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Anthropic raises an additional $4B from Amazon, makes AWS its ‘primary’ training partner
Anthropic, OpenAI’s close rival, has raised an additional $4 billion from Amazon, and has agreed to make Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, […]
Texas AG opens investigation into advertising group that Elon Musk sued for ‘boycotting’ X
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday he is opening an investigation into the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) to determine whether the trade […]
Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform
Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach in cloud security, […]
OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit
Lawyers for The New York Times and Daily News, which are suing OpenAI for allegedly scraping their works to train its AI models without permission, […]
Converge Bio’s ‘everything store’ for biotech LLMs brings in $5.5M seed
AI is finding its way into every corner of biotech and pharmaceutical research, but like other industries, it’s never quite as straightforward to implement as […]
Why Are Rapid Radios Popular?
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You have a few hours left to bid on this burned-out husk in San Francisco
Houses in San Francisco are notoriously expensive, with the average home price currently hovering around $1.26 million. Maybe it’s no wonder then that a fire-ravaged […]
US extradites Russian accused of extorting millions in Phobos ransomware payments
The U.S. government has secured the extradition of an alleged Russian hacker who allegedly served as a key administrator of the prolific Phobos ransomware operation. […]
Logitech’s MX console for creatives
Deep into Adobe apps like Photoshop or Premiere? Logitech’s MX Creative Console is designed to streamline your creative workflow with a totally customizable dialpad and […]
SuperAnnotate helps companies manage their AI data sets
High-quality data may be the key to high-quality AI. With studies finding that data set curation, rather than size, is what really affects an AI […]
World of Warcraft turns 20
Blizzard Entertainment first released World of Warcraft in November 2004, so The New York Times celebrated the anniversary by outlining the many ways we can […]
The best tech for plant lovers
House plants are great. They can also be hard. All of those stress-reducing self-care qualities they promise tend to fade into the background when they […]
Consumer tech is bouncing back, and consumer founders like Brynn Putnam are bouncing back with it
When Brynn Putnam sold her last company, Mirror, to Lululemon for $500 million at the start of the pandemic, it looked to this editor like […]
EU AI Act: Everything you need to know
The European Union’s risk-based rulebook for artificial intelligence — aka the EU AI Act — has been years in the making. But expect to hear […]
Former TuSimple co-founder urges courts to block asset transfer to China
Xiaodi Hou, the co-founder and former CEO of self-driving trucking startup TuSimple, has urged a California district court to issue a temporary restraining order to […]
Meghan Markle is expanding her consumer portfolio
Instyle reported yesterday that Meghan is an investor in the hair and wellness company Highbrow Hippie, founded by her colorist Kadi Lee, and Myka Harris. […]
Heroku CEO Bob Wise departs
Bob Wise, the CEO of Heroku, Salesforce’s cloud platform as a service (PaaS), has left. A Salesforce spokesperson confirmed the news to TechCrunch in a […]
Meta slapped with a €798M fine in Europe, its biggest yet
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been hit with yet another huge fine in Europe, this time over abusive practices in Facebook […]
ePlane looks to ride the Indian government’s interest in air taxis with new $14M round
Soaring private vehicle ownership and declining use of public and nonmotorized transport have created mounting traffic congestion in India, the world’s most populous country, which […]
Fitbit’s kids smartwatch gets family group chats
Fitbit’s Ace LTE, the smartwatch designed for ages 7+, is introducing new features to help families stay connected and get active together. On Wednesday, Fitbit […]
Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will co-lead Department of Government Efficiency
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which spells out DOGE, Musk’s favorite […]
Apple’s geoblocks on media services in EU draw consumer protection ire
Apple’s pile of regulatory woes in the European Union has ticked up again: the iPhone maker is being accused of unlawfully discriminating against consumers by […]
Indonesian VC firm Intudo raises $125M across two funds
Intudo, the Indonesia-only venture capital firm, said it has raised $125 million across two investment funds — $75 million for Intudo Ventures IV, and $50 […]
From self-driving cars to AI that writes enterprise software: Cogna founder raises $15M
A founder who was an early mover in the race to build autonomous vehicles has raised $15 million for his next act: a startup that […]
Elon Musk’s X is moving its legal disputes to Northern Texas
Lawsuits against X (formerly Twitter) will soon be heard in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The shift was first announced […]
Open source projects draw equity-free funding from corporates, startups, and even VCs
A dearth of funding for vital open source technologies is leading to a swath of support from startups, unicorns, corporations, and even venture capital firms. […]
FTX bankruptcy estate sues Anthony Scaramucci, FWD.us, others
Bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX filed 23 lawsuits Friday against Anthony Scaramucci (pictured above), his hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, and other organizations including Crypto.com and the […]
Murder trial for tech exec Bob Lee enters next phase
Roughly 19 months after the fatal stabbing of tech exec Bob Lee in San Francisco attracted the nation’s attention, the trial of the man accused […]
OpenAI loses another lead safety researcher, Lilian Weng
Another one of OpenAI’s lead safety researchers, Lilian Weng, announced on Friday she is departing the startup. Weng served as VP of research and safety […]
Led by a founder who sold a video startup to Apple, Panjaya uses deepfake techniques to bite into video dubbing
There’s a big opportunity for generative AI in the world of translation, and a startup called Panjaya is taking the concept to the next level: […]
How are traces designed in PCB flex rigid?
