August 18, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google's Chrome team: "We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said. Read More

Apple's new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera: A video in a MacOS Tahoe release candidate version shows a user wearing AirPods, looking at a book, and talking to Siri. Read More

Anthropic's annualized revenue surges to $65B: The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months. Read More

Morning Must-Reads

Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet: Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers. Read More

Warp's new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development: On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible. Read More

OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it: ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and from using AI to cheat on their homework. Read More

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators: Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high. Read More

Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India: Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined. Read More

Last but Not Least

Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B: Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos. Read More

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