Bytedance's Upcoming Project Swan VR Headset Wants to Be the Computer Meta's Isn't YetIn the last few months, Meta has seemingly taken its foot off the gas when it comes to developing next-generation VR hardware and experiences. The Beijing-based Chinese competitor, ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is going the other way -- and it appears focused on expanding its work beyond just...

TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tesla earnings came and went, and much of it fell into the “we expected this” category. Investors seemed surprised by the $1.4 billion in free cash flow, which gave...

OpenAI's Latest AI Models Are Built for SpeedThe latest models for ChatGPT users and developers using OpenAI's API are designed to be workhorses, built for tasks like vibe coding, where big, powerful AI models are expensive overkill. GPT-5.4 mini and nano, which OpenAI released Tuesday, are the smallest and fastest versions of GPT-5.4, which debuted earlier this month.  These new...

Former DEA official on Mexico's drug-fighting future after cartel leader's death Former DEA official on Mexico's drug-fighting future after cartel leader's death Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel asks former Drug Enforcement Administration official Mike Vigil what the killing of one of the world's most powerful...

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked US President Donald Trump for extending...