Sweden is perhaps one of the world’s hottest tech hubs right now. It has long been home to Spotify and Klarna, but this latest wave of companies — from legal …
Alan North
-
-
Tech & AI
ARIA Bans Fully AI-Generated Songs From Australian Music Charts
by Alan Northby Alan NorthAustralia’s biggest music chart is drawing a line between musicians who use AI and AI that makes the music for them. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has updated its …
-
SAVE $250: As of Aug. 28, Roborock’s new Qrevo 2 Pro robot vacuum and mop is available for $549.99, down from $799.99 — a 68% discount that runs through Sept. …
-
Tech & AI
He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
by Alan Northby Alan NorthSince early 2023, photographer Jingna Zhang and a small crew of volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain an image-sharing social media and portfolio app called Cara. So far, it has …
-
Tech & AI
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
by Alan Northby Alan NorthMark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one — brownstones, cobblestones, and all …
-
Apple sold more iPhones even as the global smartphone market moved sharply in the opposite direction. The iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in the second quarter of 2026, …
-
For years, spotting a scam was supposed to be a cinch. The email came from a suspicious address, the spelling was primary school level, the promise was hilariously unlikely, and …
-
There’s also an array of clothes you can equip your characters with, which Rockstar has apparently coordinated with real-life fashion designers to put in the game. Some of these, however, …
-
Tech & AI
Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
by Alan Northby Alan NorthAI hasn’t just changed how startups build; it’s broken how they sell, secure their data and customers, and scale it more rapidly than ever before. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the …
-
Bill Gates has spent decades betting on technology to change the world. Now, he argues that AI should not be allowed to replace people in certain jobs, even when it …