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Crypto CEO kidnapped in Toronto, released after paying $1M ransom
The CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency firm WonderFi was kidnapped and held for ransom on Wednesday, according to CBC. Dean Skurka was reportedly shoved into a […]
Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell AI to defense customers
Anthropic on Thursday announced that it’s teaming up with Palantir, the data-mining firm, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide U.S. intelligence and defense agencies […]
How do flex circuit manufacturers improve design accuracy?
flex circuit manufacturers improve design accuracy Improving design accuracy is a fundamental goal for flex circuit manufacturers, as precision is critical to the performance and […]
What are the best FPV goggles for drones on the market
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Australia looks to ban social media for kids under age 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced plans in the country to ban social media for children under 16, saying that “social media is […]
Corning, maker of toughened Gorilla Glass for phones, faces EU antitrust probe
On Wednesday, the European Union opened an investigation of U.S. manufacturer Corning over possible anti-competitive practices. Corning may not be a name that’s super familiar […]
It’s Election Day, and all the AIs — but one — are acting responsibly
Ahead of the polls closing on Tuesday, most of the major AI chatbots wouldn’t answer questions about U.S. presidential election results. But Grok, the chatbot […]
India issues notice to Wikipedia over concerns of bias
Wikipedia is facing mounting regulatory pressure in India as local authorities question whether the platform should continue to enjoy legal protections as a neutral intermediary […]
Datadog challenger Dash0 aims to dash observability bill shock
The end of zero-interest rates has driven companies to look for savings wherever they can, but one area continues to be a major budget drain. […]
U.S. laws regulating AI prove elusive, but there may be hope
Can the U.S. meaningfully regulate AI? It’s not at all clear yet. Policymakers have achieved progress in recent months, but they’ve also had setbacks, illustrating […]
Affirm launches in the UK, as ‘buy now, pay later’ market faces regulatory overhaul
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant Affirm is launching in the U.K., its first market outside North America. Its long-anticipated arrival comes as U.K. lawmakers […]
Quantum Machines and Nvidia use machine learning to get closer to an error-corrected quantum computer
About a year and a half ago, quantum control startup Quantum Machines and Nvidia announced a deep partnership that would bring together Nvidia’s DGX Quantum […]
Why Wiz really turned down Google’s $23B offer
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How national interest startups should be thinking about government contracts
National interest technology can show up in a lot of ways, like in data analysis and cybersecurity, as well as satellites and weapons. Many startups […]
How national interest startups should be thinking about government contracts
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Microsoft and a16z set aside differences, join hands in plea against AI regulation
Two of the biggest forces in two deeply intertwined tech ecosystems — large incumbents and startups — have taken a break from counting their money […]
Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16
Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s largest […]
TechCrunch Space: Disrupt 2024 wrap-up
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2024 looks set to be another record-breaking year for ransomware — and it’s likely going to get worse
The ransomware industry is thriving, not losing. Despite various law enforcement wins against ransomware actors, like the sweeping takedown of LockBit and the seizure of […]
NFL quarterback turned-founder Colin Kaepernick on the challenges facing disrupters
Former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday to talk about the challenges that people […]
Archon emerges from stealth with $20M and ‘antibody cages’ to power up drug development
Archon Biosciences, a biotech startup putting AI to work designing novel biomolecules, has just emerged from stealth with an impressive $20 million in seed funding. […]
How AI empowers SaaS leaders to build a new data pipeline
The rise of modern AI applications has put a renewed emphasis on the importance of the data that underpins them. But simply having data isn’t […]
Margaret Atwood’s verdict on AI poetry is in — and it’s not good
Bestselling author Margaret Atwood isn’t worried about the indefatigable rise of generative AI — telling Reuters that she’s too old to be concerned about its […]
Foster sisters explain why they haven’t invested in AI
Oversubscribed Ventures co-founder Sara Foster (above right) made a confession onstage on Monday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “I don’t even have ChatGPT on my phone,” […]
Elon Musk’s xAI adds image understanding capabilities to Grok
