TECHNOLOGYAI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone marketIndia's smartphone slowdown highlights how the AI boom is reshaping consumer electronics, from pricing and demand to corporate strategy.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone marketIndia's smartphone slowdown highlights how the AI boom is reshaping consumer electronics, from pricing and demand to corporate strategy.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYChina’s Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Model, Threatening America’s LeadChina’s Moonshot AI unveiled a freely available artificial intelligence model that seemed to narrow the gap with cutting-edge offerings from U.S. tech companies.NY Times·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App StoresIn letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App StoresIn letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYTikTok is testing an AI likeness detection toolTikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. The tool is initially being tested with "some" US creators, TikTok US spokesperson Zachary Kizer tells The Verge. YouTube has been The Verge·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMove over, Super Bowl? There's an even bigger – and splashier – World Cup halftime show comingThe show, which will begin somewhere around 3:45 PM ET, will air in the U.S. on Fox, Fox One and in Spanish on Telemundo, as well as on the Fox Sports app and streaming in Spanish on Peacock. It's expected to run for about 11 minutes.NPR·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuationThe potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuationThe potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion DealA deal would underline how scarce computing power is for artificial intelligence development, and could create a new business for Meta.NY Times·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAmazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollarsSome Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPatreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking themPatreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training.TechCrunch·July 17, 2026
