The company behind Cursor, the viral AI coding editor, launched a web app on Monday that allows users to manage a network of coding agents directly from their browser. The launch marks Cursor’s next big step beyond its integrated development environment (IDE), the core product...
Campfire was launched in 2023 to upend 1990s-era enterprise resource planning accounting software (ERP) like Netsuite with an LLM-powered alternative. ...
AI marks the most significant revolution in startup development since the advent of cloud computing. This isn’t just an incremental change; AI is fundamentally reshaping every facet of company building, from the initial spark of idea validation and the intricate process of product development to...
Raising in 2025 doesn’t look anything like it did in 2021 — and that’s exactly the point. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Kristen Craft, Head of Business Development at Fidelity Private Shares, will lead a roundtable session titled...
The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs....
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo...
With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.”...
As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo....
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators....
Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team....
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI....
Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run. And hilarity ensued....
As warnings mount about AI’s potential to displace millions of jobs, Anthropic on Friday launched a its Economic Futures Program, new initiative to support research and policy development that addresses AI’s economic impacts....
TechCrunch All Stage hits Boston’s SoWa Power Station on July 15 — and just 2 exhibitor tables remain....
The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft in many ways hinges on the definition of artificial general intelligence, creating a tension that has spilled over into OpenAI research that has not been made public....
Meta is offering multi-million pay packages to AI researchers. But no one is really getting an $100 million "signing bonus."...
A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 27–29, and we’re bringing the heavy hitters to the Builders Stage. On October 28, three names that helped shape the modern internet are sitting down for an exclusive fireside chat on what it...
Facebook is asking users for access to their phone’s camera roll to automatically suggest AI-edited versions of their photos — including ones that haven’t been uploaded to Facebook yet. The feature is being suggested to Facebook users when they’re creating a new Story on the...
While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse....
Here are the startup stories and funding rounds that caught our eye over the last few days, which have been quite busy....
PetLibro launched an AI-powered smart camera that provides users with real-time insights into their pets' activities....
This week, two major AI companies scored early wins in court, with federal judges siding with Meta and Anthropic in separate lawsuits over how their models were trained on copyrighted material. The decisions represent the first real legal validation of AI companies’ argument that training...
The Danish government is working to change copyright law to give its citizens a right to their own body, facial features, and voice. The landmark law is designed to strengthen protections against the creation and dissemination of deepfakes, reports The Guardian....
During a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no one at the helm—and no one knows when that will change....
We’re almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the founder summit of the year, is just around the corner. On July 15, Boston becomes startup central. Are you ready to gain the insights and...
Startups demand constant decision-making, pressure-filled pivots, and bring big emotional swings. It’s no wonder anxiety shows up at every stage. But what if it didn’t have to be a liability? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Dr. David...
Germany has told Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI app DeepSeek from their app stores, saying the company transfers users' data to China illegally....
Crossing Minds, a startup that provides AI recommendation systems to e-commerce firms, said its team is leaving the company to join OpenAI....
Meta is in talks to acquire a voice cloning startup called Play AI, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources....