The car traveled around 15 miles on highways, surface streets, and even a roundabout. But many questions remain about the stunt.

Levelpath raises a $55 million Series B led by Battery Ventures

Adding two big names as partners, Klarna and Palantir, is the kind of step that could help clean up Bolts reputation as it seeks to raise again.

Instagram announced Monday it's finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs they've shared from Spotify to Stories.

Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures will join the TechCrunch All Stage lineup to share what investors really see in early-stage startups. Register now.

While Siri can already call on ChatGPT for difficult questions, Apple now seems to be exploring a much deeper integration with technology from third-party AI providers.

Weve compiled a list of some of the best iPad apps for creativity that are available on the App Store.

Netflix and NASA announced a new partnership that will bring live space programming to the streaming service later this summer.

This kind of product could be useful for a musician who records a song, then uploads it to get the sheet music -- that way, they can skip the step of having to manually transcribe their work.

The watchdog revealed the 2018 incident as part of an audit of the FBIs counter-surveillance efforts.

The travel industry has gathered extensive data over the years about trips and transportation, and founders are using it to use it to create every conceivable kind of AI travel startup. In fact, every word of this sentence is a link to a new AI travel tool. Now, startups and incumbent travel tech companies are []

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco this October 2729, and if youre building with big funding goals in mind, the session on preparing for your later-stage raise needs to be on your radar. Join three powerhouse voices in venture and AI-driven innovation as they share what it really takes to close major []

The company behind Cursor, the viral AI coding editor, launched a web app on Monday that allows users to manage a network of coding agents directly from their browser. The launch marks Cursors next big step beyond its integrated development environment (IDE), the core product developers use to access its tools. While Anysphere, the company []

Campfire was launched in 2023 to upend 1990s-era enterprise resource planning accounting software (ERP) like Netsuite with an LLM-powered alternative.

Join Tiffany Luck, partner from NEA, at TechCrunch All Stage as she unveils the art of pitching to venture capitalists. Luck will share insider tips on what VCs truly value, empowering you to tell your story with clarity and impact without falling prey to common pitfalls that derail pitches. The goal of this session: Deliver []

AI marks the most significant revolution in startup development since the advent of cloud computing. This isnt just an incremental change; AI is fundamentally reshaping every facet of company building, from the initial spark of idea validation and the intricate process of product development to the critical areas of team structuring and go-to-market strategies. Jennifer []

Raising in 2025 doesnt look anything like it did in 2021 and thats exactly the point. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Bostons SoWa Power Station, Kristen Craft, Head of Business Development at Fidelity Private Shares, will lead a roundtable session titled Its Not 2021 Anymore. Navigating the 2025 VC Landscape, happening []

Tinder is requiring new users in California to use facial recognition technology to verify their profiles.

Google will invest in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and buy 200 MW of electricity from its forthcoming power plant.

Spotify is making Discover Weekly more customizable by genre.

Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AIs ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunchs StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes AI teammates can create software-like margins []

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not been standing idly by.

A group of very wealthy people is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump.

Looks like Apple has its first bona fide box office hit.

An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.

Looks like Meta isnt done poaching talent from OpenAI.

Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick's possible return, CoreWeave's CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren't happy with how the company is promoting its new F1 movie, and much more.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altmans World project has real privacy risks.

Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run.And hilarity ensued.

The fresh wave of attacks targeting airlines comes soon after the hackers hit the U.K. retail sector and the insurance industry.

If youre a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are youre wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. Thats exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built to address on July 15 at Bostons SoWa Power Station. Rob Biederman, managing partner at Asymmetric Capital []

A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline.Here's what's at stake.

As warnings mount about AIs potential to displace millions of jobs, Anthropic on Friday launched a its Economic Futures Program, new initiative to support research and policy development that addresses AIs economic impacts.

Google is preparing to bring YouTube Create to iOS devices nearly two years after the video editing app launched exclusively on Android. Job listings reviewed by TechCrunch reveal the company is actively hiring engineers in India for the iOS development project. The job postings show Google is recruiting software engineers in Bengaluru specifically to build []

Halogen Ventures closed a $30 million Fund III to invest in early-stage startups building in the future of family, as reported first by Fortune. The firm was founded in 2015 by Jesse Draper, the daughter of famed venture capitalist Tim Draper. She explained to Fortune that the fund will focus on the physical and financial []

TikTok is testing a new bulletin boards feature, the social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday.

TechCrunch All Stage hits Bostons SoWa Power Station on July 15 and just 2 exhibitor tables remain.

The fresh wave of attacks targeting airlines comes soon after the hackers hit the U.K. retail sector and the insurance industry.

Were thrilled to announce that Ellen Chisa, partner at Boldstart Ventures, will be joining us at TechCrunch All Stage 2025 for an energizing conversation about investing in enterprise startups from day one. Shes one of the standout voices shaping this years lineup of founders, funders, and operators gathering July 15 in Bostons SoWa Power Station, []

A crane collapsed at SpaceXs South Texas rocket facility this week, and the companys newly-formed city wont say if anyone was hurt. On June 23, a crane being used to clean up debris from the most recent SpaceX rocket explosion collapsed at the companys launch complex. Footage of the accident was captured by Lab Padre, []

Here are the startup stories and funding rounds that caught our eye over the last few days, which have been quite busy.

PetLibro launched an AI-powered smart camera that provides users with real-time insights into their pets' activities.

Being a founder often feels like youre building the plane midflight. Youre juggling fundraising, product-market fit, marketing strategy, hiring while quietly wondering if youre even doing it right. TechCrunch AllStage 2025, which is happening on July 15 at the SoWa Power Station in Boston, is built to answer those questions. Whether youre pitching VCs, []

Meta has been on a renewable buying spree in recent months.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring websites with sexual material harmful to minors to verify the ages of all visitors. The Free Speech Coalition (FSC), a trade association for the adult industry, had brought the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the states age verification law. []

The Danish government is working to change copyright law to give its citizens a right to their own body, facial features, and voice. The landmark law is designed to strengthen protections against the creation and dissemination of deepfakes, reports The Guardian.

Were almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the founder summit of the year, is just around the corner. On July 15, Boston becomes startup central. Are you ready to gain the insights and strategies you need to launch or scale? Nows the moment []

Startups demand constant decision-making, pressure-filled pivots, and bring big emotional swings. Its no wonder anxiety shows up at every stage. But what if it didnt have to be a liability? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 at Bostons SoWa Power Station, Dr. David H. Rosmarin, clinical psychologist, author, and Harvard Medical School professor, []