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SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space
SpaceX caught the Starship rocket’s Super Heavy booster for a second time, after it launched the upper stage into space on Thursday during a seventh test flight of the system. Soon after the success...
View the articleDespite VCs investing $75B in Q4 , it’s still hard for startups to raise money, data proves
After two years of relatively muted investment activity, it seems that VCs are starting to pour capital into startups at pandemic-era levels once again. But a closer look shows that they aren’t real...
View the articleNew York powerhouse VC Insight Partners nabs another $12.5B after $8B in exits
Insight Partners closed another giant flagship fund after big returns in 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleFailed fintech startup Bench racked up over $65 million in debt, documents reveal
Canadian Fintech Bench had over $65 million in debt but less than $3 million in cash, documents reveal. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleApple pauses AI notification summaries for news after generating false alerts
Apple is pausing AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps after facing backlash for generating inaccurate news alerts. In addition, the company is introducing changes to notification ...
View the articleThreads might let you add music to your posts in the future
Meta’s Threads is internally prototyping the ability to add music to posts, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The option to add music to posts is already available on Meta’s other social apps, ...
View the articleAlgorithms and AI for a better world
Assistant Professor Manish Raghavan wants computational techniques to help solve societal problems.
View the articleTrump administration might give a boost to deep-sea mining for critical minerals
A string of nominees all previously said that they support the practice A string of nominees all previously said that they support the controversial practice. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...
View the articleClimate tech matured in 2024 as investors favored bigger rounds, later stages
Climate tech may have had a down year in 2024, but new data also shows a maturing sector with larger deal sizes. Venture investment in the climate tech sector was down 7% to $12.9 billion, $1 billion ...
View the articleNvidia releases more tools and guardrails to nudge enterprises to adopt AI agents
Nvidia is releasing three new NIM microservices, or small independent services that are part of larger applications, to help enterprises bring additional control and safety measures to their AI agents...
View the articleMark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the coming U.S. TikTok ...
View the articleA rising EV startup star snags $100M and Tesla’s win-lose federal funding moment
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Before we move into the news o...
View the articleTrading platform eToro said to be eyeing $5B US IPO in 2025
Trading platform eToro has reportedly filed confidentially for a US IPO that could value the company at over $5 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View the articleInstagram Threads won’t share a timeline for account portability
Will Instagram Threads truly integrate with the fediverse, also known as the open social web, to allow its users not only to interact with people on other services like Twitter alternative Mastodon bu...
View the articleTikTok ban poised to be delayed as Trump explores ways to extend deadline
The U.S. ban on TikTok is poised to be delayed as the deadline falls on the MLK Day holiday weekend and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration intends to find a way to extend the de...
View the articleJeff Elton, CEO at ConcertAI – Interview Series
Jeff Elton, Ph.D., is CEO of ConcertAI, an AI SaaS solutions company providing research solutions and patient-centric solutions for life sciences innovators and the world’s leading providers. Conc...
View the articleRiding the AI Wave: Navigating the Intersection of Tax and Technology
In the new wave of technological transformation, governments at all levels are intensifying their efforts to regulate and capitalize on technological advancements. This dynamic is triggering a critica...
View the articleThe Rise of Agentic AI: A Look Back at 2024 and Predictions for 2025
If 2023 was the year the world discovered generative AI, 2024 witnessed the rise of agentic AI – a new class of autonomous systems designed to achieve goals in complex, dynamic environments. Unlike ...
View the articleHow to Leverage RevOps to Overcome Data Inefficiencies and Drive Revenue Within Your Business
In today’s fast-paced and increasingly complex business landscape, the pressure is on for organizations to drive sustainable growth while maintaining profitability. Traditional siloed approaches to ...
View the articleGoldman Sachs’ David Solomon tells startups to reconsider going public
Goldman Sachs is one of the biggest investment banker “book runners” for IPOs – where banks are paid many millions of dollars for each listing they underwrite. Yet CEO David Solomon told attende...
View the article10 Best AI Humanizer Tools (January 2025)
The rise of AI writing tools like ChatGPT and Claude has absolutely turned content creation upside down while also presenting challenges in discerning human-written text from AI-generated content. As ...
View the articleThis MIT spinout wants to spool hair-thin fibers into patients’ brains
You can’t start a company without a healthy dose of daring, and that’s certainly the case with NeuroBionics. The MIT-spinout thinks it could one day improve the lives of millions of people who liv...
View the articleWorkwize Secures $13 Million in Series A Funding to Revolutionize IT Asset Management with AI Automation
Workwize, a global leader in IT hardware asset management, has raised an impressive $13 million in Series A funding to fuel its vision of fully automating the IT equipment lifecycle. Led by Klass Capi...
View the articleSymbotic set to take over Walmart’s robotics business
Walmart and Symbotic announced a deal Tuesday that would find the Massachusetts robotics firm taking control of the mega-retailer’s automation business. Symbotic is paying $200 million in cash for t...
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