Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs
A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?...
01 novembro, 2025
AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams
AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued....
01 novembro, 2025
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta
Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds....
31 outubro, 2025
AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition; it buys Python notebook Marimo
CoreWeave's failed buy of Core Scientific is another sign of an AI bubble. But it's still shopping....
31 outubro, 2025
Meta Claims Downloaded Porn at Center of AI Lawsuit Was for ‘Personal Use’
In a motion to dismiss filed earlier this week, Meta denied claims that employees had downloaded pornography from Strike 3 Holdings to train its artificial intelligence models....
31 outubro, 2025
The Man Who Invented AGI
Everyone is obsessed with artificial general intelligence—the stage when AI can match all feats of human cognition. The guy who named it saw it as a threat....
31 outubro, 2025
Tattd gave four TechCrunch writers tattoos at Startup Battlefield
Tattd, a marketplace for tattoo-seekers and artists, set up a mini tattoo parlor in the Expo Hall at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025....
31 outubro, 2025
Equity Live: From $300M seed rounds to data center builds, AI is feeling bubbly
The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the Builders Stage on Monday morning to kick off the event with the question everyone’s asking: are we in an AI bubble? Between valuations that have...
31 outubro, 2025
AWS exceeds Wall Street’s expectations as demand for cloud infra remains high
AWS continues to see strong demand as companies gobble up its cloud infrastructure services in the age of AI....
31 outubro, 2025
Perplexity strikes multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images
Perplexity’s agreement with Getty appears to legitimize some of the startup’s previous use of Getty’s stock photos. Perplexity came under fire last year for a series of plagiarism accusations from several news organizations....
31 outubro, 2025
Tim Cook says Apple is open to M&A on the AI front
Apple CEO Tim Cook looks to M&A and AI partnerships to advance Apple Intelligence....
31 outubro, 2025
YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot
After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, Adam has raised a $4.1 million seed round to power its next steps....
31 outubro, 2025
Reddit CEO says chatbots are not a traffic driver
Reddit doesn't see a lot of traffic coming from chatbot answers...
31 outubro, 2025
Nvidia expands AI ties with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea to strengthen partnerships with Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and Naver, unveiling plans for AI-powered networks and next-generation intelligent systems....
31 outubro, 2025
Scenes from TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Thanks to everyone who made this year's San Francisco event what it was -- and to the 10,000 of you who filled the halls, made the connections, and left with more than you came with. Couldn't make it? These images tell part of the story....
31 outubro, 2025
WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and look closely at complaints to the FTC alleging that ChatGPT led them or loved ones into AI psychosis....
30 outubro, 2025
Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1 billion in Poolside
Nvidia is an existing investor in the AI company and participated in it's $500 million Series A round in 2024....
30 outubro, 2025
“I Sweated So Much I Never Needed to Pee”: Life in China’s Relentless Gig Economy
In his newly translated memoir I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, Hu Anyan captures the brutal labor and quiet grace of life at the edge of China’s booming ecommerce industry....
30 outubro, 2025
Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for its AI health companion
Bevel's AI health companion unifies data from wearables and daily habits across sleep, fitness, and nutrition into personalized insights....
30 outubro, 2025
Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India
The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide....
30 outubro, 2025
Figma acquires AI-powered media generation company Weavy
Figma said today that it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation company Weavy....
30 outubro, 2025
The Prompting Company snags $6.5M to help products get mentioned in ChatGPT and other AI apps
People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models this season to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search. Retailers could see up to...
30 outubro, 2025
A Fight Over Big Tech’s Emissions Has the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Caught in the Crossfire
An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena....
30 outubro, 2025
Meta, Google, and Microsoft Triple Down on AI Spending
Three of the biggest US tech companies reported record profits and record infrastructure spending on Wednesday, fueling speculation about a possible AI market bubble....
29 outubro, 2025
India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet
Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months....
29 outubro, 2025
Cluely’s Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing
Cluely's Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go viral....
29 outubro, 2025
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd
Glīd, which is trying to streamline cargo container logistics, has beaten out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home $100,000....
29 outubro, 2025
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a backseat in software development tasks....
29 outubro, 2025
2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt
geCKo Materials returned to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to debut new products as it pushes deeper into commercializing its tech....
29 outubro, 2025
Box CEO Aaron Levie on how AI is changing the enterprise SaaS landscape
He painted a picture of a future of enterprise software where the SaaS is used for the core business workflow, and then the agents ride on top of that....
29 outubro, 2025
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