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Week in Review: Apple wont raise prices yet
Welcome back to Week in Review! Weve got lots of news for you today: Amazon earnings, Apple earnings, ChatGPT sycophancy, Alibabas AI models, and much more. Lets get to it! Well? During Apples earnings call yesterday, Tim Cook revealed that the company paid $900 million in tariffs last quarter. But despite this, the CEO didnt []
Googles Gemini has beaten Pokmon Blue (with a little help)
Googles most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last night, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted triumphantly on X, What a finish! Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokmon Blue! To be clear, the Gemini Plays Pokemon livestream was created by (in his own words) a 30 year []
Exclusive: Swiggy Suspends Delivery Service Genie
Foodtech major Swiggy has suspended its delivery service Swiggy Genie across cities. The service, which was live in nearly 70
Ather IPO: IIT Madras To Make 40X Gains, Tiger Global To Rake In 8.3X Returns
EV major Ather Energys cofounders Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain are set to rake in 15.2X returns each by selling
eBay and Etsy are relatively confident despite tariff pressures
Like virtually every sector in the business world, the secondhand industry is grappling with the ramifications of President Donald Trumps tariffs. However, based on the comments made by eBay and Etsy earlier this week, both dont appear to be overly concerned. The companies recently reported Q1 2025 earnings results, both addressing the pressing topic of []
How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers
Riots anti-cheat artisan Phillip Koskinas explains how he and his team go after cheaters and cheat developers to protect the integrity of games, such as Valorant and League of Legends.
How MSMEs Can Use AI To Boost Efficiency, Cut Costs, And Scale Faster
The rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive marketplace brings many new challenges to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The paucity
US trade deal to place India in favourable position in global trade equation: Panagariya
Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, believes India will emerge stronger from current tariff uncertainties. A bilateral trade deal with the US would significantly benefit India's global trade position, especially with the US seeking to reduce reliance on China.
Asias factories suffer major blow as tariffs dampen demand
Manufacturing activity in Asia contracted in April, impacted by weaker demand and Trump's tariffs, particularly affecting South Korea and Taiwan. While Southeast Asia also experienced a slowdown, India and the Philippines showed expansion.
AI chatbots are juicing engagement instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to juice engagement by pestering their users with follow-up questions, instead of providing actually useful insights. Systrom said the tactics represent a force thats hurting us, comparing them to those used by social media companies to expand aggressively. You can see some of these []
Patent Infringement Case: Finlands Oura Scores Initial Victory Against Ultrahuman
Finland-based smart ring company Oura has won a preliminary legal victory against Bengaluru-based smart ring and health monitoring device manufacturer
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! Your usual host Kirsten has passed the reins to me, Rebecca Bellan, for the day, and I want to talk about Aurora Innovation and its last-minute save. []
Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot
Next week, Google will begin allowingkids under 13 who have parent-managed Google accounts to use its Gemini chatbot, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that Gemini will be available to kids whose parents useFamily Link, a Google service that enables families to opt into various Google services for their child. A Google []
One of Googles recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety
A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the companys internal benchmarking. In a technical report published this week, Google reveals that its Gemini 2.5 Flash model is more likely to generate text that violates its safety guidelines than Gemini 2.0 Flash. On two metrics, text-to-text []
Ubers latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta
Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and delivery position while relying on partners to supply the self-driving tech it isnt building in-house. Today, the lucky startup is Chinese self-driving firm Momenta. The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor-based May Mobility to its roster of []
Dating app Raw exposed users location data and personal information
The app claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users' dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.
Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide
Welcome to Startups Weekly your weekly recap of everything you cant miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was low on M&A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if thats your thing and more importantly, some worthy []
Ola Electric Issues Clarification After Report Says Company Under SEBI Lens
Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric has rejected a media report that claimed that markets regulator SEBI is probing the electric mobility
Ara Partners new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets
Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.
