combinator alum that was founded by self-described college dropout Kennan Frost, has been acquired by competitor Recharge, the companies announced on Thursday. Both Skio and Recharge make products that handle subscription payments for brands. While the official press release did not disclose the terms of the deal, Frost…

  • Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dario-Amodei-.jpg?w=1024″] Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter. The round, which TechCrunch reported is expected to be roughly $50 billion, is estimated to close within two weeks, the sources said. As we previously reported, Anthropic…

  • Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CMC_8152.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Apple’s iPhone sales and Services revenue were the stars of the show in the tech giant’s most recent quarter, but the Mac quietly outperformed — helped by growing demand for AI workloads. Wall Street investors had expected to see Mac revenue in the low $8 billion range, but Apple reported $8.4 billion…

  • Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/jude-law-for-legora.jpeg?resize=1200,831″] Nvidia has laid a new brick in its AI empire. NVentures, its corporate VC fund, has backed Legora, reportedly its first legal AI investment. Leveraging AI to help lawyers streamline their work, the Swedish-born legal tech startup is competing with U.S. player Harvey. Alongside Atlassian and other new financial investors, NVentures joined…

  • Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rivian-R2-Headlight.jpg?resize=1200,900″] Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion allocated under the Biden administration. The company also announced Thursday that it will draw on the loan sooner than…

  • Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cpanel-security-flaw-bug.jpeg?resize=1200,784″] Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a newly discovered vulnerability in the widely used web server management software cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM).  The bug allows hackers to hijack and take full control of the servers running the affected software, which is thought to be used by tens of millions of…

  • After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-7.00.44-PM.png?resize=1200,783″] After Sam Altman trash-talked Anthropic for gatekeeping its cybersecurity tool Mythos by only releasing it to select users, he confirmed that OpenAI would be doing the same with its competing tool, Cyber. Altman said in a post on X on Thursday that OpenAI will begin rolling out GPT-5.5 Cyber “to critical cyber…

  • EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-615658438.jpg?w=1024″] Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling electric vehicle startup made the payments in a year when it delivered only four vehicles and lost nearly $400 million. The company has pivoted to selling cheaper…