Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation.

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Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts | TechCrunch

Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation.

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company's technological advances.

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OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry 'reckless' safety culture at Elon Musk's xAI | TechCrunch

The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company's technological advances.

Faraday Future faces potential SEC enforcement action after three-year probe The troubled EV startup, its founder, and the founders nephew are all in the financial regulator's crosshairs.

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Faraday Future faces potential SEC enforcement action after three-year probe | TechCrunch

The troubled EV startup, its founder, and the founder's nephew are all in the financial regulator's crosshairs.

Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX Amazon is looking to its main competitor to get its next batch of Kuiper satellites to orbit.

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Amazon's Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX | TechCrunch

Amazon is looking to its main competitor to get its next batch of Kuiper satellites to orbit.

ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom ParadeDB built a Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics on Postgres without the need to transfer data.

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ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom | TechCrunch

ParadeDB built a Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics on Postgres without the need to transfer data.

UK launches £500 package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to help support diverse and underrepresented fund managers and founders in the country.  Fifty million pounds will be set aside for female-led venture funds, which means the BBB has now committed at least £100 million (around […]

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UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders | TechCrunch

The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to help support diverse a...

Sequoia bets on silence There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia Capital, the strategy worked pretty well this week. While partner Shaun Maguire initially weathered criticism over an inflammatory social media post, that initial indignation cooled quickly. Now, some seem to think that Maguire’s defiant stance […]

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Sequoia bets on silence | TechCrunch

While partner Shaun Maguire initially weathered criticism over an inflammatory social media post, that initial indignation cooled quickly. Now, som...

Mockly made a fake DM generator that’s actually user-friendly Developer Maurice Kleine shipped a web app on Thursday that could be either a boon for meme-making or the bane of your existence, depending on how you look at it. Mockly can generate believable images of fake conversations on apps like iMessage, Discord, Instagram, X, Tinder, WhatsApp, and more. Tools like Mockly have existed since […]

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Mockly made a fake DM generator that's actually user-friendly | TechCrunch

Tools like Mockly have existed since the dawn of instant messaging, but they generally aren't the most user-friendly apps. Mockly manages to s...

GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive $23.8 billion in online spending across U.S. e-commerce retailers, as other businesses run their own […]

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GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales | TechCrunch

Amazon's annual sale is predicted to drive $23.8 billion in online spending across U.S. e-commerce retailers, as other businesses run their ow...

Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones The spyware operation's exposed customer email addresses and passwords were shared with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.

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Exclusive: Data breach reveals Catwatchful 'stalkerware' is spying on thousands of phones

The spyware operation's exposed customer email addresses and passwords were shared with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.

Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data Qantas, the largest airline in Australia, confirmed the theft of 6 million customers' personal information.

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Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers' personal data | TechCrunch

Qantas, the largest airline in Australia, confirmed the theft of 6 million customers' personal information.

Winning capital for your AI startup? Kleida Martiro is leading the conversation at TechCrunch All Stage AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect.

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Kleida Martiro is leading the AI scale conversation at TC All Stage | TechCrunch

At TechCrunch All Stage in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro of Glasswing Ventures will lead a breakout on AI startup scaling. Register now.

Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes. The feature builds on the AI technology that Meta released in April, […]

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Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp | TechCrunch

The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, t...

New space startup Lux Aeterna wants to make satellites reusable Lux Aeterna, a Denver-based startup, is working on a reusable satellite that has attracted $4 million in pre-seeding funding from investors.

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Exclusive: New space startup Lux Aeterna wants to make satellites reusable | TechCrunch

Lux Aeterna, a Denver-based startup, is working on a reusable satellite that has attracted $4 million in pre-seeding funding from investors.

Julie Bornstein’s Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping Ecommerce veteran Julie Bornstein's startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion.

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Julie Bornstein's Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping | TechCrunch

E-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein's startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion.

Google’s AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.

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Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations | TechCrunch

Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.

Aspora gets $50M from Sequioa to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances jumped from $55.6 billion in 2010-11 to $118.7 billion in 2023-24, according to data from the country’s central bank. The bank projects that figure will reach $160 billion in 2029. This means there is an […]

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Aspora gets $50M from Sequoia to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora | TechCrunch

Aspora (formerly Vance) is trying to build a verticalized financial experience for the Indian diaspora by keeping convenience at the center.

Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’ It’s been 10 years since Alexa von Tobel sold her financial planning startup Learnvest to Northwestern Mutual for $250 million. Since then, von Tobel became Northwestern Mutual’s first chief digital officer, then chief innovation officer, before launching an early-stage venture firm of her own, Inspired Capital, with former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. She’s […]

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Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’ | TechCrunch

It’s been 10 years since Alexa von Tobel sold her financial planning startup LearnVest to Northwestern Mutual for a reported $375 million. Since ...

Vijay Pande, founding partner of a16z bio and health strategy, steps down Since its founding in 2014, a16z Bio+ Health has raised four funds of nearly $3 billion each, including a $1.5 billion fund that closed in 2022.

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Vijay Pande, founding partner of a16z bio and health strategy, steps down | TechCrunch

Since its founding in 2014, a16z Bio+ Health has raised four funds of nearly $3 billion each, including a $1.5 billion fund that closed in 2022.

Apple Intelligence: Everything you need to know about Apple’s AI model and services Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image generation, to improve upon existing features.

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Apple Intelligence: Everything you need to know about Apple's AI model and services | TechCrunch

Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image generation, to improve upon existing f...