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Someone bought the domain ‘OGOpenAI’ and redirected it to a Chinese AI lab

A software engineer has bought the website “OGOpenAI.com” and redirected it to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab that’s been making waves in the open source AI world lately. Software engineer Ananay Ar...

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC’s extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware following the recent launch of its Androi...

Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not see a dime from $1B sale

The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to leave some shareholders without a payout, according to sources familiar with the deal.  Th...

Raymond Tonsing’s Caffeinated Capital seeks $400M for fifth fund

Caffeinated Capital, a San Francisco venture firm started by a solo capitalist Raymond Tonsing, is raising a fifth fund of $400 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm, an early investor i...

Ati Motors raises $20M as India’s robotics industry grows

Ati Motors, an Indian startup building AI-powered autonomous mobile robots, has raised $20 million in a Series B round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Microsoft’s head of venture has resigned

Chris Young, Microsoft's head of of business development and its venture unit, M12, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl...

Nearly 10 years later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative

In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tu...

Scale AI is facing a third worker lawsuit in about a month 

In this suit, workers are claiming they suffered PTSD from disturbing content. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been on t...

Rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes selling to Brookfield for about $1 billion

After a turbulent few years for proptech, Divvy Homes announced Wednesday that it is selling to a division of Brookfield Properties for about $1 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For p...

Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI cracked when it hired Mustafa Suleyman, rival Marc Benioff says

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that the two AI leaders, Sam Altman and Mustafa Suleyman do not care for each other. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Samsung Unpacked: Samsung teased an extra-thin S25 model at Unpacked

Samsung Unpacked’s “one more thing” was a bit of a weird one. After the presentation ended, the company rolled a brief pre-packaged video of the Galaxy Edge — not to be confused with the “St...

AngelList, CoinList partner to help crypto startups raise and manage funds

Crypto is making such a big comeback that AngelList and CoinList are launching a way to help raise capital for crypto-specific founders using crypto coins. They are teaming up to launch crypto special...

Researchers develop a way to power wearables through human skin

The dream of battery-free devices has taken an unlikely turn, as Carnegie Mellon researchers debuted Power-Over-Skin. The technology allows for electrical currents to travel through human skin in a bi...

Trump Announces Private-Sector $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment

Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 will support Content Credentials to identify AI-generated images

Another tidbit just dropped following Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked event. This one comes courtesy of Adobe, which notes that the new Galaxy S25 line will be the first handsets to support the Content...

This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. OpenAI is making gains at the expense of its chief rivals. On Tuesday, the ...

Streaming service Plex gets more social with public profiles and reviews

Streaming service Plex has long since grown beyond its original focus of being a home for personal media to offer a more comprehensive solution for discovering, streaming, and sharing content across s...

Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand

Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to finish construction on two incomplete reactors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved...

Samsung Unpacked: Google makes Circle to Search more helpful

At Samsung Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, Google announced that it’s updating Circle to Search to make it easier for users to find information and get things done. The feature, which launched last year...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Specs, Release Date, Price, Features

The three flagship Android phones debut new ways to interact with Google’s Gemini and, yes, Samsung’s Bixby.

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Samsung Galaxy S25 line compared

Samsung revealed three new additions to its Galaxy smartphone line at Samsung Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday. The news didn’t bring too many surprises, as the line maintains its usual tiered system with...

Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini

At Samsung’s Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, the company unveiled the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Google marked the occasion with a slew of Android updates, including key updates to i...

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Samsung’s AI-focused Galaxy S25 Ultra ships February 7 for $1,300

Samsung on Wednesday announced the latest additions to its Galaxy S flagship smartphone line at the company’s annual Samsung Unpacked 2025. As suspected, the defining characteristic of the Galaxy S2...