Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship, fourth fund. ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Apple says Mac users targeted in zero-day cyberattacks
Prospero Silvério
November 19, 2024
Apple said the security update for Macs, iPhones, and iPads is "recommended for all users." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve...
PayPal revives its money-pooling feature
Prospero Silvério
November 19, 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re diving into PayPal’s new holiday shopping-friendly feature, Klarna’s 2025 IPO ambitions, and...
Monday, November 18, 2024
The Department of Justice is reportedly pushing to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser business. That’s according to Bloomberg, whic...
In 2023 VCs returned the lowest level of capital to their investors since 2011
Prospero Silvério
November 18, 2024
It’s no secret that the venture capital industry is facing a liquidity crisis as IPOs and other exits remain few and far between after 2020 ...
Juna.ai wants to use AI agents to make factories more energy-efficient
Prospero Silvério
November 18, 2024
Juna.ai wants to help factories become more efficient by automating complex industrial processes using AI agents. © 2024 TechCrunch. All ri...
India’s HealthKart valued at $500 million in new investment
Prospero Silvério
November 18, 2024
Indian omni-channel nutrition startup HealthKart has raised $153 million in one of the country’s largest consumer startup transactions this ...
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Oyo founder seeks new investment at $3.8 billion valuation
Prospero Silvério
November 17, 2024
Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal’s investment vehicle has proposed to inject another $65.1 million into the hotel management startup, according to...
World of Warcraft turns 20
Prospero Silvério
November 17, 2024
Blizzard Entertainment first released World of Warcraft in November 2004, so The New York Times celebrated the anniversary by outlining the ...
Robust AI’s Carter Pro robot is designed to work with, and be moved by, humans
Prospero Silvério
November 17, 2024
Two things are immediately notable when watching the Carter Pro robot navigate the aisles of the demo warehouse inside Robust AI’s San Carlo...
A popular technique to make AI more efficient has drawbacks
Prospero Silvério
November 17, 2024
One of the most widely used techniques to make AI models more efficient, quantization, has limits — and the industry could be fast approachi...
The best tech for plant lovers
Prospero Silvério
November 17, 2024
House plants are great. They can also be hard. All of those stress-reducing self-care qualities they promise tend to fade into the backgroun...
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Consumer tech is bouncing back, and consumer founders like Brynn Putnam are bouncing back with it
Prospero Silvério
November 16, 2024
When Brynn Putnam sold her last company, Mirror, to Lululemon for $500 million at the start of the pandemic, it looked to this editor like s...