OpenAI pledges to make changes to prevent future ChatGPT sycophancy
OpenAI says itll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an incident that caused the platform to become overly sycophantic for many users. Last weekend, after OpenAI rolled out a tweakedGPT-4o the default model powering ChatGPT users on social media noted that ChatGPT began responding in []
Googles NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are available for pre-order
Googles NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are expected to launch on May 20, according to app store listings. The apps are currently available for pre-order. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google is now gearing up to make the service available on the go. []
BluSmart Collapse Leaves 10,000 Drivers, 800 Employees Jobless Overnight
As EV ride-hailing startup BluSmarts rough patch continues, with allegations of fraud falling on the founders, more than 1,000 drivers,
Spotify said on Friday thatApple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps. In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotifys []
Airbnb is quietly rolling out an AI customer service bot in the US
Airbnb started rolling out an AI-powered customer service bot in the U.S. last month, CEO Brian Chesky said during the firms first-quarter conference call on Thursday. Chesky said 50% of Airbnbs U.S. users are already using the AI bot for customer service, adding that the company plans to roll out the feature to all its []
Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps redirect users to their own websites for payments
Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to let apps link users to their own websites so they can buy subscriptions or other digital goods. This change comes after a U.S. court ruled in favor of Epic Games in a case against the iPhone maker, ordering the latter not to prohibit apps []
Need Common Legislation To Regulate Digital & Linear Media: TRAI Chief
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti has reportedly underscored the need for further regulating online content.
Eternals Subdued Q4, Sauce.vcs D2C Thesis & More
Blinkits Expansion Eats Into Eternals Profits Eternal has reported another weak quarter due to stagnation in its core food delivery
AI Agents Driving Efficiency In BFSI & Insurtech Onboarding
Indias fintech industry has seen a massive growth over the past few years mostly because of a range of macroeconomic
Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+
Amazons upgraded digital assistant powered by generative AI, Alexa+, has rolled out to over 100,000 users, CEO Andy Jassy said on the companys earnings call Thursday. While thats a far cry from the 600 million Alexa devices out there, the company is making some progress on the rollout of Alexa+, which was first unveiled in []
Reddits AI play is for the Google crowd, not just the community scrollers
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says there are two kinds of people who come to the social media platform: Scrollers and seekers. Scrollers are the ones who come to Reddits core product, which is community conversation and engaging about topics theyre passionate about, from r/sourdough to r/popculturechat. Then there are the Seekers; the people who might []
Peacock trained TikTokers to make content, and now four creators are getting original series
Three years ago, a group of TikTokers joined NBCUniversals new initiative aimed at transforming social media influencers into the next generation of TV show creators. Now, four of these creators are set to launch their original series on Peacock. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the shows set to premiere are The Warehouse Phase, developed by []
Rising star defense tech startup Mach Industries is raising $100 million, sources say
Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla and existing investor Bedrock Capital, a source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch. The new round will value the company at around $470 million, according to the source. However, the []
Stripe shows iOS developers how to avoid Apples App Store commission
Payments processing software provider Stripe is ready to help iOS app developers bypass Apples cut of App Store transactions. Following yesterdays ruling in the Apple-Epic antitrust trial, where Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers outright shamed Apple for not permitting external payment links in apps as she had previously ruled, Stripe shared documentation that shows iOS developers []
Buzzy investing app Dub lands $30M Series A
Dub, the copy-trading platform that says its transforming how Gen Z invests, has secured a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $47 million. The deal, which founder Steven Wang had previously hinted to TechCrunch was in the works, comes a year after its official launch. The 23-year-olds Harvard dropouts platform []
FutureHouse releases AI tools it claims can accelerate science
FutureHouse, an Eric Schmidt-backed nonprofit that aims to build an AI scientist within the next decade, has launched its first major product: a platform and API with AI-powered tools designed to support scientific work. Many, many startups are racing to develop AI research tools for the scientific domain, some with massive amounts of VC funding []
Fintech Bench conducts layoff while others still work month-to-month
Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it confirmed to TechCrunch. Bench didnt specify how many people were affected, but one person who works there estimated that Bench was eliminating dozens of positions thats a big chunk of the []
Ai2s new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta
Tis the week for small AI models, it seems. On Thursday, Ai2, the nonprofit AI research institute, released Olmo 2 1B, a 1-billion-parameter model that Ai2 claims beats similarly-sized models from Google, Meta, and Alibaba on several benchmarks. Parameters, sometimes referred to as weights, are the internal components of a model that guide its behavior. []
Nvidia takes aim at Anthropics support of chip export controls
