Phota Labs is a new iOS app that uses a personal AI photo assistant to turn everyday snapshots into professional-looking shots while preserving personal identity and authenticity. Founded by former Adobe employees, the startup aims to automate the editing process so anyone can easily get better photos.

Following the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Donald Trump floated Apple executive chairman Tim Cook as his potential successor, pointing to Cook's unparalleled track record of succeeding a bigger-than-life founder.

Private firms are engineering Halifax harbour to remove atmospheric carbon by adding an alkaline slurry to seawater, speeding up naturally occurring cycles. While proponents champion this ocean alkalinity enhancement to combat the climate crisis, marine scientists warn that adding materials to a stressed ecosystem without sufficient research risks toxic effects.

Fitness band maker Whoop is launching a social network called Whoop Humans that lets members share health data with friends and family, as the company pushes further into medical wellness and targets an aging population.

United Airlines will restrict access to AI agents seeking to book flights and manage reservations, joining banks in citing cybersecurity risks and password-sharing dangers. The airline warns that autonomous assistants expose sensitive data and threaten compliance with federal aviation rules.

Marketing operating system Nectar is launching an AI agent designed to automate influencer marketing, from finding the right creators across hundreds of millions of profiles to contacting them with personalized messages, managing partnerships, and tracking campaign results.

Jensen Huang’s resignation leaves Nvidia’s commitment to open source in limbo, as the loss of its chief advocate threatens to shift company strategy and embolden Washington critics pushing for tighter restrictions on open-weight AI models.

Nine early-stage South Korean startups pitched at DETO 2026 in Seoul to earn a spot in TechCrunch Disrupt 2027's Startup Battlefield 200 competition. Voinosis, an AI healthcare startup that detects changes in brain health through voice analysis, won the competition and is raising a Series A round.

Norwest has raised its largest fund yet at $4 billion, aiming to capitalize on AI startups developing products and services across core industries like consumer, healthcare, and technology with a broad, multi-country investment approach.

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called Jensen Huang's exit a really sad day while vowing to keep fighting harder than ever for open-source AI. Nvidia's proposed acquisition of the platform faces antitrust scrutiny, raising questions about the future of open-weight models without Huang's vocal advocacy.

Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia's president and CEO after admitting to an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, throwing the tech giant's sprawling AI investments and soaring market dominance into sudden uncertainty as CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim chief.

Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang resigned following revelations of affairs with an alleged Chinese spy and a company executive, upending the AI industry kingpin's career and sparking U.S. national security concerns amid a high-stakes technological arms race between Washington and Beijing.

Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO following reports of affairs with an alleged Chinese spy and a direct report. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress has stepped in as interim replacement while the board searches for a permanent successor.