| Slate Auto’s radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950 The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| How to invest when everything is moving too fast TechCrunch's StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working in AI right now. They were as entertaining as they were illuminating. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India Walmart-backed Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates its own quick-commerce push in India. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| India’s MoEngage bets that the future of marketing is millions of AI agents The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund Menlo has created a solid rep for itself as an AI investor, all based on one gutsy $750 million move in 2024. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches It's unclear why Klue had not revoked the credential after the limited pilot, which hackers then used to breach a system holding keys for accessing customers' data. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time Anthropic’s new Claude Tag brings an always-on AI teammate to Slack. But beyond productivity, the feature is a strategic play to capture organizational context, institutional knowledge, and enterprise workflows. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Password manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach This is the second data breach to affect LastPass customers in recent years, after one of the password manager's tech partners was recently breached. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment HaloBraid aims to help salons speed up braiding with its first device, slated to launch later this year, that acts as a braiding assistant for professional stylists. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand The smart glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| 4 days left to save up to $190 on TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 Four days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 — the ultimate founder bootcamp — before Early Bird rates end on June 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register today. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Ribbie turns real-time baseball stats into arcade-like, pixel-art broadcasts Ribbie lets you follow along live with MLB games with a delightful, arcade-inspired interface. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open source bugs OpenAI is using AI to help the open source community better protect itself. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won't be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle's data logs. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| Shareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber's board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits. Source: © TechCrunch | |
| The AI world is getting ‘loopy’ The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly. Source: © TechCrunch |