Nvidia clearly doesnt agree with Anthropics support for export controls on U.S.-made AI chips. On Wednesday, Anthropic doubled down on its support for the U.S. Department of Commerces Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, which would impose sweeping AI chip export restrictions starting May 15. The next day, Nvidia responded with a very different take on []
Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling
Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal dispute, Epic announced that its Epic Games Store will allow developers to open webshops, which can offer players out-of-app purchases to circumvent fees from Apple and Google. Epic has been in a long legal battle with Apple []
Anthropic lets users connect more apps to Claude
Anthropic on Thursday launched a new way to connect apps and tools to its AI chatbot Claude, as well as an expanded deep research capability that allows Claude to search the web, enterprise accounts, and more. The new app connection feature, called Integrations, and expanded deep research tool, dubbed Advanced Research, are available in beta []
Fivetran acquires Census to become end-to-end data movement platform
After nearly 13 years in business, Fivetran will now be able to offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution. Fivetran, which helps enterprises move data from a variety of sources into cloud databases, announced on Thursday it has acquired Census, a reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL) platform that enables companies to transfer data []
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is pissed off at Apple. Really, really pissed off. In Rogers newly released 80-page decision, she took Apple and its executives to task for defying the courts orders in its original case with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that round, as it was determined the tech giant was []
Googles AI Mode gets expanded access and additional functionality
Google is expanding access to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. The tech giant is also adding more functionality to the feature, including the ability to pick up where you left off on a search. Google launched []
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAIs text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership []
Last call to volunteer at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
TechCrunch Sessions: AI is just over a month away! Were doing a last call for exceptional volunteers to join us in bringing this event to life. If youve ever wondered about the inner workings of tech events, nows your chance to get involved. Volunteer spots are limited, so dont miss out. Apply before the May []
Xbox consoles, controllers, and games are getting more expensive
Microsoft announced price increases on Thursday for its Xbox consoles, controllers, and some games. The affected consoles, which include Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S models, will increase in price between $80 and $100 each, depending on the console. These consoles were first released almost five years ago, with the basic Xbox Series S []
Fortnite plans return to the US iOS App Store next week
Epic Games mega-popular Fortnite is returning to the US iOS App Store next week after a surprising ruling in a years-long legal battle with Apple. The dispute between Epic and Apple began in 2020, when Apple removed Epic Games from the iOS store. Because Apple takes 30% of all in-app purchases, Epic had introduced support []
Aurora launches commercial self-driving truck service in Texas
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Aurora Innovation says it has successfully launched a self-driving truck service in Texas, making it the first company to deploy driverless, heavy-duty trucks for commercial use on public roads in the U.S. The launch comes just as Aurora hits its deadline: in October, the company delayed its planned 2024 debut to []
MoviePass explores a daily fantasy platform for film buffs
MoviePass, the startup that made its mark with its movie theater subscription service, has always been known for shaking things up, and its latest venture is no exception. The company announced on Thursday the beta launch of Mogul, a new daily fantasy entertainment platform designed specifically for the Hollywood industry. To understand what Mogul is, []
Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots
Googles AdSense advertising network started supporting ads inside users chats with some third-party AI chatbots earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. The company is rolling out the feature following tests with AI search startups iAsk and Liner, the report said, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. AdSense for Search is available for websites that want []
Eternal Q4: Profit Slumps 78% YoY To INR 39 Cr
Deepinder Goyal-led Eternals consolidated profit after tax (PAT) plunged 77.8% to INR 39 Cr in Q4 FY25 from INR 175
WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month
WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion people using it every month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during the companys Q1 results conference call on Wednesday. Founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, WhatsApp remains free to use and doesnt serve any ads. The app reached the 2 billion monthly []
Digital assets infrastructure startup Fuze raises $12.2 million from Galaxy, e&, others
Fuze, a digital assets infrastructure startup, secured $12.2 million in Series A funding led by Galaxy and e& to fuel expansion into India, accelerate product development, and recruit senior talent. Operating in the MENA region and Turkey, Fuze offers a platform enabling integration of regulated digital assets into traditional financial services and has processed over $2 billion in volume.
From tech pioneers to extremists: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness
In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europes most prominent tech success stories. A decade later, theyve been sentenced in absentia to a combined 23 years in prison by Belarusian authorities. Their property has been []
Trump's water war with Mexico is just starting
Trump has threatened tariffs, while Mexico's president seeks a resolution, but internal water scarcity complicates compliance.
