The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten...
It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding database of choice, Supabase....
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten...
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we introduce you to DoorDash's new delivery robot, and discuss what the growing robot population means for humans....
OpenAI's CEO explains that its large language model has been misunderstood—and that he's changed his attitude to AGI....
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Former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, who started the fund, has already made nine investments....
Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture....
Over-the-air upgrades can not only transform your ride, they can help carmakers slash costs. Here's why they're still miles away from being seamless....
While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift....
Former Stripe CTO Rahuil Patil is joining Anthropic to fine-tune the company's infrastructure....
Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit....
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms....
Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups....
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A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities...
AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new ‘background assistant’ to handle multiple...
Phia co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are redefining how Gen Z shops with AI. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, they’ll share how they’re scaling one of the year’s hottest startups into a lasting consumer brand. Register to join....
a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on ....
The Chinese government unveiled a program to woo foreign talent just as the US cracked down on H-1Bs with a $100,000 fee. The move immediately provoked xenophobic backlash....
OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company's valuation to jump to $500B....
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Perplexity has acquired Visual Electric, an AI Design tool. Its team is going to lead a new agents experience group at Perplexity...
Founder Bryan Onel says too many companies are doing the bare minimum to meet their security compliance obligations, and raised $33 million to help his customers get both compliant and secure....
Leverage Edu places over 10,000 students annually into universities across 11 countries....
Einride raised the funds five months after founder Robert Falck left the CEO role and took over as executive chairman of the board....
Current and former OpenAI researchers seem torn over how the company's Sora app fits in with its broader mission....
“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that...
"Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney’s famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney’s copyrights," a Disney lawyer wrote....
California just made history as the first state to require AI safety transparency from the biggest labs in the industry. Governor Newsom signed SB 53 into law this week, mandating that AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic disclose, and stick to, their safety protocols. The...