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Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B
The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in November at $32 billion.
OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API
The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, including education and creator platforms.
Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%
The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboratio
Disney looking to make a unified super app, report says
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over for Bob Iger earlier this year, has emphasized his intent to streamline the Disney experience.
Voi founders new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm
AI startup Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startups $16 million seed round.
Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.
OpenAI introduces new Trusted Contact safeguard for cases of possible self-harm
The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.
Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new U.S. driver assistance safety benchmark
The new benchmark rating applies to 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles assembled on or after November 12, 2025.
Perplexitys Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac
Perplexity's Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone.
Elon Musks lawsuit is putting OpenAIs safety record under the microscope
Elon Musk's legal effort to dismantle OpenAI may hinge on how its for-profit subsidiary enhances or detracts from the frontier lab's founding mission of ensuring that humanity benefits from artificial general intelligence.
Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers
An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims systems.
Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22B
Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue.
Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Autos board
Melinda Lewison's departure raises questions about Bezos' support and involvement with the startup at a time when the Amazon founder is now apparently focused on robotics at his new startup, Project Prometheus.
How Anthropics Mythos has rewritten Firefoxs approach to cybersecurity
Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic's Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox.
Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air
The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with Afib alerts, SpO2, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and duration, and more.
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Police arrest SMS blaster crew that sent malicious messages to thousands across Toronto
Toronto police said this is the first known instance of an SMS blaster being used in Canada.
Indias first space tech unicorn emerges as Skyroot gears up for orbital launch
Skyroot's valuation has more than doubled since 2023 as the Indian rocket startup prepares for the country's first private orbital launch.
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Chinas Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open-source AI skyrockets
Moonshot's annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage.
Spotify wants to become the home for AI-generated personal audio
Users will be able to create a podcast from Codex or Claude Code and import it to Spotify
Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong.
Robinhoods venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintechs new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.
How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman
Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.
DOJ says ransomware gang tapped into Russian government databases
U.S. prosecutors said a ransomware gang fueled Russian government corruption, and allowed the gang's leaders to avoid paying taxes and dodge the country's military draft.
AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys
Braintrust, a startup that makes an operating system for engineers building AI software, notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys.
SpaceX may spend up to $119B on Terafab chip factory in Texas
The project would be a multi-phase, next-generation, vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility, according to the proposal.
DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round
The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing
The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share with websites.
Google updates AI search to include expert advice from Reddit and other web forums
While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.
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Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone.
Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache
A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world.
reMarkables new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen
The new Paper Pure is lighter and faster than the reMarkable 2, which is going to be retired six years since its launch.
Peter Sarlins QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round
QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at 325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a 25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies.
Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant
Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered restaurant factories, letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt.
Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch
The Silicon Valley AV startup has not started driverless testing yet.
Bumbles paying users are slipping as it bets on an overhaul later this year
The company is making a big bet that the swiping model is outdated and most matches never turn into actual dates. The company wants to fix that by redesigning profiles, changing how people interact, and focusing a lot more on getting users to meet in real life.
Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap thats slowing down physical sciences
Altaras AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&D by unifying data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems.
Lucid Motors doesnt know how many EVs it will build this year
Lucid Motors pulled its guidance for the year, as it navigates swelling inventory and a companywide cost-cutting measure.
As crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fund
As some of the biggest VCs in crypto start to consider funding AI startups, a16z crypto's new fund will stay the course.
Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models
With Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks.
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet: No one is coming for us
Christophe Fouquet, who became ASML's CEO in 2024 after more than a decade at the company, sat down with this editor on the rooftop deck of his Beverly Hills hotel Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference. Dressed in a blue suit and white shirt, he was relaxed even when the conversation turned to the rivals.
Volkswagen becomes Rivians top shareholder, displacing Amazon
VW Group's stake will continue to grow under the $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian.
Threads finally brings messaging to the web
By bringing messaging to the web, Threads is aligning its desktop experience more closely with competitors like X and Bluesky.
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor
According to Pennsylvania's filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT
The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor.
Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage
The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and Longoria as new investors
4. ElevenLabs reveals new investors, hits $500M ARR, and expands enterprise footprint as voice AI becomes a critical interface.
CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents
The Seattle-based startup's Series A round was led by Glilot Capital, NFX and SignalFire, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
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Indias first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality
Krutrim's pivot to cloud after layoffs and limited product updates reflects the economic challenges of building AI models in India.
Amazon bets Nobel Prize-based dehumidification can cut its energy use
Amazon will buy a new type of HVAC system for its commercial buildings to slash energy use.
Moment Energy raises $40M to meet infinite demand for power with EV batteries
The startup has put a spin on repurposing EV batteries, CEO Edward Chiang told TechCrunch.
As workers worry about AI, Nvidias Jensen Huang says AI is creating an enormous number of jobs
The Nvidia CEO seems to feel that claims of AI's job-killing potential have been greatly exaggerated.
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO
Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energys IPO could value the company at up to $6.5 billion.
Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades
Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads but most dont convert that spike into revenue.
Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds
Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firms thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.
Hackers are still exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites
Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites.
Elon Musks only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race
Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.
Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious
The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with capital the company says it will use to become the global standard for AI-powered customer experiences.
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Doordash adds AI tools to speed up merchant onboarding, edit photos of dishes
DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content.
Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals
Barocal might have discovered a cheap, nonpolluting material that could dethrone today's refrigeration technology.
Ousters new color lidar is coming to replace cameras
A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a holy grail, Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch.
Nicolas Sauvage is betting on the boring parts of AI
The portfolio he has assembled since 2019 is dotted with technologies that have become more widely interesting to VCs over the last year:
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,
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
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