{ "entity": "CodeNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "codenews.com", "vertical": "AI & Agent Economy", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-07-14T01:58:21.007Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/ubers-product-chief-on-hotels-robotaxis-and-why-the-company-doesnt-want-to-be-everything-for-everyone/", "summary": "Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company's financial-services ambitions, its increasingly complicated relationship with Waymo, its new AV Labs data operation, and how AI is starting to show up in ways riders and drivers will actually notice.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:45:00 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/video-generation-startup-pixverse-raises-439m-valuation-soars-past-2b/", "summary": "With the cash, the company aims to expand its world model offering and reach customers across geographies.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/x-just-tweaked-its-algorithm-to-make-it-more-friendly-less-battleground/", "summary": "The social media site says it will amplify posts made by users' mutual followers' to give the feed more of a communal feel.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:58:27 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/hermes-agent-maker-nous-research-in-talks-for-new-funding-at-1-5b-valuation/", "summary": "The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:31:18 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/965090/microsoft-windows-11-search-menu-ads", "summary": "Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it's rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks ", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T17:53:20-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/965084/oneplus-oppo-exit-us-europe", "summary": "OnePlus and its parent company, Oppo, plan to announce in the coming days that OnePlus brand will be leaving the US and European markets, according to a machine translation of a WinFuture report. Should the exit actually happen, it will mark a conclusion to months of rumors about", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T17:48:43-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "A two-pack of DJI’s most capable wireless mics just got its first price cut", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964914/dji-mic-three-bundle-deal-sale", "summary": "Smartphones these days have incredible cameras that are capable of taking smooth, sharp video, but the microphones are often lacking, to say the least. A wireless lavalier microphone can dramatically improve the audio quality of your videos, whether you’re the only one talking, o", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T17:03:14-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/satya-nadella-has-issued-a-shocking-warning-to-companies-using-ai/", "summary": "Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusiasts in Silicon Valley — that the giant AI labs that sell proprietary models are somehow acting like Trojan horses.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:59:00 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "The Shokz OpenRun Pro are the cheapest they’ve been since January", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964982/shokz-openrun-pro-bone-conduction-headphones-summer-deal-sale", "summary": "Noise-canceling earbuds are great for flights and focusing, but they're not always ideal for outdoor workouts. The last-gen Shokz OpenRun Pro's open-ear design lets you enjoy music while staying aware of approaching cars, cyclists, and other potential hazards, and right now they'", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:57:44-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "The Pixel colors might rule this year", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/964972/google-pixel-11-colors-rumor", "summary": "This year's Google Pixel 11 lineup might come in a bunch of funky colors. A series of now-deleted Amazon listings spotted by 9to5Google show what appear to be placeholders for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 in hot pink Fuchsia (Hibiscus), vibrant green Moss (Pistachio), and Midnight ", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:52:27-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "Apple’s public betas for iOS 27 and more are out now", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/964307/apple-public-betas-ios-27-siri-ai", "summary": "Apple has just released public betas for iOS 27 and other major OS updates that are set to publicly launch this fall. The big new feature this year is Siri AI, the delayed AI-powered revamp to Siri. It actually works - which is big praise! - though it keeps things brief. Other be", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:45:40-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/964800/watchos-27-preview-siri-ai-apple-watch-gestures-smartwatch", "summary": "Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I ge", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:44:20-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/964714/siri-ai-public-beta-preview-ios-27-hands-on", "summary": "iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I've been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year's iOS upgrades are what one might c", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:43:20-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "The macOS 27 public beta is worth it just for the Liquid Glass tweaks", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/964701/apple-macos-27-golden-gate-public-beta-impressions-liquid-glass-siri-ai", "summary": "The macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta is here, and anyone with an M-series Mac now has easier access to test-drive Apple's latest changes - including a more subdued Liquid Glass aesthetic. That's reason enough to be at least a little excited for macOS 27 (particularly if you're on", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T16:43:15-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/apple-says-former-employee-exploited-rare-bug-to-download-confidential-files-after-leaving-for-openai/", "summary": "Apple would not comment on the \"security breach,\" which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple's network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:00:17 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "States make last-ditch effort to stop the Paramount ‘media behemoth’", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/964916/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-states-lawsuit", "summary": "A dozen state attorneys general are trying to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery they warn would raise movie prices and crush cable TV distributors. The states - California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Je", "source": "theverge.com", "published": "2026-07-13T14:35:48-04:00", "image": null }, { "title": "The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/the-wildest-allegations-in-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-against-openai/", "summary": "Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-catching claims.", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:22:10 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/sam-altmans-space-data-center-trash-talk-is-what-most-experts-already-believe/", "summary": "Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, \"homeboy you're the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters.\"", "source": "techcrunch.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:28:37 +0000", "image": null } ] }