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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/X-and-Threads-GettyImages-1763609384.jpeg?resize=1200,832″] X is turning itself into more of a “save-it-for-later” app with the launch of a new History tab that collects your bookmarks, likes, videos, and articles all in one place for easy access. Initially available on iOS, X head of product, Nikita Bier, describes the new resource as a better way to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/instants-instagram.png?resize=1200,763″] Instagram announced on Wednesday that it’s globally launching “Instants,” a new feature for sharing authentic, disappearing photos after testing it with select users. The feature lets users share disappearing photos with their close friends or mutual followers that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours. The app borrows…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TechCrunch-Disrupt-Haje-Kamps-529.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Rivian’s spinoff company Mind Robotics has raised another $400 million, just two months after raising $500 million, as it works to develop industrial robotics that can further automate factory operations. The funding round, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was led by Kleiner Perkins. The venture arms of Volkswagen, which is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2273245180.jpg?resize=1200,800″] In May 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was sworn in and testified before Congress about the regulation of artificial intelligence. Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana heard his ideas about licensing advanced models and asked if Altman might be qualified to run a hypothetical AI regulatory agency. “I love my current job,” Altman…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Origin-Lab-Co-Founders.jpg?resize=1156,1200″] As AI begins to interact with the physical world, new types of labs are working to build world models that could be used to operate physical robotics or model objects in physical space. Unlike large language models, there isn’t an easy source of data for those models, which has left many labs…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55243042679_18cca8aeb0_k.jpg?resize=1200,800″] This week, we’re sharing a conversaiton from Strictly VC’s recent event in San Francisco. Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad joined Connie Loizos to talk about AI-driven software development, competing with major AI players, and how coding is changing as software creation becomes more accessible. Plus, he gives some insight into their…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dario-Amodei-Anthropic-1.jpg?w=1024″] Anthropic is looking to court smaller companies. To that end, the company announced Wednesday the launch of Claude for Small Business, a new suite of services designed for customers who less resemble Walmart and Starbucks and more resemble the local hardware store or coffee shop. So far, much of the most intensive…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/iphone-store.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech giants, confirmed on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of its factories. In a statement sent to media outlets, Foxconn said that the cyberattack affected facilities in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Alexa-for-Shopping-Chat-Window.jpg?w=1200″] Whether you like it or not, Amazon continues to put AI at the center of the shopping journey. The company announced Wednesday “Alexa for Shopping,” its new personalized AI shopping assistant, powered by Alexa+.  Notably, the experience will replace Rufus, its generative AI shopping assistant that launched in 2024. According to the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/brian-schimpf_a6f588.png?w=864″] Another year, another massive influx of capital for Anduril: The funding round that was rumored to be in process in March has officially closed. Anduril has raised a $5 billion Series H round at a $61 billion valuation, led by returning investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced Wednesday. This…