Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium users will now be able to have interactive conversations with the app to choose what music or other audio they want to hear.
The feature is initially available in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden across iOS and Android devices for users 18 years old and above in English. It’s…
Since the large language model (LLM) explosion started, companies have been trying to solve the problem of overflowing inboxes by using AI to categorize emails and draft replies that sound like you. Email client Superhuman is launching a new version of its auto-draft feature…
Quick question: Do you want AI to be so well trained, it could help husbands (or wives, for that matter) plan the perfect murder of their spouses?
Just as a gut reaction, that feels like a no for me. I wouldn’t even think it was a particularly hard question.
But America…
Anthropic has started localizing Claude’s pricing in India, its biggest market outside the U.S., as global AI companies increasingly tailor their offerings to win users in the world’s most populous nation.
Local pricing has begun to appear for some users in India on Claude’s website and mobile apps. However, Anthropic has yet to enable payments via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)…
Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, is getting new AI-powered features and customization updates, including the ability to report road updates conversationally and get personalized navigation.
Some of the new features are powered by Google’s Gemini AI assistant, which…
More than three years after ChatGPT’s launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families.
OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and…
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
July 13, 2026
Apple filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI over allegations of trade secret theft and breach of contract.
The iPhone maker alleges that this misconduct, which it says reveals a pattern of theft from OpenAI employees who previously worked at Apple, was directed by OpenAI’s senior leadership, including Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan.
The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for…
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
July 13, 2026
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. SK Hynix, a South Korean memory chip giant, said Friday it has raised $26.5 billion (KRW 40 trillion) in its U.S. market debut.
SK Hynix sold 177.9 million American depositary shares (ADRs) at $149 each…
At a time when AI backlash and data center protests are making headlines, Anthropic’s Claude is rolling out a new feature that subtly makes the case for why you should keep using it.
On Thursday, the company introduced “Reflect,” a built-in dashboard that lets you…
The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.
This round follows a previous $15 million Series A led by Benchmark’s Peter Fenton. All told, the company has now raised $88 million.
Ollama, which launched in 2023, helps devs run open-weight AI models on their PCs, getting them up and running in…
