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.
Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses
The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx.
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?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling
The Xteink X3 is a delightfully tiny, MagSafe-compatible e-ink reader that attaches to the back of your phone like a Pop Socket.
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.
Replits Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why hed rather not sell
At TechCrunch's sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell?
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
The DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition.
Meta buys robotic startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system.
People are finally using Reddits search
The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.
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
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 .
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

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