Indian users turning Googles Nano Banana into a viral trend engine, from retro AI portraits to figurine-style selfies.

Meta launches Hyperscape into beta, allowing users to turn real world spaces into digital spaces for VR.

Meta showed off its newest AI-powered smart glasses, which have a display and are controlled by a wristband, at Meta Connect 2025.

The new smart glasses are geared toward runners, cyclists, and other athletes.

The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.

Although StubHub's shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder's 25-year effort.

Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.

Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is working on combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped.

The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.

On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things.

After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.

Apple's slimmest iPhone uses a evolutionary battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage.

Zoom is launching new tools for its meeting and productivity platform including new AI avatars that would resemble users.

The company owned by Tata Motors is estimated to be losing millions of pounds a week due to the shutdown.

Airbuds, a music social app aimed at Gen Z, raises $5M as the app reaches 5 million monthly users.

Google will now let you follow publishers and creators directly through its Search app's Discover page.

Ethan Thornton, CEO of Mach Industries, joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct. 2729, San Francisco) to discuss how AI is transforming defense from autonomous weapons to decentralized strategy. Register now and save up to $650 before rates increase.

From Startup Battlefield in 2013 to the Disrupt Stage in 2018: Discord founder Jason Citron returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco on October 27-29. Register here to join.

The company is updating Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, to help handle tasks on the seller's behalf.

The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, notified current and former employees, as well as the firm's limited partners, that their data was stolen in a January cyberattack.

Lovable has quickly become one of the most talked-about startups of the year, breaking records and making headlines as one of the fastest-growing software companies in history. Co-founder and CEO Anton Osika will take the Disrupt Stage to discuss Lovable and the Future of Consumer Tech. Register here to save your seat.

Terra Oleo had operated in stealth for years, developing yeast strains capable of producing high-value oils that don't need refining. It has raised $3.1 million.

Waymo is tapping an old partner, Lyft, to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville.

Icarus Robotics wants to liberate astronauts from time-sucking logistics labor.

Blacksmith, a Y Combinator alum, raised $10M Series A led by Google Ventures to cut costs and speed up software builds.

The company's sensor uses sonar and echos to give robots more information about their surrounding environment.

Urban Companys IPO, which opened last week, was oversubscribed more than 100 times, reflecting strong investor demand.

Groww's listing expected later this year is set to double as a major cash-out moment for global venture funds.

Al Gore and Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management talked with TechCrunch about recent headlines, including the tech industry's growing appetite for rare earth minerals, how the AI boom's demand for massive data centers could impact global energy consumption, and whether the space industry's rocket launches are truly a net positive.

Meta is expected to unveil new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.

Impulse Space wants to ignite a revolution in in-space logistics.

Altman's first fund, raised in early 2024, was $150 million. So this is a big step up, too.

Tesla is recalling an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after receiving reports of fires.

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government. Earlier this year, the app experienced a temporary outage in the U.S. that left millions of users in suspense before it []

A wave of startups are creating RL environments to help AI labs train agents. It might be Silicon Valleys next craze in the making.

The round, which brought the two-year-old startups total funding to $88 million, was led by Scale Venture Partners.

The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut to instantly search for information from their computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files, and the web.

Though the month is only half over, Gemini's app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.

While largely ceremonial, it's an important step for a project that has dealt with a lot of uncertainty the last few years. Rivian R2 SUVs will roll off the line in 2028.

Im as guilty of doomscrolling as the next person, but knowing that doomscrolling is actually costing me money makes me feel dumb, Yang told TechCrunch.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 2729, SF) to share the realities of scaling autonomous vehicles from safety to regulation to the road ahead.

Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors.

Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley.

Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in flirtatious talk with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.

The Galaxy phone maker said it was notified in August that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw to target Samsung customers.

Fourth Power has raised $20 million to build a demonstration version of its thermal batteries, which ultimately could store electricity at $25 per kWh.

Video creation platform D-ID snaps up Berlin-based video generation startup Simpleshow to expand its digital avatar solution.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nine reports from owners who couldn't access their cars, including from parents whose children were stuck inside.

YouTube is bringing a custom version of Google's text-to-video generative AI model, Veo 3, to Shorts, along with a new remixing tool, an 'Edit with AI' feature, and more.

YouTube launches a handful of updates for creators, including lip syncing features for dubbed videos, likeness detection, collabs, an AI chatbot and more.