Innovation

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Apple's WWDC keynote stage with futuristic AI interfaces and subtle legal imagery, representing the dual announcement of new AI features and a settlement.
Research & Breakthroughs

Apple Unveils AI Features at WWDC Amid False Advertising Settlement

Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising of Siri's AI capabilities, just as it unveiled a major overhaul of the same technology at its annual develo

David Katzman·June 9, 2026
An abandoned dental lab with idle 3D printers and broken denture molds, representing the failure of SmileTech's digital denture project.
Research & Breakthroughs

SmileTech's Digital Dentures Project Fails Amidst Uneven Progress

Just two years after securing $50 million to revolutionize dentures with 3D printing, SmileTech Innovations announced its complete shutdown last week.

David Katzman·June 8, 2026
Diverse entrepreneurs looking at a futuristic interface with TechCrunch logo, symbolizing the extended deadline for Startup Battlefield 200 applications.
Industry Applications

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close June 8

The application window for TechCrunch's prestigious Startup Battlefield 200, offering direct access to tier-1 VCs, has been unexpectedly extended to June 8.

Rui Almeida·June 6, 2026
Giant, illuminated, tent-like structures housing Meta's AI data centers in New Albany, Ohio, under a twilight sky.
Research & Breakthroughs

Meta deploys tent-like structures to speed up data center AI

In New Albany, Ohio, Meta has erected six giant, tent-like structures.

David Katzman·June 5, 2026
A person's digital life, represented by icons and data streams, morphing into a colorful, AI-illustrated cartoon world with playful characters and scenes.
Consumer Tech

Google Dreambeans AI tool transforms your digital life into a cartoon

Imagine your entire digital life – every email, calendar entry, photo, and search query – being automatically transformed into 10 to 14 personalized, AI-illustrated cartoon stories every single day.

Meera Iyer·June 4, 2026
A robotic arm in a futuristic studio setting up a microphone next to an open book, symbolizing AI-driven audiobook creation by Spotify and ElevenLabs.
Research & Breakthroughs

Spotify uses ElevenLabs AI to help authors create audiobooks

Spotify Technology (SPOT) share price surged 13% on Thursday, its best day in over three months.

David Katzman·May 21, 2026