Elon Musk-owned xAI has added image-understanding capabilities to its Grok AI model. This means that paid users on his social platform X, who have access […]
Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos
The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads), videos […]
OpenAI denies it’s releasing a model called ‘Orion’ this year
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at OpenAI’s reported plans for its next AI model; a buzzy new messaging app that’s […]
OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool has hallucination issues, researchers say
Software engineers, developers, and academic researchers have serious concerns about transcriptions from OpenAI’s Whisper, according to a report in the Associated Press. While there’s been […]
McDonald’s broken ice cream machines could get fixed faster thanks to new federal rule
McDonald’s ice cream machines have developed a lousy reputation for being broken when you visit the restaurant, largely due to strict copyright laws that only […]
NAACP launches $200 million fund of funds
The NAACP announced today NAACP Capital, a $200 million fund of funds to back fund managers focused on issues that impact people of color. The […]
Airdog’s founders are back with a precision-strike drone meant for modern warfare
The war in Ukraine has shown that warfare changes by the day. It’s also clear that the tech used to make war today is costly: While […]
VW spinoff Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator
Scout Motors, the Volkswagen Group spinoff, unveiled Thursday two EVs it hopes will hook American customers with modern-meets-rugged styling that downplays digital and embraces the […]
LinkedIn fined $356 million in EU for tracking ads privacy breaches
Bad news for LinkedIn in Europe where the Microsoft-owned social network has been reprimanded and fined €310 million for privacy violations related to its tracking […]
Tesla is testing a robotaxi service that Elon Musk claims will launch next year
Elon Musk said he hopes to launch a service that will let people hail self-driving Tesla vehicles in California and Texas sometime in 2025 — […]
Contactless stores to grow in Europe as Sensei reels in another $16M
While Amazon Go helped pioneer the concept of the totally contactless store, others, like 7-Eleven and Walmart, have entered the territory. And the arena is […]
Ro CEO Zachariah Reitano says the benefits of being a private company are growing
Ro co-founder and CEO Zachariah Reitano said while he’d “never say never” about potentially taking the seven-year-old telehealth company public, he thinks the benefits of […]
After learning that you can name group chats, Tim Cook chose the safest name possible
This week’s cover of WSJ Magazine is extremely minimalistic. That’s not surprising given that the main story is an in-depth interview with Tim Cook, the […]
Meta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ ads scams and easier account recovery
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday. Monika […]
Groww pays $160M tax as it returns to India amid a startup relocation wave
Indian stock trading and mutual fund startup Groww paid $159.4 million in taxes as it shifted its domicile from the U.S. back to India, the […]
Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation
AI search engine Perplexity is in fundraising talks and hopes to raise around $500 million at an $8 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street […]
DJI sues Department of Defense over listing as a Chinese military company
Drone-maker DJI filed a lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Defense over its inclusion on a DoD list of “Chinese military companies.” A DJI […]
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly fundraising for a new AI startup
Mira Murati, the OpenAI CTO who announced her departure last month, is raising VC funding for a new AI startup, according to Reuters. This startup […]
Eric Schmidt’s SandboxAQ aims for $5B valuation for its AI/quantum Google moonshot
VCs are spending gobs of money on AI startups — especially those run by big names in tech — so SandboxAQ is putting its hand […]
SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract
SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing program intended to foster competition […]
Nebius to resume Nasdaq trading after severing ties with Russia and Yandex
Nebius, the company formerly known as Yandex that’s now focused on cloud infrastructure for AI uses (aka “AI compute”), is to begin trading on the […]
General Catalyst reportedly to back Saudi Arabian startup
Despite Saudi Arabia’s record of human rights abuses, some investors are warming up to investing in the country’s startups. General Catalyst is planning to invest […]
Cyera acquires Trail Security for $162M; Cyera is now raising at a $3B valuation
Cyera, the Israel-founded, U.S.-based cybersecurity unicorn that uses artificial intelligence to build what’s known as data security posture management — a full assessment and picture […]
SpaceX sues California agency, alleging political bias against Musk and regulatory overreach
SpaceX has filed a lawsuit against a California agency this week after the body rejected a proposal to increase the company’s launches from the state’s […]
What is the lifespan of a flexible PCB fabricated product?
