Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
While Kylie Jenner serves as a human billboard for Meta’s AI glasses, pop star Lorde isn’t buying it. During a set at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last week, Lorde had some choice words…
Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again
A pattern is emerging among people who’ve already made it big. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI’s defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more…
Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber has spent the last year quietly pushing beyond the two businesses most people associate it with. There’s ride-hailing, of course, and delivery, but spend time in the app and you’ll now find hotel bookings…
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…