Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis
Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran’s internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities.
OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo
OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm’s M&A spree.
Anduril’s Palmer Luckey thinks the future of tech is in the past
Luckey, who initially made his fortune in VR and now runs the defense contractor Anduril, and Ohanian both seemed to agree: Stuff was better in the old days.
Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year
The move comes as Disney launched a personalized vertical video feed in the ESPN app last year.
Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years
The security lapse exposed personal information belonging to residents who received state benefits.
Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips
Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain.
Snowflake announces its intent to buy observability platform Observe
Snowflake is bolstering its data stack to make the platform better suited to the sheer volume of data produced by AI agents.
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March
District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was evidence suggesting OpenAI’s leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure would be maintained. The case will go to trial in March.
Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’
AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.
Hands on with a prototype of Clicks’ Communicator, a new BlackBerry-like smartphone
TechCrunch goes hands-on at the CES 2025 show with the new Clicks Communicator, a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard.