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Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espio...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the planet of startups. Want it in your inbox all Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach...

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen inactive sees chance ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Flexport’s business is built on supply chains, and the fresh tariffs the U.S. is placing upon its trading partners have plunged global trade into chaos. Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen joined TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos for...

Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most costly AI model y...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu On Friday, Google released API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an AI reasoning model with industry-leading performance on respective benchmarks measuring coding, reasoning, and math. For prompts up to 200,000 tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per milli...

Klarna and StubHub hold IPOs due to Trump tariff ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Both firms hoped to rise at least $1 billion in their public marketplace debuts.

Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and exe...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu For its 50th birthday, Microsoft is teaching its AI-powered Copilot chatbot a fewer fresh tricks. Copilot can now take action on “most websites,” Microsoft says, enabling it to book tickets, reserve restaurants, and more. The bot has gained the...

Turbine raises $22M to aid VC investors get cash ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Since IPOs slowed to trickle a fewer years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had 1 giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. deficiency of cash returns has been especially troublesome for wealthy individuals or their...

Nintendo delays control 2 pre-orders in consequen...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Nintendo is delaying preorders for the newly-announced control 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around president Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Pre-orders for Nintendo control 2 in the U.S. will not start...

Nintendo delays control 2 preorders in consequenc...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Nintendo is delaying preorders for the recently announced control 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around president Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Preorders for Nintendo control 2 in the U.S. will not...

OpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu After effectively cancelling the consumer launch of its o3 reasoning model in February, OpenAI now says it plans to release both o3 and a next-gen successor, o4-mini, in “a couple of weeks.” In a post on X on Friday,...

TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu TechCrunch All Stage, our large event for founders of startups at all stages of backing (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasance to announce that Underscore VC’s...

Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discoun...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Tesla trade-ins in the U.S. are at an all time advanced as any owners become disillusioned with Elon Musk’s politics, and any just want to avoid their car getting keyed by Musk haters. Automakers are pouncing on the opportunity....

Trump fires head of National safety Agency and Cy...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Haugh’s firing has seemingly caught elder lawmakers by surprise

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from large Tech to startups, broken down by period throughout 2024.

StrictlyVC is heading to London this May

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu StrictlyVC is crossing the Atlantic! On 13 May, London will play host to an exclusive StrictlyVC evening, delivering the same high-caliber VC insider content that has made these events a must-attend for investors and startup leaders alike. If you’re....

Midjourney releases its first fresh AI image mode...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Midjourney, 1 of the earliest AI image-generating services on the web, has released its first fresh AI image model in nearly a year. Dubbed V7, the model, which began rolling out in alpha around midnight east on Friday, comes...

Amazon’s fresh AI agent will store third-party s...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Amazon is starting to test a fresh AI buying agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. If Amazon doesn’t sale something that users are searching for,...

Federal justice allows the EFF’s suit against DO...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu A national justice ruled on Thursday that a suit attempting to halt the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed. In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 2...

Amazon Kindle’s fresh feature uses AI to make re...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Amazon is introducing a fresh “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to aid them callback game points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the fresh feature doesn’t mention...

Grace raises €5.9 million seed to offer insurance ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, announced a $6.4 million (€5.9 million) seed circular led by FinTechCollective and Speedinvest. Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, works with luxury brands to defend purchased consumer goods...

OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investmen...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defence startup Adaptive Security.

Intel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint ch...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Semiconductor giants Intel and TSMC are reportedly teaming up. The 2 firms are said to have reached a tentative agreement to make a joint venture that will operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will have a...

Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Ted Schlein's cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is raising $100 million for a fresh fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app w...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Zach Yadegari, the advanced school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on X after he revealed that out of 18 top colleges he applied to, he was rejected by 15. Yadegari says that he got...

TikTok quietly launches a fresh ‘TikTok for Artis...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu As TikTok’s destiny in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started investigating a fresh “TikTok for Artists” insights platform that is designed to aid artists build their careers, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. ...

Devin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a fresh pa...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI programming tool Devin, has introduced a fresh low-cost plan to incentivize signups. erstwhile Cognition released Devin last year, the tool rapidly blew up on social media for its ability to execute cer...

Microsoft reportedly pulls back on its data center...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Microsoft has pulled back on data center projects around the world, Bloomberg reports, suggesting that the company is wary of expanding its cloud computing infrastructure besides rapidly. Microsoft has halted talks for or delayed improvement sites...

X may shortly start selling inactive usernames to...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu X’s plan to boost gross by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to form up. According to fresh changes found in X’s web application, the company is setting up a “handle inquiry” process that will allow...

Studio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaug...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu When OpenAI debuted its image-generation feature in ChatGPT last week, social media exploded erstwhile users realized that they could make AI-generated images that looked like something out of an animated movie from Studio Ghibli. Fans hoped that ...

Spectra Logic Launches Rio Media Suite, Streamlini...

storagereview.com 4 miesięcy temu Spectra Logic targets media professionals with the introduction of the Rio Media Suite. Spectra Logic has announced the introduction of Rio Media Suite™, a subscription-based media archiving platform (MAP) explicitly designed to meet the challenges f...

