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Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’
After raising $1.7 billion for his new robotics company Atoms, Travis Kalanick is introspective about the role VCs have ...
Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
AI-native account startup Rillet became a unicorn, led by ICONIQ after it doubled its ARR in the past three months, it s...
Gwyneth Paltrow allegedly set to throw dinner in honor of Sam Altman
The actress' firm Kinship Ventures is an investor in the company....
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering tha...
Google launches new study tools for Students across Search and Gemini
The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to ...
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
Multiple cybersecurity researchers said they suddenly lost access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, wh...
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and G...
T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
The U.S. phone provider escaped a large-scale breach of its network after identifying Chinese-backed hackers early on....
Time’s running out! Save $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join th...
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers
TerraPower's nuclear power plant possesses a strategic advantage over competitors, especially when chasing after data ce...
Rivian spinout Also raises another $150 million
The round, led by Prysm Capital, will fund the company's expansion beyond pedal-assist electric bikes and commercial car...
Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment
The investment comes amid Navi plans to go public....
Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required
Amazon is making its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., automatically upgra...
Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities
Amazon is significantly expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service, with plans to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities by th...
Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus
Calendly is also releasing a meeting scheduling assistant called Callie....
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Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get an insider's view of how world-class tech events get built and more....
Home batteries are suddenly cheap and everywhere. Here’s why.
Companies including Tesla and Base Power are vying for a piece of the rapidly growing market for home batteries. One tec...
CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their medical records stolen in data breach
The cyberattack at CareCloud resulted in one of the largest reported data breaches in the U.S. healthcare industry this ...
You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason
Kids these days don't know how good they have it....
AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.
It's the data, stupid....
Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers
Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30% fast...
Cursor capitalizes on Github frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Cursor, known for its AI Code Editor, is launching a new code hosting platform to rival developers' long preferred favor...
DOJ’s probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs
Since portfolio companies often pivot and expand into competing markets, investors view occasional conflicts of interest...
TikTok explores peer-to-peer payments via DMs, report says
If rolled out, the feature would use the social media service’s TikTok Pay offering, which is already available in South...
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasi...
Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month
Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, ...
Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Apple is simplifying its EU App Store fees, replacing its per-install fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outs...
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing tradit...
Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear
Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from r...
Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year....
Peacock is raising prices across all of its streaming plans
The cheapest ad-supported “Select” plan is increasing from $7.99 to $8.99 per month....
Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development
On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories...
Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries
Battery materials startup Anthro Energy has broken ground on a Louisville factory to make electrolytes, including those ...
Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera
A video in a MacOS Tahoe release candidate version shows a user wearing AirPods, looking at a book, and talking to Siri....
Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a mon...
Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’
Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265M Fund V....
Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too
The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon....
Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet
Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers....
Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans
The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV...
Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months....
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