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LatticeFlow’s LLM framework takes a first stab at benchmarking Big AI’s compliance with EU AI Act
While most countries’ lawmakers are still discussing how to put guardrails around artificial intelligence the European Union is ahead of the pack, having passed a […]
What are the best practices for designing PCB rigid flex?
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How Tesla’s plans for ‘unsupervised FSD’ and robotaxis could run into red tape
During Tesla’s much-hyped robotaxi reveal event last week, CEO Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to release an “unsupervised” version of FSD, the automaker’s advanced […]
Concourse is building AI to automate financial tasks
In a typical organization, finance is one of the most important functions. Yet teams are often bogged down by manual workflows. According to a survey […]
In memory of Steve O’Hear
TechCrunch has lost one of its beloved former colleagues. Steve O’Hear, who wrote for TechCrunch for more than a decade out of his hometown of […]
Table Space eyes $2.5B valuation in India IPO
Table Space, an Indian managed workspace provider, is targeting a valuation of $2.5 billion or more for an IPO planned for next year, sources familiar […]
Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash
One of the most attention-grabbing aspects of “Roadrunner,” the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to replicate Bourdain’s voice. […]
In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plugin
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plugin developed by WP […]
Meta’s Yann LeCun says worries about A.I.’s existential threat are ‘complete B.S.’
AI pioneer Yann LeCun doesn’t think artificial intelligence is actually on the verge of becoming intelligent. LeCun — a professor at New York University, senior […]
California police aren’t loving their Tesla cop cars
Elon Musk on Thursday night rolled out the latest tech from Tesla, saying of its sleek Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of its new electric […]
What is the purpose of a circuit board?
purpose of a circuit board A circuit board, or printed circuit board (PCB), serves as the foundation of most electronic devices. Its primary purpose is […]
Researchers question AI’s ‘reasoning’ ability as models stumble on math problems with trivial changes
How do machine learning models do what they do? And are they really “thinking” or “reasoning” the way we understand those things? This is a […]
UK neobank Monzo hits $5.9B valuation with secondary market sale
Monzo is now valued at $5.9 billion after the U.K.-based challenger bank confirmed a secondary market share sale to provide liquidity for its employees. The […]
FTX’s Ryan Salame posts jokes on LinkedIn as he heads to prison
After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company’s executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud or conspiracy […]
MiLaboratories gets $10M for a platform play to accelerate genomic research
Advances in DNA sequencing and the vast amounts of genomic data being produced by next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have created a startup opportunity to build […]
Tesla Robotaxi reveal: What to expect
Tesla is gearing up to reveal its Robotaxi this Thursday, and everyone wants to know what it will look like, whether Tesla will unveil a […]
US government considers historic break-up of Google in antitrust case
The U.S. Justice Department has put forth a sweeping proposal to force Google to sell off parts of its business, potentially leading to the first […]
Fei-Fei Li picks Google Cloud, where she led AI, as World Labs’ main compute provider
Cloud providers are chasing after AI unicorns, and the latest is Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs. The startup just tapped Google Cloud as its primary compute […]
Open source BI platform Lightdash gets Accel’s backing to bring AI to business intelligence
Lightdash, a business intelligence (BI) platform and open source alternative to Google’s Looker, is lifting the lid on a new product that allows companies to […]
Emma Watson invests in reproductive health company Hertility
Actress Emma Watson has made a previously undisclosed investment into the women’s health company Hertility, bringing its total funding to more than $14 million, the […]
Ola Electric stock tumbles as complaints ratch up, and market share erodes
Indian electric vehicle maker Ola Electric’s customers aren’t happy with its service and scooters, and it’s affecting the company’s stock and market share. The company’s […]
AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, open source, and closing services
It was quite a surprise when Adam Selipsky stepped down as the CEO of Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit. What was maybe just as much […]
23andMe’s future prompts more worries, as genomic data analysis improves
Customers of genetic data outfit 23andMe may be at greater risk than they realize, suggests a New York Times story that argues the company’s woes […]
OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time
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The ‘Mozart of Math’ isn’t worried about AI replacing math nerds — ever
Terence Tao, a UCLA professor considered to be the “world’s greatest living mathematician,” last month compared ChapGPT’s o1 reasoning model to a “mediocre, but not […]
OpenAI secured more billions, but there’s still capital left for other startups
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? […]
159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package that the company had offered to those […]
Initialized Capital restructures, and lets multiple partners go
Initialized Capital is restructuring its team to “meet the moment” in the venture market, according to a blog post from the firm’s managing partner Brett […]
Google Maps will show AI-powered review summaries in India
Google is adding new AI-powered features on Maps in India including AI-powered summaries, the ability to search for experiences, and weather alerts. The Maps app […]
Former head of YC’s Continuity Fund Ali Rowghani launches new seed firm
Ali Rowghani, a former Y Combinator managing director and former Twitter executive, is launching a venture firm called Maxq. Maxq is targeting $250 million for […]
Peak XV trims fund size and fees as Indian market overheats
Peak XV, the largest India and Southeast Asia-focused venture firm, is reducing the size of a handful of its funds and lowering fees as it […]
How to Ensure Proper Grounding in a Flex Circuit PCB
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Can a flex PCB supplier assist with prototypes?
flex PCB supplier Flex PCBs provide greater flexibility than rigid PCBs by using a substrate that can bend, which increases the amount of circuitry that […]
Can high density interconnect be recycled?
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Roll20, an online tabletop role-playing game platform, discloses data breach
The popular online tabletop and role-playing game platform Roll20 announced on Wednesday that it had suffered a data breach, which exposed some users’ personal information. […]
Altrove uses AI models and lab automation to create new materials
For the past couple of years, innovation has been accelerating in new materials development. And a new French startup called Altrove plans to play a […]
Twitter/X alternative Mastodon appeals to journalists with new ‘byline’ feature
Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is rolling out a new feature that’s meant to make the app more appealing for […]
Anthropic looks to fund a new, more comprehensive generation of AI benchmarks
Anthropic is launching a program to fund the development of new types of benchmarks capable of evaluating the performance and impact of AI models, including […]
YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice
Meta is not the only company grappling with the rise in AI-generated content and how it affects its platform. YouTube also quietly rolled out a […]
MIT’s soft robotic system is designed to pack groceries
The first self-checkout system was installed in 1986 in a Kroger grocery store just outside of Atlanta. It took several decades, but the technology has […]
Identity.vc is bringing capital and community to Europe’s LGBTQ+ venture ecosystem
When Til Klein and Jochen Beutgen came across Gaingels, the U.S.-based syndicate of angel investors backing LGBTQ+ founders, they wondered why there wasn’t a firm […]
Gemini’s data-analyzing abilities aren’t as good as Google claims
One of the selling points of Google’s flagship generative AI models, Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash, is the amount of data they can supposedly […]
SAP, and Oracle, and IBM, oh my! ‘Cloud and AI’ drive legacy software firms to record valuations
There’s something of a trend around legacy software firms and their soaring valuations: Companies founded in dinosaur times are on a tear, evidenced this week […]
Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept
Adept, a startup developing AI-powered “agents” to complete various software-based tasks, has agreed to license its tech to Amazon and the startup’s co-founders and portions […]
Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, showing that established firms can still raise large sums
Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. But established, brand-name firms are still able […]
Rohlik rolls up $170M to expand in European grocery delivery and sell its tech to others
The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and have built businesses that are seeing gains, […]
MagicSchool thinks AI in the classroom is inevitable, so it’s aiming to help teachers and students use it properly
These days, when you hear about students and generative AI, chances are that you’re getting a taste of the debate over the adoption of tools […]
Google Translate adds support for 110 languages, representing 614 million speakers
