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The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight

Deep Care's $350 device is pricy, but it runs offline and helps you improve your posture and movement habits

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 9:30 pm

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy

OpenAI's latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex.

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 9:03 pm

$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month

Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 8:30 pm

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 7:30 pm

RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has a knack for raising money. So far, his three startups have raised more than $12.3 billion.

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 2:00 am

General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.

TechCrunch 16 May 2026 1:55 am

Silicon Valleys vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite ski spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 11:44 pm

Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators

Newly un-redacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 10:43 pm

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 9:30 pm

Power prices are up 76% on Americas biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers

Prices have nearly doubled in the largest U.S. grid thanks to surging demand from data centers.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 9:15 pm

US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

People who travelled to Beijing for a summit between the United States and China had to throw away items they received during the trip before boarding Air Force One, presumably for security reasons.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 9:12 pm

Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.

AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 7:30 pm

Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 6:44 pm

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders

Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those who have deferred MBAs.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 6:30 pm

Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation

Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and autorickshaws.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 4:54 pm

What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman

Here's what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 4:17 am

Elon Musks SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musks newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 3:00 am

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone

The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 2:28 am

Lovable just backed a company thats looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16zs scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 2:13 am

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC EricVishria almost didnt take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So EricVishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 1:53 am

What happens when AI starts building itself?

Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely and he insists it will actually ship products.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 1:27 am

OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldnt be the first partner to feel burned

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its options.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 12:42 am

YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month

Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it's true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite popular on the big screen.

TechCrunch 15 May 2026 12:26 am

Cerebras raises $5.5B, kicking off 2026s IPO season with a bang

A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 10:00 pm

OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue

OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 9:55 pm

Spotify to adopt Apples new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution

Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apples HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflows.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 9:12 pm

Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose last startup, Bench, imploded

Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 8:50 pm

How to turn off Instagrams new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared

While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as theyre happening, many users are looking for a way to turn off the feature, especially those who have ended up accidentally sending images to others not fully understanding how the feature works.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 8:36 pm

A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 7:37 pm

Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports record quarterly revenue

This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 7:31 pm

Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs

Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 7:30 pm

Uber to open 2 campuses in India to support product development, operations

Uber plans to open two new engineering campuses with a capacity of nearly 10,000 people in India by the end of 2027.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 7:13 pm

Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents

Notions new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

TechCrunch 14 May 2026 3:15 am

This is what some the worlds largest banks of malware look like stacked as hard drives

What would some of the world's largest repositories of malware look like if they were stacked as hard drives, one on top of the other?

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 11:42 pm

Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand

Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 11:12 pm

X launches a History tab for bookmarks, likes, videos, and articles

Xs new History tab combines bookmarks, likes, watched videos, and read articles into a single place, expanding the apps role as a save-it-for-later tool.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 10:46 pm

Instagrams new Instants feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal

The feature lets users share disappearing photos with their Close Friends or mutual followers that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 10:27 pm

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M

Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 10:04 pm

Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world-model builders

Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 9:52 pm

Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners

For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn't the Fortune 500; it's the 36 million small businesses that make up the backbone of the U.S. economy.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 9:30 pm

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and is attempting to extort the company.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 9:09 pm

Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+

Alexa for Shopping is a new personalized AI shopping assistant in the Amazon search bar that replaces its Rufus assistant.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 8:29 pm

Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B

After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 8:14 pm

r/WallStreetBets really hates the SECs proposal to weaken quarterly reporting

The retail trading subreddit submitted the sharpest criticism yet in response to the financial regulator's idea of letting companies report twice per year.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 8:12 pm

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches

U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data software Canvas.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 8:02 pm

WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats

Meta said these incognito conversations are not saved, and messages will disappear by default once you close the chat.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 7:30 pm

Anthropic now has more business customers than OpenAI, according to Ramp data

For the first time, Anthropic has more verified business customers than OpenAI, according to this months AI Index from the fintech firm Ramp.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 7:30 pm

Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life

Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on whats happening in your life.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 6:57 pm

Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves

Adaption's new AutoScientist tool is designed to let models adapt to specific capabilities quickly through an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning.

TechCrunch 13 May 2026 5:41 pm

AvenuesAI Subsidiary Rediff Pre-Files DRHP

AvenuesAIs (formerly Infibeam Ventures) subsidiary Rediff has filed its IPO papers via the confidential route with SEBI. Rediff.com India Limited,

inc42 1 Apr 2026 3:44 pm

Xovian Aerospace Raises $2 Mn To Launch RF Satellite

Spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has secured $2 Mn (about 18.7 Cr) in a fresh funding round led by ace investor

inc42 1 Apr 2026 3:32 pm

SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly

AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor's SIP guide: 21-35 yr olds 20K-75K. SEBI-compliant education on categories, allocation, step-up strategy. The post SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .

Startup Success Stories 1 Apr 2026 2:25 pm

NODWINs Pre-IPO Round, Funding Tanks In Q1 2026 & More

NODWINs Pre-IPO Funding Meal NODWIN Gaming is moving beyond gaming and esports. Emerging from the shadows of its former parent

inc42 1 Apr 2026 8:00 am