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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32 · TechCrunch

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search

Jun 20, 2026 at 19:41 · TechCrunch

So ... what's your In the Weights score?

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

Jun 20, 2026 at 15:00 · TechCrunch

While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions...

Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”

Jun 20, 2026 at 19:41

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search

So ... what's your In the Weights score?

Jun 20, 2026 at 15:00

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of...

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Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32 TechCrunch

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”
Jun 20, 2026 at 19:41 TechCrunch

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search

So ... what's your In the Weights score?
Jun 20, 2026 at 15:00 TechCrunch

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth loo...
Jun 20, 2026 at 00:47 TechCrunch

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote ...
Jun 19, 2026 at 21:45 TechCrunch

Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026 — here’s why it matters

Go's IPO — Japan's biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country's languishing listing season....
Jun 19, 2026 at 16:50 TechCrunch

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

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Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features

Plaintiffs in the class -action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.

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Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says

About 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating -- but many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters.

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Rivian owners sue over false promises on self-driving features

Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.

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Complaint Complaint Allege Features Plaintiffs First Generation
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Mivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen time

Notably, unlike other apps that might just try to pull you away from your phone, Mivo lets the user decide if they want to continue, encouraging users to become more aware of ho...

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The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it

“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”

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‘Queer Eye’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone

After spending a year and a half focusing on his own journey — from fitness and nutrition to meditation, sobriety, relationships, and personal growth — Brown wants to help other...

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Brown Featuring Half Focusing Karamo Brown
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A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight

Guardrails positions itself as a populist political movement that runs on small donations from people in the trenches of the AI boom.

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Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live

Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.

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Concert Concert Tickets Launching Music Superfans
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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 11:59 Startups
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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones

The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.

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