TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum
Welcome to TechCrunch Mobility, where we explore the future of transportation and the growing role of AI in shaping it. To have this delivered to your email, enroll now at no cost by clicking on…
Reed Jobs would rather talk about curing cancer than his last name
Reed Jobs is an individual who is enjoyable to be around. He’s extremely talkative, constantly criticizing himself, inclined to use video-game comparisons, and it’s evident that he is passionate about his job. Although he isn’t…
This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC’s heat wave
Over the weekend, the intense heat in NYC made me yearn for a cold beverage around the middle of each day. Typically, this would involve perspiring during a stroll to the nearby 7-Eleven to purchase…
Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone
Over the last few years, various tech leaders have predicted that eyewear might become the upcoming significant interface for consumer devices. Although today’s intelligent glasses depend largely on phones, even when they possess exceptional hardware.…
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
More than three years after ChatGPT’s launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families. OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build…
US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
The U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA admitted that it lacked a pre-prepared response plan for dealing with a cybersecurity incident in May. This was following an investigative reporter’s notification that a contractor had unintentionally exposed…
Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn
In Summary. Posted:. 5:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, July 10, 2026. A shopping startup named Phia, co-founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, has been accused of engaging in a practice called…
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
Meta has decided to remove a contentious feature that permitted users to alter images from public Instagram profiles with the aid of AI. This feature, which was introduced this week alongside a set of other…
After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV
India on Thursday approved a manufacturing joint venture between China’s Vivo and local manufacturer Dixon Technologies, a move that could mark the next phase of the country’s smartphone manufacturing boom after Apple helped turn India…
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter
In Summary. Posted: . 5:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, July 9, 2026. This week, it was revealed by Bloomberg that Microsoft is using its own proprietary models to replace certain aspects of OpenAI’s software in…