Amazon is investigating three employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers
The engineers who spoke negatively about AI data centers at Seattle city hearings accuse Amazon of threatening their jobs over their testimonies.
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At least one UK government department is reportedly done with X
UK attorney general Richard Hermer told his staff his office was quitting X, according to The Guardian and The Observer.
Are you prepared to wait until 2027 for a Steam Controller?
In an update, Valve says it may not ship some Steam Controller orders until next year.
The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China, but how?
There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.
2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE first drive: Your 8K living room on wheels has arrived
With 416 horsepower, a 31-inch 8K screen and Dolby Atmos, Benz's electric "Grand Limousine" might just make minivans cool.
Google has discontinued the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio
On to the next one.
Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.
OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO
OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said.
Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles
Rivian is being sued over the self-driving capabilities of its early vehicles, or lack thereof.