Amanda Silberling, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:26:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Amanda Silberling, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Remember HQ? ‘Quiz Daddy’ Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a daily mobile game show https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/remember-hq-quiz-daddy-scott-rogowsky-is-back-with-textsavvy-a-daily-mobile-game-show/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094936 ‘Toy Story 5’ takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/toy-story-5-takes-aim-at-creepy-ai-toys-im-always-listening/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:25:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094957 After all the hype, some AI experts don’t think OpenClaw is all that exciting https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/after-all-the-hype-some-ai-experts-dont-think-openclaw-is-all-that-exciting/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092853 OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/openai-removes-access-to-sycophancy-prone-gpt-4o-model/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092840 A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/a-stanford-grad-student-created-an-algorithm-to-help-his-classmates-find-love-now-date-drop-is-the-basis-of-his-new-startup/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:24:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092489 Amazon’s Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/amazons-ring-cancels-partnership-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:40:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092815 Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/waymo-is-asking-doordash-drivers-to-shut-the-doors-of-its-self-driving-cars/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:41:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092769 For $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longer https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/for-1-million-you-can-pay-bryan-johnson-or-bryanai-to-teach-you-how-to-live-longer/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:43:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092670 Apple’s Siri revamp reportedly delayed… again https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/apples-siri-revamp-reportedly-delayed-again/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:19:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092232 An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/olympics-czech-ice-dancers-duo-ai-music/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:31:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091561 MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/mrbeasts-company-buys-gen-z-focused-fintech-app-step/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:26:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091232 The backlash over OpenAI’s decision to retire GPT-4o shows how dangerous AI companions can be https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/the-backlash-over-openais-decision-to-retire-gpt-4o-shows-how-dangerous-ai-companions-can-be/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089908 NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/nasa-astronauts-can-now-bring-their-phones-with-them-on-their-mission-to-the-moon/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:29:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089951 Watch Club is producing short video dramas and building a social network around them https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/watch-club-microdrama-video-social-network/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:44:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089080 What tech CEOs and executives have said about ICE’s actions in Minnesota https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/what-tech-ceos-and-executives-have-said-about-ice-in-minnesota/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:13:30 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088364 Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/guys-i-dont-think-tim-cook-knows-how-to-monetize-ai/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:51:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088089 Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-xai-merger-talks-ipo-reuters/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:47:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087906 Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-sue-anthropic-for-3b-over-flagrant-piracy-of-20000-works/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:30:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087790 Mark Zuckerberg says a future without smart glasses is ‘hard to imagine’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/mark-zuckerberg-future-smart-glasses/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:31:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087229 Allbirds is closing its last brick-and-mortar store in San Francisco https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/allbirds-closing-last-store-san-francisco/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:48:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087194