OWC Launches SoftRAID 8.5 Alongside New Archive an...

storagereview.com 4 miesięcy temu Version 8.5 brings a range of updates to improve the user experience for both Mac and Windows users. Other World Computing (OWC) has unveiled OWC SoftRAID 8.5, the latest iteration of its RAID management software for macOS and Windows....

Apple loses $250B marketplace value as tariffs ta...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Apple lost more than $250 billion in marketplace value Thursday, with shares down as much as 8.5% as a consequence of president Donald Trump’s tariff spree. The iPhone maker took 1 of the biggest hits on Wall Street, where...

Google is shipping Gemini models faster than its A...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu More than 2 years after Google was caught flat-footed by the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the company has dramatically picked up the pace. In late March, Google launched an AI reasoning model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, that leads the industry...

YouTube Shorts takes on TikTok with fresh creatio...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu As YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok, the platform is announcing fresh upcoming features to aid creators print engaging short-form videos. Creators will get access to an improved video editor, the ability to make AI stickers, a feat...

Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Te...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Elon Musk has long been credited with turning Tesla into a beacon of innovation, the visionary who pushed the planet into an era of electrification. But his slide into politics – specifically his alignment with president Trump and activities...

Thatch raises $40M to give employees more control ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Thatch, a startup that aims to transform the wellness insurance experience for employers and employees alike, has raised $40 million in a Series B circular of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. Index Ventures led the financing, which include...

This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to un...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu A simple trick can remove malicious Android spyware apps that require a password to uninstall.

ChatGPT users have generated over 700M images sinc...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu OpenAI’s fresh image-generation feature is on track to be 1 of the company’s most popular product launches ever. According to Brad Lightcap, who oversees day-to-day operations and global deployment at OpenAI, over 130 million users have generated m...

Call for speakers: Showcase your cognition at Tec...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Calling founders, VCs, and startup experts — share your scaling strategies! TechCrunch All phase 2025 is assembling top minds in startups and venture capital on July 15 in Boston. If you have valuable insights on scaling, now’s your chance...

Voice AI platform Phonic gets backing from Lux

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu The quality of AI-generated voices is good adequate for things like creating audiobooks and podcasts, having articles read aloud to you, and basic client support. But many businesses don’t think AI voice tech is rather reliable adequate to deploy...

Spotify debuts Gen AI ads, programmatic ad buying

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among another changes to its advertising business, at an event in fresh York City on Thursday. Notably, the company introduced a fresh programmatic offering, the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), which allows advertisers to ...

New session at TechCrunch All Stage: Jahanvi Sarda...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu TechCrunch All phase — the eventual founder summit — is shaping up to be a powerhouse event where 1,200 founders and VCs across all stages will come together to forge meaningful connections and gain applicable insights they can immediately...

Runway, best known for its video-generating AI mod...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Runway, a startup developing a scope of generative AI models for media production, including video-generating models, has raised $308 million in a Series D backing round. General Atlantic led the round, which had participation from Fidelity Managem...

The Nintendo control 2, hands-on: It’s beautiful ...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu At a presentation unveiling the Nintendo control 2, longtime Nintendo maker Kouichi Kawamoto revealed that at 1 point, he considered calling the Switch’s successor the “Super Nintendo Switch.” It would have been a good motion to Nintendo’s sec...

A web3 startup aims to change the game in the tari...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu With president Donald Trump’s latest circular of tariffs coming out present — a day he is calling “Liberation Day” — a Web3 startup thinks it could track tariffs automatically on goods coming into and out of the USA utilizing its...

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for com...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Expanding into the mediate East and North Africa (MENA) remains a costly and complex challenge for global businesses, thanks to fragmented regulations and banking systems. Dubai-based fintech Fuse aims to simplify that with a cross-border payments A...

Truecaller now has over 450M monthly active users

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu The caller identity app Truecaller said that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that it added 50 million users in the past 10 months and 15.5 million users since the beginning of...

Fintech Plaid raises $575M at a $6.1B valuation, s...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Plaid, which connects bank accounts to financial applications, has sold about $575 million worth of common stock at a $6.1 billion post-money valuation, the fintech company confirmed to TechCrunch. The valuation is about little than half of the $13....

Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M use...

techcrunch.com 4 miesięcy temu Djamo is 1 of respective digital banking startups targeting Africa’s underbanked. But unlike many that focus on large markets like Nigeria, Egypt, or South Africa, Djamo has carved out a niche in Francophone West Africa, specifically the Ivory Coas...

Infinidat and Veeam Expand Partnership Leveraging ...

storagereview.com 4 miesięcy temu Infinidat has expanded its Veeam partnership to let enterprises leverage their InfiniBox storage systems with Veeam's Kasten platform. Infinidat recently announced an expanded partnership with Veeam. This partnership enables enterprises to leverage I...

IBM and Intel Announce Gaudi 3 AI Accelerators on ...

storagereview.com 4 miesięcy temu IBM and Intel announced the general availability of Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators on IBM Cloud. IBM has announced the general availability of Intel® Gaudi® 3 AI accelerators on IBM Cloud, enhancing enterprise capabilities to deploy and scale generati...