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Meta Launches AI Gaming App
TechCrunch AI · Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Meta has introduced a new app called Pocket, which lets users create and share small, interactive games and apps using...
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AI Hype Reaches Jersey Mike's
TechCrunch AI · Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Jersey Mike's, a sandwich shop, has mentioned AI 22 times in its IPO documents, despite not selling AI software. This h...
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Meta's AI Struggles
TechCrunch AI · Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Meta's efforts to accelerate AI development have hit a roadblock, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitting that progress hasn...
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AI Dating Hacks
TechCrunch AI · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read
A content creator and startup founder, Ben Guez, is using AI to automate his dating life by sending out templated Insta...
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Microsoft AI Boost
TechCrunch AI · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Microsoft just launched a new business, Microsoft Frontier Company, to help big companies use its AI tools successfully...
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AI Equity Proposal
TechCrunch AI · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read
OpenAI's CEO has proposed donating 5% of the company's equity to a US sovereign wealth fund, aiming to secure good rela...
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AI Startup Neo
TechCrunch AI · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read
Indian entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is investing $30 million in his new venture, Neo, an enterprise AI company that aim...
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SpaceX AI Device
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
SpaceX has allegedly shown investors a prototype of a sleek, handset-like AI device, sparking rumors about the company'...
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Meta Enters Cloud Market
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Meta is planning to launch a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models, which would...
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is a must-attend event for startup founders and operators, featuring prac...
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Gemini Spark AI
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Google's AI agent Gemini Spark is now available on Mac, allowing it to compete with other desktop AI agents and integra...
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AI Privacy Boom
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Venice AI is capitalizing on the growing demand for private and unrestricted access to AI models, with over 850,000 uni...
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AI Crawlers Face Deadline
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Cloudflare is changing its default settings to block mixed-use web crawlers from ad-hosting sites, affecting AI model p...
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Kutcher Leaves Sound
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures, the firm he co-founded 11 years ago, to start a new VC fund with Morgan Belle...
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AI Job Impact
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Fears of AI-related job loss have been growing, with up to 15% of US jobs projected to be eliminated over the next five...
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Lumo 2.0 AI Chatbot
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Proton's AI chatbot, Lumo, just got a major upgrade to version 2.0, adding image recognition and generation capabilitie...
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AWS Launches AI Team
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon Web Services is launching a new team of AI-focused engineers to help companies integrate AI into their operation...
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Riverside Adds Newsletters
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Riverside, a video and podcast recording tool maker, is introducing a new feature that allows users to turn their exist...
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X Simplifies AI Access
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
X is making it easier for AI assistants to connect to its platform through a new hosted Model Context Protocol server,...
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Google AI
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Google just released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and more affordable version of its AI image and video generator. This...
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AI Poker Champs Bet Big
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Former DeepMind researchers who created an AI that beat humans at poker are now using the same tech to trade stocks, an...
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OpenClaw AI App
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
OpenClaw, a free and open-source AI agent, is now available on iOS and Android devices, allowing users to run their age...
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Wayve's $85M Tender Offer
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Wayve, a UK-based self-driving tech startup, is giving employees a chance to sell some of their vested equity in an $85...
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US Lifts AI Export Ban
TechCrunch AI · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The US has lifted its export ban on Anthropic's advanced AI models, Mythos and Fable, allowing the company to restore p...