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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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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.

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.

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:

Well take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse

Within hours he'd thrown up a website a janky, one-hour job, by his own admission and by Sunday, 36,000 founding patrons had pledged nearly $23 million, crashing his servers in the process.

In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate diagnoses than emergency room doctors

A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.

TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi?

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AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

Bad news for Tilly Norwood.

Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down

Owner IAC says it's discontinuing its search business.

Netflix delays Greta Gerwigs Narnia movie for big theatrical push in 2027

The Magician's Nephew looks like a big next step in Netflix's thawing relationship with movie theaters.

The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked

AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice

Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch

It is not that European startups never get attention Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking.

Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies

Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.

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

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