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Taiwan to invest$250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

TechCrunch 16 Jan 2026 2:22 am

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

Higgsfield says its on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.

TechCrunch 16 Jan 2026 12:58 am

Irans internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

Irans government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.

TechCrunch 16 Jan 2026 12:17 am

The USimposes 25% tariff on Nvidias H200 AI chips headed to China

The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 10:26 pm

OpenAI invests in Sam Altmans brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

OpenAI is participating in a $250 million seed round into Merge Labs, Sam Altman's brain computer interface startup. The startup is valued at $850 million.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 10:01 pm

After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban

WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users in Brazil, days after the country's competition agency ordered the company to suspend its new policy that bars third-party, general-purpose chatbots from the app.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 5:53 pm

Microsoft taps Indias Varaha for Asia-first durable carbon removal offtake

Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India's Varaha over the next three years.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 3:00 pm

Mira Muratis startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI

The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 7:46 am

The FTCs data-sharing order against GM is finally settled

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 5:57 am

Indias Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI cant replace

Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 5:34 am

Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe

The California attorney general has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 4:12 am

OpenAI signs deal, worth $10B, for compute from Cerebras

The collaboration will help OpenAI's models deliver faster response times for more difficult or time-consuming tasks, the companies said.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 3:55 am

Netflixs first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin

As Netflix tries to take down YouTubes dominance in the podcast space, it's getting new originals with Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 2:27 am

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B

Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 1:35 am

Blackstone, General Atlantic-backed Liftoff Mobile files for IPO

The company offers a platform that helps mobile app developers market their wares and has an army of bankers working on its IPO.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 12:30 am

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public

Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 12:30 am

Googles Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities

The Trends Explore page for users to analyze search interest just got a major upgrade. It now uses Gemini to identify and compare relevant trends.

TechCrunch 15 Jan 2026 12:06 am

Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform

We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans, the company said.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 10:36 pm

Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B

Type One Energy has raised more than $160 million from investors to date. The new funding will help the company further refine its stellarator technology.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 10:09 pm

Robotics software makerSkildAI hits $14B valuation

Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 9:43 pm

Geminis new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more

Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 9:30 pm

AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A

The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 9:20 pm

YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts

Parents will be able toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children's accounts.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 8:50 pm

Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward

It's a huge change to Tesla's approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk's $1T pay package and the company's myriad legal troubles.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 8:31 pm

VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory

VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 7:00 pm

Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff

Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company's VR and metaverse products.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 6:21 pm

SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights

The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 5:00 pm

Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it wont let your electricity bill go up

The tech giant has pledged to be a good neighbor as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 1:45 am

A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Googles AI agent shopping protocol Google says shes wrong

A consumer economics watchdog says Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol is ripe for misuse where consumers could pay more for items. Google denies this.

TechCrunch 14 Jan 2026 1:10 am

Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world modelto help botslearn what they see

1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 10:44 pm

India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise

India's labor ministry is pushing the country's booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its gig workers.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 9:57 pm

ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year

The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 9:45 pm

Apple launches Creator Studio bundle of apps for $12.99 per month

The bundle includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on Mac.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 8:10 pm

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup

Deepgram is raising its Series C round at a $1.3 billion valuation.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 7:00 pm

Slackbot is an AI agent now

Salesforce unveils Slackbot, a new AI agent that allows users to complete tasks across multiple enterprise applications from Slack.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 6:30 pm

Superorganism raises $25M to backbiodiversity startups

Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. Now, the firm has closed its first fund, securing $25.9 million in capital commitments from Cisco Foundation, AMB Holdings, and Builders Vision, among others, along []

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 6:00 pm

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Brazil's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 5:51 pm

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz

AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 5:00 pm

More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 here they are

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 6:30 am

OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M

AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI's new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 5:34 am

Hands-on with Bee, Amazons latest AI wearable

We tried Amazon's new AI wearable Bee. It's not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 5:30 am

Anthropic announces Claude for Healthcare following OpenAIs ChatGPT Health reveal

Anthropic's Claude for Healthcare is unveiled about a week after OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Health product.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 2:18 am

Pebble founder says his new company is not a startup

Pebble's founder talks about how his new company is doing things differently.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 2:08 am

Anthropics new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

Built into the Claude Desktop app, Cowork lets users designate a specific folder where Claude can read or modify files, with further instructions given through the standard chat interface.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 1:00 am

Trumps EPA plans to ignore health affects of air pollution

The Trump administration is planning to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution controls.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 12:53 am

Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+

Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race.

TechCrunch 13 Jan 2026 12:50 am

Developers have made $550 billion on Apples App Store since 2008

Apple says its services had a ecord-breaking year, as Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Pay also soared.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 11:09 pm

Googles Gemini to power Apples AI features like Siri

Apple and Google have embarked on a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership that will involve Apple using Gemini models and Google cloud technology for future foundational models.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 10:42 pm

Paramount files lawsuit against Warner Bros. amidst controversial Netflix merger

Paramount has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery, demanding greater financial disclosure regarding Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 10:36 pm

A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn

For more than two years, an app called ClothOff has been terrorizing young women online and its been maddeningly difficult to stop. The app has been taken down from the two major app stores and its banned from most social platforms, but its still available on the web and through a Telegram bot. In []

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 10:04 pm

Netflix had a huge night at the 2026 Golden Globes with 7 wins

As Netflix gears up to acquire Warner Bros., the streaming giant took home 7 awards at the Golden Globes last night.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 9:42 pm

Luminar lines up $22 million bidder for its lidar business

The bid comes from Quantum Computing Inc., which already lined up to buy Luminar's semiconductor division. Luminar founder Austin Russell has also expressed interest.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 8:58 pm

Meta hires former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chair

Before joining Meta, Powell McCormick was working as deputy national security advisor to PresidentDonald Trump.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 8:28 pm

Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn

French defense tech company Harmattan AI is now valued at $1.4 billion after raising a $200 million Series B round led by Dassault Aviation, which is best known for making the Rafale fighter jet.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 7:30 pm

inDrive turns to ads and groceries to diversify revenue

Advertising on inDrive is being rolled out across its top 20 markets following mid-2025 tests.

TechCrunch 12 Jan 2026 11:00 am

Why understanding matters more than returns when deploying capital?

Wealthy individuals are increasingly investing in complex private credit and structured strategies. These investments carry inherent risks due to limited liquidity and infrequent price visibility.

The Economic Times 10 Jan 2026 12:17 pm