Google said today that it is adding support for 110 languages to its translation service. The company has used its PaLM 2 AI model to […]
Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app
Facing new competition from startups like Arc, Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing five new features to the Chrome browser on mobile devices, each […]
Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta
Apple has finally added support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) to its Messages app. The feature arrived as part of the second developer beta of […]
Fearless Fund’s founder has resigned, and it’s a sad reflection on the VC world for Black women
On Monday, Fearless Fund’s co-founder Ayana Parsons announced that she was stepping down from her leadership role from the firm. She will no longer be […]
Chift lets SaaS companies integrate with dozens of financial tools with a unified API
Pennylane, Qonto, Agicap, Pleo and Mollie have one thing in common. They all use Chift in one way or another to manage integrations with other […]
Emergence thinks it can crack the AI agent code
Yet another generative AI venture has raised a bundle of money. And, like the others before it, it’s promising the moon. Emergence, whose co-founders include […]
Prosus writes off $22 billion Indian edtech giant Byju’s
Major investor Prosus has written off the worth of its 9.6% stake in edtech firm Byju’s to zero, but said it continues to fight for […]
Streaming execs think TV’s future looks a lot like its past
We’re at a transitional moment in streaming — user growth is slowing and major players are looking to consolidate, but the long-promised dream of profitability […]
Ilya Sutskever isn’t done working on AI safety
Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. […]
OmniAI transforms business data for AI
The majority of companies struggle to extract value from their data. Several years ago, Forrester reported that between 60% and 73% of data belonging to the average […]
The fight over Fisker’s assets is already heating up
Fisker is just a few days into its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the fight over its assets is already charged, with one lawyer claiming the […]
Tesla makes Musk best-paid CEO of all time and Fisker bites the dust
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in […]
Zepto, a 10-minute delivery app, raises $665M at $3.6B valuation
Zepto has raised a massive $665 million in a new round of funding, more than doubling its valuation to $3.6 billion from $1.4 billion in […]
Apple releases Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera
Apple has released Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera, the company announced on Thursday. Both apps were previously announced during the […]
‘Lawyer-in-the-loop’ startup Wordsmith wants to bring AI paralegals to all employees
Wordsmith, a fledgling Scottish legal tech startup, has somehow managed to attract the backing of two well-known venture capital firms. The startup targets in-house legal […]
Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund
Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has […]
How Abridge became one of the most talked about healthcare AI startups
Ask any of the health-focused VCs to name one of the top AI startups and one name comes up over and over again: a company […]
Snap previews its real-time image model that can generate AR experiences
At the Augmented World Expo on Tuesday, Snap teased an early version of its real-time, on-device image diffusion model that can generate vivid AR experiences. […]
Google brings Gemini mobile app to India with nine Indian languages support
Google has released its dedicated AI mobile app Gemini in India — over four months after its debut in the U.S. — with support for nine […]
Astroscale’s space junk inspection satellite snaps a close-up photo of a discarded rocket stage
Astroscale’s space junk observation satellite has moved within striking distance to a discarded rocket upper stage that’s been floating around Earth for nearly twenty years, […]
India’s Oyo, once valued at $10B, finalizes new funding at $2.5B valuation
Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is finalizing a fresh fundraise of about $100 million to $125 million that slashes its valuation to $2.5 billion, […]
Black founders are creating tailored ChatGPTs for a more personalized experience
At first, John Pasmore was excited about ChatGPT. The serial founder had been in the artificial intelligence space since at least 2008. He recalled the […]
Subscription vitamin company Care/of is shutting down
Care/of, a company offering personalized subscription vitamin packs, says it will be canceling all subscriptions as of Monday, June 17 and will no longer be […]
Albedo takes Earth observation up close and personal from very low Earth orbit
Satellite imagery startup Albedo is preparing for its up-close-and-personal debut. Albedo’s first satellite will take to orbit next spring as the company looks to turn […]
Brave integrates its own search results with its Leo AI assistant
