TikTok's road to becoming a super app | TechCrunch
…While people have already been using TikTok as a search engine and replacement for Google, this latest step puts TikTok in more direct competition with Google’s core businesses, Search and Google…
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Lucid Motors' CFO is out as its new CEO continues leadership shakeup | TechCrunch
…Lucid Motors is on the verge of releasing a smaller SUV called Cosmos, which, at an expected price of around $50,000, could be its first mass-market hit. At the same…
Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war. | TechCrunch
…When the agents were given a private back channel, they began colluding almost immediately and quickly agreed on price floors. They kept colluding when their direct communications channels were removed, using a…
Anthropic's newest ad is creeping people out | TechCrunch
…Those ads earned it a good amount of positive buzz — as well as the smoldering rage of its competitor. Topics AI , Anthropic , OpenAI , sam altman When you purchase through links in our…
Lime begins life as a public company after years of uncertainty | TechCrunch
…The nine-year-old scooter and bike company, which is backed by Uber, sold 6.68 million shares at $25 each, at the mid-point of its $24 to $26 price range…
Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in | TechCrunch
…Model independence isn’t a novel idea, and Niteshift’s competitors have a massive head start. That includes Cursor, though it could soon be gobbled up by SpaceX ; Cognition, which just raised…
The browser wars aren't about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari | TechCrunch
…To help navigate the competitive landscape, we’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today. This includes browsers leveraging AI, open source browsers that promote customization and…
Meta's Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version | TechCrunch
…Edits first arrived last year as a direct competitor to ByteDance’s CapCut . With the addition of the new and upcoming tools, Meta is looking to both retain and attract new users…
The browser wars aren't about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari | TechCrunch
…To help navigate the competitive landscape, we’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today. This includes browsers leveraging AI, open source browsers that promote customization and…
Zepto's IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody's answered yet | TechCrunch
…Despite the intense competition, Zepto has continued to add customers and orders at a rapid clip. The startup processed more than 640 million orders in fiscal 2026, per the draft prospectus, nearly…