Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop

Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image editing features to Firefly.

AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A

Unlike a vibe-coded product built by a college dropout, Eridu’s co-founder, Drew Perkins, has been inventing networking tech since the dawn of the internet.

Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states 

The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states.

Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek  

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year

The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely CEO Roy Lee shared last summer was a lie, its founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted on Thursday on X.

AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare

AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation, and patient verification.

FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here’s what we’re doing about it, and what you can look out for.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon

Anthropic’s $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the military unrestricted access to its AI.

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company’s investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story.