RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI
Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.
Former Googlers AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brainrot’ videos in just one click
OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.
Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level.
NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy
The multi-modal tool, which includes speech, text and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.
Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready talks about the agentic web and where the social network will fit in the AI era.
OpenAI priced GPT-5 so low, it may spark a price war
Developers who have had early access are touting GPT-5’s pricing as much better than competing models.
SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn’s Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project
Foxconn spent years promising electric vehicles would be built at the former Chevy Cruze factory. Now it will make AI servers.
Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms
WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, last raised $40 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data.Â
What founders need to know before choosing their exit — straight from Jai Das and Roseanne Wincek — at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Startups face more exit options — and more uncertainty — than ever before. That’s why we’re bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San
Google tests revamped Google Finance with AI upgrades, live news feed
Users will now be able to research their financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news.