Lucas Ropek

Articles by Lucas Ropek

At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere - techcrunch.com

Technology September 27, 2026

If there was one thing that was obvious from Meta Connect this year, it’s that the social media giant is all-in on its burgeoning line of smart glasses. Indeed, the glasses were pretty much everywh...

Meta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent - TechCrunch

Business September 25, 2026

The AI amulet has become a bit of a clichΓ© in the tech industry devices like Friend have turned the idea of physical AI into little more than an exercise in eye-rolling for many consumers. But that...

Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says - TechCrunch

Technology September 23, 2026

Apple is in the process of developing a new screen-less fitness tracker that would put it into competition with Whoop the fitness tech firm whose valuation recently crested $10 billion. Bloomberg rοΏ½...

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes - TechCrunch

Business September 23, 2026

Earlier this month, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, which it heralded as its most powerful and capable model yet, and the β€œworlds best model” for a variety of activities, including computer work and ...

Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters - techcrunch.com

Business September 20, 2026

Disney has hired its first-ever chief technology officer and in a curious twist, the new executive hails from an AI startup that the Magic Kingdom previously accused of infringing on its IP. KarandeοΏ½...

Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses - techcrunch.com

Technology September 18, 2026

When Snap debuted its long-awaited smart glasses, Specs, earlier this year, the reveal was not only underwhelming but also a genuine disaster. The glasses which cost a whopping $2,200 and are vaguelyοΏ½...

After accusations of selling β€˜perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera - TechCrunch

Technology September 17, 2026

Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses have proven more successful than other entrants into the market, but they have also deeply disturbed certain consumers who see them as invasive emblems of a dyst...

Oura files to go public - TechCrunch

Business September 5, 2026

Oura, the smart ring maker, has filed to go public. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday shows that Oura’s revenue has jumped substantially in the past year. The comp...

Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates - techcrunch.com

Business September 4, 2026

The Justice Department has spent years attempting to break up Google’s gargantuan advertising business across two separate antitrust lawsuits: one filed in 2020 focused on Google’s dominance in se...

Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund - TechCrunch

Business September 2, 2026

The popular prediction market Polymarket has raised $300 million from 1789 Capital as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.οΏ½...