August 20, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

Google doubles down on 'AI phones' with its Pixel 10 series: Google's updates to the Pixel 10 line allow it to showcase what its latest AI technology can do when enhanced by the Tensor G5 processor, an upgrade to the company's custom silicon designed for the AI experience. Read More

Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation: After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta's Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone. Read More

Anthropic bundles Claude Code into enterprise plans: The integration positions Anthropic to better compete with command-line tools from Google and GitHub, both of which included enterprise integrations on launch. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest: Google's Pixel event was awkward and forced, underselling the technology it had on display. Read More

You can now talk to Google Photos to make your edits: Google Photos introduces an "ask to edit" feature that lets you speak or text your edit requests. Read More

Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear: The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina. Read More

Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google: Whenever a Grok user clicks the "share" button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text, or on social media. According to Forbes, that also makes the URL indexable by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web. Read More

Zoox taps ex-Uber Pool exec's startup for routing software help: It's the latest in a series of deals that have seen robotaxi companies look outward for help in scaling their fledgling networks. Read More

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Last but Not Least

FieldAI raises $405M to build universal robot brains: FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics. Read More