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Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.

TECHNOLOGY

Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.

TechCrunch·16h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Discord navigates regulatory pressure with selective age verification rollout

According to Discord, 90% of users will not have to verify their age.

TechCrunch·18h ago

TECHNOLOGY

TechCrunch’s Boston summit signals shift in founder support during tighter capital markets

Founders shouldn't have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit is designed to make the challenges of starting a company easier and the highs that much greater.

TechCrunch·22h ago

TECHNOLOGY

How TechCrunch’s conference pricing reveals stress in the flagship tech event model

Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

No Dogs in Space returns to show narrative podcasts can survive hiatuses

In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks were gearing up to announce the show's return with season four, Punk 2.0. […]

The Verge·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

World model startups' opacity becomes a liability as funding mounts

Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Boring Company’s Texas Hyperloop pitch tests whether it can finally build something

Many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Why AI safety rhetoric isn’t slowing development down

On Equity, we debated whether Ai executives are serious about wanting to slow down.

TechCrunch·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang isn’t the right voice on AI risk

The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he claimed there was a "0% chance" of AI being the end of the […]

The Verge·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Sony’s partnership with Kojima Productions unravels amid Physint cancellation

After it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima's Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator's latest title would be coming to Xbox, there were a flurry of rumors about the falling out. Bloomberg reported that the decision was driven by a number of factors, including missed de

The Verge·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Trump’s AI Force plan signals acceleration over safety in Washington

The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He posted that his administration "will not in any w

The Verge·3d ago

TECHNOLOGY

Google’s undercover infiltration marks shift in how tech companies pursue cybersecurity

An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang

Ars Technica·3d ago

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Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.

TechCrunch·16h ago

TECHNOLOGY

Discord navigates regulatory pressure with selective age verification rollout

According to Discord, 90% of users will not have to verify their age.

TechCrunch·18h ago

TECHNOLOGY

TechCrunch’s Boston summit signals shift in founder support during tighter capital markets

Founders shouldn't have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit is designed to make the challenges of starting a company easier and the highs that much greater.

TechCrunch·22h ago

TECHNOLOGY

How TechCrunch’s conference pricing reveals stress in the flagship tech event model

Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then.

TechCrunch·3d ago

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Roman Space Telescope reaches L2 after decades of budget battles and delays

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) beyond the Moon. From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecede

The Verge·3w ago

SCIENCE

Google embeds student tools into Gemini to recapture homework search

As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for gr

The Verge·August 19, 2026

SCIENCE

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in

The Verge·August 18, 2026

SCIENCE

CMF’s budget clip earbuds challenge the audio trade-offs of open-ear design

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which mea

The Verge·August 14, 2026

Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

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Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

Discord navigates regulatory pressure with selective age verification rollout

TechCrunch’s Boston summit signals shift in founder support during tighter capital markets

How TechCrunch’s conference pricing reveals stress in the flagship tech event model

No Dogs in Space returns to show narrative podcasts can survive hiatuses

World model startups' opacity becomes a liability as funding mounts

Boring Company’s Texas Hyperloop pitch tests whether it can finally build something

Why AI safety rhetoric isn’t slowing development down

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang isn’t the right voice on AI risk

Sony’s partnership with Kojima Productions unravels amid Physint cancellation

Trump’s AI Force plan signals acceleration over safety in Washington

Google’s undercover infiltration marks shift in how tech companies pursue cybersecurity

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Mitsotakis admits Europe’s AI governance is already behind the curve

Discord navigates regulatory pressure with selective age verification rollout

TechCrunch’s Boston summit signals shift in founder support during tighter capital markets

How TechCrunch’s conference pricing reveals stress in the flagship tech event model

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Roman Space Telescope reaches L2 after decades of budget battles and delays

Google embeds student tools into Gemini to recapture homework search

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CMF’s budget clip earbuds challenge the audio trade-offs of open-ear design