Whoβs behind the new βstealth modelβ Ox Alpha? TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 23 August 2026 at 22:01 A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.
Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 23 August 2026 at 21:30 The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber β¬825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europeβs GDPR.
Flock CEO calls for βcompromiseβ as surveillance company faces growing backlash TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 23 August 2026 at 17:30 Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.
Harvardβs $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 22 August 2026 at 23:46 In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.
Will the DOJβs investigation into a16z spook other VCs? TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 22 August 2026 at 22:24 On the latest episode of Equity, we wonder why the DOJ is investigating startup board seats.
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 22 August 2026 at 18:30 OpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 16 August 2026 at 22:57 OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Why people arenβt buying Mark Zuckerbergβs AI future TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 16 August 2026 at 22:32 On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerbergβs vision.
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is βfundamentally a crisis of trustβ TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 16 August 2026 at 18:53 Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 15 August 2026 at 23:29 The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."
Anthropic shares more details about how Claudeβs new watermarks will work TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 15 August 2026 at 20:58 How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 15 August 2026 at 18:30 AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.