Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Maor-Shlomo-headshot-1.jpeg?resize=1200,754 Base44, the vibe coding platform that Wix [...]
WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WhatsApp-usernames.jpg?resize=1200,675 WhatsApp today announced a much-awaited feature: usernames, [...]
Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tc-backlight-e1689786273147.png?w=1200 Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture [...]
TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tidal-brand.jpg?w=720 Music streaming service TIDAL is the latest [...]
Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Waymo-on-Uber_1.jpg?resize=1200,800 Waymo robotaxis are no longer available on [...]
Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for U.S. users
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gemini-app-GettyImages-2276204472.jpg?w=1024 Google announced on Monday that the Gemini [...]
Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/storygraph-book-on-insta.jpg?resize=1123,1200 Another challenge to the Amazon Kindle-Goodreads book [...]
Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ARENA_3Founders.jpg?resize=1200,801 Just eight months after launching its commercial [...]
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-455242307_8b18ff.jpg?resize=1200,800 The world’s two largest memory chip companies [...]
Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2278736523.jpeg?resize=1200,798 Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Anthropic have [...]