TechCrunch 2 months ago

Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership

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Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership | TechCrunch

The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia's new leadership — managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last ...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A

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Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1B valuation with Series A | TechCrunch

The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract

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Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract | TechCrunch

The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces

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Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces | TechCrunch

This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe ...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario resigns from Rivian’s board

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Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario resigns from Rivian's board | TechCrunch

Marcario joined the board in 2021, and will maintain her position as chair overseeing the Rivian Foundation, which made its first grants last year.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI.

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Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI. | TechCrunch

Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt explained their focus on artificial intelligence and offered advice to founders on how to stand out in a crowded AI...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Cursor continues acquisition Spree with Graphite deal

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Cursor continues acquisition spree with Graphite deal | TechCrunch

Graphite is an AI code review assistant that was last valued at $290 million.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court

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Elon Musk's $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court | TechCrunch

The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Anonymous messaging app NGL was acquired by ‘earnphone’ startup Mode Mobile

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Anonymous messaging app NGL was acquired by 'EarnPhone' startup Mode Mobile | TechCrunch

Given NGL's track record of dubious growth hacking, this partnership with Mode Mobile seems like a good match.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say

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Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say | TechCrunch

Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerabl...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Yann LeCun confirms his new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation

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Yann LeCun confirms his new 'world model' startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation | TechCrunch

Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday the worst-kept secret in the tech world: that he had indeed launched a new startup. Although...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show

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Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show | TechCrunch

Netflix is making exclusive deals with podcast studios to compete with YouTube, but podcasters have mixed feelings.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors

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OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors | TechCrunch

OpenAI updated its guidelines for how its AI models should behave with users under 18, and published new AI literacy resources for teens and parent...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates

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Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates | TechCrunch

In its test phase in San Francisco, Known said it observed 80% of its introductions led to physical dates, which is much higher than swipe-based da...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me

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Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me | TechCrunch

The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles.

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says

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Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says | TechCrunch

Meta aims to make the text-based model better at coding while also exploring new world models that understand visual information and can reason, pl...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Krafton hikes India bet with new $670M fund

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Krafton hikes India bet with new $670M fund | TechCrunch

Called the Unicorn Growth Fund, the investment vehicle is a collaboration between Krafton and South Korean internet conglomerate Naver and investor...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

Hacks, thefts and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025

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Hacks, thefts, and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databa...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation

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OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation | TechCrunch

The ChatGPT maker is aiming to raise the funding by the end of the first quarter in 2026, and the company may ask sovereign wealth funds to invest ...

TechCrunch 2 months ago

From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt?

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From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt?  | TechCrunch

Watch as Equity discusses what went wrong for iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes, plus Amazon's massive OpenAI bet and Trump's new ap...