Mysuru Startups Cofounders Found Dead In US Home
In a tragic incident, Mysuru-based robotics startup HoloWorlds cofounders Harshavardhana Kikkeri and Shwetha Panyam were reportedly found dead in their
Ola Electric Delays Deliveries Of Roadster X Motorcycle
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Ola Electric has delayed the deliveries of its electric motorcycle range Roadster X by a month.
Microsofts most capable new Phi 4 AI model rivals the performance of far larger systems
Microsoft launched several new open AI models on Wednesday, the most capable of which is competitive with OpenAIs o3-mini on at least one benchmark. All of the new pemissively licensed models Phi 4 mini reasoning, Phi 4 reasoning, and Phi 4 reasoning plus are reasoning models, meaning theyre able to spend more time []
Rigis New Lifeline, Reliance Reboots Esports Play & More
With Finfluencers Out, Can Rigis Beauty Bet Deliver? Once riding high on Indias stock market boom, Rigi has shut down
World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places
World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, on Wednesday announced several partnerships aimed at driving sign-ups and demonstrating the applications of its tech. World is partnering with Match Group, the dating app conglomerate, to verify the identities of Tinder users in Japan using Worlds identity verification system. Additionally, World has []
Sam Altmans World unveils a mobile verification device
Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded, plans to unveil Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent. The company, which is debuting the device during its its At Last event in San Francisco, also []
Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035
Meta made a prediction last year its generative AI products would rake in $2 billion to $3 billion in revenue in 2025, and between $460 billion and $1.4 trillion by 2035, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The documents, submitted by attorneys for book authors suing Meta for what they claim is unauthorized training of []
Amazon launches Nova Premier, its largest AI model yet
Amazon on Thursday released what it claims is the largest, most capable AI model in its Nova family, Nova Premier. Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos (but not audio), is available in Amazon Bedrock, the companys AI model development platform. Amazon says that Premier excels at complex tasks that require deep understanding []
Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark
A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena, of helping a select group of AI companies achieve better leaderboard scores at the expense of rivals. According to the authors, LM Arena allowed some industry-leading AI companies like Meta, OpenAI, []
Microsoft expects some AI capacity constraints this quarter
An executive cautioned during Microsofts earnings call on Wednesday that customers might face AI service disruptions as demand outstrips the companys ability to bring data centers online. Microsofts EVP and CFO Amy Hood said during the companys fiscal 2025 third-quarter earnings call that the company may face AI capacity constraints as early as June. We []
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
Googles Gemini chatbot gets upgraded image creation tools
Googles Gemini chatbot app now lets you modify both AI-generated images and images uploaded from your phone or computer, Google announced in a blog post Wednesday. Native image editing in Gemini will start rolling out gradually today, expanding to more people in over 45 languages and most countries in the coming weeks. The launch follows []
Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping
Artificial intelligence is not just infiltrating the startup world. Now, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard are getting into the AI game. Visa announced on Wednesday Intelligent Commerce, which it says enables AI to find and buy. AI agents will be able to shop and make purchases on behalf of consumers, based on preselected preferences. []
Threads tops 350M monthly users after adding 30M in the quarter
Instagram Threads, Metas X competitor, has now grown to over 350 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during the companys Q1 2025 earnings call on Wednesday. Thats an increase of 30 million users since the prior quarter, where Meta reported that Threads had 320 million users. The new figure represents increased growth, as []
Pinterest launches new tools to fight AI slop
Pinterest says its finally going to do something about the AI slop thats taken over its platform. After an increasing volume of complaints, the social networking and image pinboarding site announced Wednesday a plan to begin labeling AI-generated and AI-modified images. It will also introduce a new option that allows users to reduce the number []
Rivians reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries
Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the presidents tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently bought an undisclosed number of lithium iron phosphate batteries from Chinese firm Gotion before the []
If you own Ray-Ban Meta glasses, you should double-check your privacy settings
Meta has updated the privacy policy for its AI glasses, Ray-Ban Meta, giving the tech giant more power over what data it can store and use to train its AI models. The company emailed Ray-Ban Meta owners on Tuesday with a notice that AI features will now be enabled on the glasses by default, according []
Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world
Two alleged victims came forward claiming they received a spyware notification from Apple.
Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry
Companies of all sizes are recognizing the game-changing possibilities of AI. Despite the excitement about the new technology, most of their pilot projects dont make it into production. Gruve.ai, a startup founded by the team behind Rahi Systems aims to help enterprises get AI solutions out of testing phase and into real-world application by using []
JetBrains releases Mellum, an open AI coding model
JetBrains, the company behind a range of popular app development tools, has released its first open AI model for coding. On Wednesday, JetBrains made Mellum, a code-generating model the company released for its various software development suites last year, openly available on the AI dev platform Hugging Face. Mellum, trained on more than 4 trillion []
Orb, a new app by Ooklas ex-CEO, offers a broader picture of your internet connection
Since it launched nearly 20 years ago, Speedtest.net has been one of the most popular tools used to measure internet speeds. However, Doug Suttles, the founder and former CEO of Ookla, the network testing company behind Speedtest, felt that just measuring speed was not enough to tell people all they wanted to know about their []
Anthropic suggests tweaks to proposed US AI chip export controls
Anthropic agrees with the U.S. government that implementing robust export controls on domestically made AI chips will help the U.S. compete in the AI race against China. But the company is suggesting a few tweaks to the proposed restrictions. Anthropic released a blog post on Wednesday stating that the company strongly supports the U.S. Department []
Social Agents new app lets you book a photographer within 30 minutes
Theres an unspoken pressure nowadays to share all your special moments online, whether it be birthdays, graduations, or engagements. However, not everyone has the skills to take high-quality pictures, and often, people find themselves too distracted to snap the perfect shot. While hiring a professional photographer is an option, it may not always be feasible []
Ather IPO Sees Lukewarm Response Amid Mixed Brokerage Calls
After much-anticipation over Indias second EV IPO, Ather Energys public issue closed with an oversubscription of 1.43X today. The IPO
Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI
Duolingo is introducing 148 new language courses that were created with generative AI, the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo has been facing backlash this week after sharing that it was going to replace contractors with AI and become an AI-first company. The company says the launch of the new courses doubles []
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TechCrunch All Stage is just around the corner and you get to help shape the agenda. From a competitive pool of applicants, two of the six visionary finalists are one step away from leading a roundtable session on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. Your vote determines who makes it. Audience Choice []
Side Event submission deadline extended for TechCrunch Sessions: AI
Did you miss your chance to apply for a Side Event at TechCrunch Sessions: AI Week? Dont worry weve extended the deadline by three more days! You now have until May 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT to submit your proposal. This is your opportunity to connect with attendees of TC Sessions: AI and the []
Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to replace human volunteers
Wikipedia on Wednesdayrevealedits new AI strategyfor the next three years and its not replacing the Wikipedia community of editors and volunteers with artificial intelligence, thankfully. Instead, Wikipedia says it will use AI to build new features that remove technical barriers, allowing editors, moderators, and patrollers tools that allow them to accomplish what they need []
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Nuvo, a network for B2B trade, has nabbed $34M from Sequoia and Spark Capital
Nuvo, a company that has built a social-like platform to facilitate easier purchasing of physical goods between businesses, has raised a $34 million Series A from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. The San Francisco-based startup previously raised $11 million in an undisclosed seed round led by Founders Fund and Index Ventures []
UK retail giant Co-op warns of disruption as it battles cyberattack
The U.K. grocery and retail giant said the unspecified cyber incident is affecting its back office and call centers.
Intels chief commercial officer and sales lead, Christoph Schell, resigns
Christoph Schell, Intels EVP and chief commercial officer, is leaving the company after two years in the role, according to a filing with the SEC. Schell notified Intel of his decision to leave on Monday, and will resign on June 30 in order to pursueanothercareer opportunity, per the filing. It isnt clear who will replace []
Supio, an AI-powered legal analysis platform, lands $60M
Supio, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Mayfield and Thomson Reuters Ventures. The new capital, which brings Supios total raised to $91 million, will be put toward growth, hiring, and go-to-market efforts, []
DeepSeek upgrades its AI model for math problem solving
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has quietly updated Prover, its AI system thats designed to solve math-related proofs and theorems. According to South China Morning Post, DeepSeek uploaded the latest version of Prover, V2, to the AI dev platform Hugging Face late on Wednesday. It appears to be built on top of the startups V3 model, []
Cast AI raises $108M to get the most out of AI, Kubernetes and other workloads
The crush of traffic going into training and running AI has quickly turned into a major cost and resource headache for organizations. Today, Cast AI, a startup building tools to ease and optimize workloads for AI and other tasks with automation, is raising a major round of funding on the back of strong growth and []