Privacy-focused search engine and web browser company Brave Software is integrating search results into its Leo chatbot. Search results are based on the Brave Search […]
We’re about to learn a whole lot more about how the human body reacts to space
We could be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research, as a record number of private citizens head to space — and as scientists improve […]
LinkedIn leans on AI to do the work of job hunting
The zeitgeist in technology today is all about artificial intelligence, so in an effort to drive more users and usage, LinkedIn on Thursday took the […]
Why being the last company to launch in a category can pay off
When Jordan Nathan launched his DTC nontoxic cookware company, Caraway, in 2019, he knew he was not the only founder trying to sell a new […]
VC Sheel Mohnot leads $4.3M seed in automated financial reporting fintech InScope
The financial reporting and auditing process is not often on the list of sexy topics that technology startups want to go after. And yet, when […]
FTC Chair Lina Khan says the agency is going after the ‘mob bosses’ in Big Tech
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is focusing its efforts on going after Big Tech, according to FTC Chair Lina Khan, who spoke at TechCrunch’s Strictly […]
The top AI features Apple announced at WWDC 2024
Today marked the kickoff of Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC), the annual event where Apple announces some of the biggest features headed to its devices, […]
Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2024 keynote, including Apple Intelligence, Siri makeover
It’s WWDC 2024 keynote time! Each year Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a few hours of just straight announcements, like the long-awaited […]
Sources: Wasoko-MaxAB e-commerce merger faces delays amid headwinds in Africa
Last December, Nairobi’s Wasoko and Cairo-based rival MaxAB — two B2B e-commerce startups that enable retailers to order fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) from suppliers via […]
How does an AI video editor assist in video compression?
AI Video Editor Assist in Video Compression AI-based tools are simplifying and democratizing video creation and editing. They’re making it easier than ever to create […]
William Anders, astronaut who took the famous ‘Earthrise’ photo, dies at 90
William A. Anders, the astronaut behind perhaps the single most iconic photo of our planet, has died at the age of 90. On Friday morning, […]
How India’s most valuable startup ended up being worth nothing
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Anterior grabs $20M from NEA to expedite health insurance approvals with AI
Anterior, a company that uses AI to expedite health insurance approval for medical procedures, has raised a $20 million Series A round at a $95 […]
Autonomy’s Mike Lynch acquitted after US fraud trial brought by HP
Former Autonomy chief executive Mike Lynch issued a statement Thursday following his acquittal of criminal charges, ending a 13-year legal battle with Hewlett-Packard that became […]
Rippling bans former employees who work at competitors like Deel and Workday from its tender offer stock sale
Investor demand has been so strong for shares of hot HR startup Rippling – over $2 billion worth of term sheets, it says – that […]
Siri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life
There’s a lot riding on next week’s WWDC 2024 keynote. The presentation’s stakes are far higher than your standard post-event market moves. The pressure for […]
Carta’s valuation to be cut by billions in an upcoming secondary sale
Carta, a once-high-flying Silicon Valley startup that loudly backed away from one of its businesses earlier this year, is working on a secondary sale that […]
Eyebot raised $6M for AI-powered kiosks that provide 90-second eye exams without optometrist
Over half of Americans wear corrective glasses or contact lenses. While there isn’t a shortage of low-cost and luxury frames available online or in stores, […]
Hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to info-stealing malware
Cloud data analysis company Snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts, as its corporate customers scramble to understand if […]
Alphabet’s new CFO is Eli Lilly’s Anat Ashkenazi
Alphabet has announced who its new chief financial officer (CFO) will be, revealing today that it has hired pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company’s CFO […]
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job […]
GetWhy, a market research AI platform that extracts insights from video interviews, raises $34.5M
GetWhy, a consumer research tech company that helps businesses carry out market studies and extract insights from video-based interviews using AI, has raised $34.5 million […]
DEI backlash: Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and corporate challenges
The Great Rollback is here. The phrase refers to Big Tech starting to slash some of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that were […]
