OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets

The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.

Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation

Google is making Nano Banana 2 a default model in Gemini app and in AI mode.

Exhibit in Boston’s startup ecosystem at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

On June 9, 1,000+ founders, investors, and decision-makers will gather for TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. This isn’t just foot traffic. It’s a full day of concentrated deal flow. An exhibit table turns that energy into measurable growth. You don’t nee…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse

Salesforce reported a solid year-end earnings and then pulled out all the stops to ward. off more talk of the death of its business to AI.

An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE

A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money.

Have hard-won scaling lessons to share? Take the stage at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 

Apply to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 by April 17 for a chance to lead a roundtable or breakout session for 1,000 founders and investors. If you’ve built, backed, or operated inside high-growth startups, your experience could shape how the n…

Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says.

More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before

AI has brought the startup world the rise of startups that instantly hit multimillion ARR. Stripe revealed some data that shows how common this has become.

Stripe’s valuation soars 74% to $159 billion

Stripe has conducted another tender offer, where employees sell shares. Investors include Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z, and Stripe itself

Anthropic launches new push for enterprise agents with plugins for finance, engineering, and design

It’s a major opportunity to grow Anthropic’s enterprise client base — and a significant threat to SaaS products currently performing those functions.