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Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory
The company's all-important mass-market EV is just about ready to start heading to customers.
Cosmetics giant Rituals confirms data breach of customer membership records
The cosmetics retailer, which counts 41 million customers in its membership data, declined to provide an accurate total number of customers affected.
Cathie Woods ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra and it isnt AI
Lucra offers corporate loyalty programs reimagined as interactive eSports. But winning ARK as a lead wasn't easy.
OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses
Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows and deploy AI systems, initially focusing software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps.
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack peoples phones
The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthreats, with more governments having access to the powerful surveillance technology than ever.
X makes it more expensive to post links through its API
Posting links on X through its API is now 1,900% more costly
10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules.
Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for concert listings
Users will be able to see live events of an artist on their Amazon Music profile
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next2026
Google wants AI startups on its cloud and has showcased a long list of them at its annual conference.
Duolingo is now giving free users access to advanced learning content
Duolingo is opening up its advanced language learning content offering to free users, allowing them to acquire skills that were previously reserved to paid subscribers.
Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI
Generative AI is being infused into Google's popular feature within Maps.
Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multi-billion-dollar deal
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia's latest GB300 chips, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
The company is restructuring some teams to accommodate a booming energy storage business, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch.
Meta will record employees keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
Only Elon would do this before an IPO.
A look at Tim Cooks 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple
Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.
Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid whose executives had invested in Clarifai to share data in 2014, according to court documents.
Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra and its actually good
Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox.
AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs
Latitude's new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang
A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.
Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO
Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale.
GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.
Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6-12 year olds
Tech companies are constantly on the hunt for new customers, and Cash App, the fintech company owned by Jack Dorseys Block, believes it has found a promising new demographic: children. The company, which already offers financial services to teens, said this week that it is expanding its youth-focused services in an effort to build a []
Whats the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says
AuX Labs says it has found a better way to make vegan cheese that tastes and feels like the real thing and costs the same.
Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards
By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing.
Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now.
Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.
Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for quick fixes
You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.
Its not just one thing its another thing
This sentence construction (It's not just this it's that) has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic it's almost a guarantee.
North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.
Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack
The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.
Rivians factory hit by tornado ahead of R2 launch
Nobody was hurt after an EF-1 tornado hit the part of the factory where the R2 SUV is supposed to be built.
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address wo big existential problems for the company.
A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven't expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won't last forever.
Blue Origins New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch
The first major failure of Blue Origin's new heavy-launch system could create delays to its ambition to help NASA and the Trump administration return to the Moon.
Cracks are starting to form on fusion energys funding boom
Fusion startups and investors risk deepening fissures if some key disagreements aren't settled amicably.
Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever
It's a major milestone for the company's new mega-rocket system, putting it in position to challenge SpaceX's dominance of the global launch market.
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