Swiss startup Neural Concept raises $27M to cut EV design time to 18 months
As pressure from Chinese competitors intensifies and the EV market stalls, major U.S. and European auto manufacturers are racing to cut the cost of producing […]
French startup ten ten finds viral success and controversy in reinventing walkie-talkies
Less than one year after its iOS launch, French startup ten ten has gone viral with a walkie-talkie app that allows teens to send voice […]
Unity co-founder David Helgason’s next act: Gaming the climate crisis
Some retired CEOs go to space. Others move to Hawaii. But Unity co-founder David Helgason chose a different path after 12 years at the helm […]
Fisker collapsed under the weight of its founder’s promises
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Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach
Entertainment giant Live Nation has confirmed its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster has been hacked. Live Nation confirmed the data breach in a filing with government regulators […]
General Catalyst-backed Jasper Health lays off staff
Jasper Health, a cancer care platform startup, laid off a substantial part of its workforce, TechCrunch has learned. Engineering and product design were among the […]
Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a ‘very large online platform’
Temu, the super low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face the European Union’s strictest rules after authorities designated the company […]
SpaceX sent Starship to orbit — the next launch will try to bring it back
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second stage’s […]
Rhea reaps $10M more led by Thiel
Fertility remains a pressing concern around the world — birthrates are down in many countries, and infertility rates (that is, the ability to conceive at […]
What are the benefits of using an AI video editor?
benefits of using an AI video editor AI video editors make the process of editing more efficient and effective. They help you create videos that […]
Fisker cuts hundreds of workers in bid to keep EV startup alive
Struggling EV startup Fisker has laid off hundreds of employees in a bid to stay alive, as it continues to search for funding, a buyout […]
Spotify hikes subscription price in France by 1.2% to match new music-streaming tax
Spotify has hiked the price for its premium subscription in France by an eye-watering €0.13 in response to a music-streaming levy imposed by the government […]
China’s $47B semiconductor fund puts chip sovereignty front and center
China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and for manufacturing […]
More neobanks are becoming mobile networks — and Nubank wants a piece of the action
Nubank is taking its first tentative steps into the mobile network realm, as the NYSE-traded Brazilian neobank rolls out an eSIM (embedded SIM) service for […]
EU’s ChatGPT taskforce offers first look at detangling the AI chatbot’s privacy compliance
A data protection taskforce that’s spent over a year considering how the European Union’s data protection rulebook applies to OpenAI’s viral chatbot, ChatGPT, reported preliminary […]
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B from Valor, a16z, and Sequoia
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in a new funding round, it said today, in one of the largest deals in the […]
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision and Meta
The families of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are suing Activision and Meta, as well as gun manufacturer Daniel […]
Scarlett Johansson brought receipts to the OpenAI controversy
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The ups and downs of investing in Europe, with VCs Saul Klein and Raluca Ragab
When it comes to the world of venture-backed startups, some issues are universal, and some are very dependent on where the startups and its backers […]
Jio Financial unit to buy $4.32B of telecom gear from Reliance Retail
Jio Leasing Services Ltd (JLSL), a subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, plans to buy customer premises equipment, devices and telecom equipment worth $4.32 billion from […]
ESA prepares for the post-ISS era, selects The Exploration Company, Thales Alenia to develop cargo spacecraft
The European Space Agency selected two companies on Wednesday to advance designs of a cargo spacecraft that could establish the continent’s first sovereign access to […]
Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops
On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make […]
What are the key considerations for designing fixtures in Fast turn pcb assembly?
key considerations for designing fixtures in Fast turn pcb assembly Designing fixtures is a crucial aspect of fast turn PCB assembly, as fixtures play a […]
Food supply chain software maker Silo lays off ~30% of staff amid M&A discussions
Silo, a Bay Area food supply chain startup, has hit a rough patch. TechCrunch has learned that the company on Tuesday laid off roughly 30% […]
