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Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies. 

Startups don’t build themselves. The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, is where investors, operators, and founders come to talk tactics — the nitty-gritty of getting something off the ground and making it work. This year, we’re bringing some of the sharpest minds in the game […]

Amazon is investing $233M in its India business to expand operations infrastructure, build new tools for its delivery network, and work on employee safety.

Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, but it’s not the same game it used to be. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, we’re bringing in someone who knows how the rules have changed and how to win in today’s market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures. Gao has backed breakout […]

At the pre-seed stage, there’s not much for a VC to analyze — no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That doesn’t mean they’re guessing. It means they’re watching everything else. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk founders through […]

If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to TechCrunch All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to […]

It's the latest in a string of setbacks for the mega-rocket, which SpaceX hopes to use to build Starlink and one day go to Mars.

Bluesky's automated impersonation detection system took down JD Vance's new account, but it was restored soon after.

It’s already been a tumultuous year for the U.S. semiconductor industry. The semiconductor industry plays a sizable role in the “AI race” that the U.S. seems determined to win, which is why this context is worth paying attention to: from Intel’s appointment of Lip-Bu Tan to CEO — who wasted no time getting to work […]

Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 80 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments.

When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, […]

If it sounds too good to be true — like a VC giving away valuable assets — it isn't true.

Newly added references in the music app's code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch.

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “megaround,” and seven companies raised rounds $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? […]

Across hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, an impossible question has befuddled our species: why is the baby crying?! Sam Altman, who is both the father of a three-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI’s new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood. Altman, who […]

In Base44's six months as a stand-alone company, it reportedly grew to 250,000 users and nearly $200,000 in monthly profits.

In Base44's six months as a stand-alone company, it reportedly grew to 250,000 users and nearly $200,000 in monthly profits.

Multiplier raised Series A and seed funding from Lightspeed and Ribbit Capital.

Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of […]

Frederik Hjelm, CEO of shared micromobility startup Voi, said he sees a path to acquiring the scooter and bike operations of Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.

OpenAI is phasing out its work with Scale AI and cutting ties with the data provider following Meta’s deal with the startup, an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Sarah Friar, the chief financial officer of OpenAI, previously suggested the company would continue its work with Scale AI. Now, it appears OpenAI has changed its […]

A Threads glitch is making it look like everyone on your feed is saying the same thing.

The Colossus data center was allegedly operating as many as 35 gas turbines without pollution controls in a region that already had poor air quality.

Passkey logins make it harder for bad actors to remotely access your accounts because they require physical access to your phone.

OpenAI researchers say they’ve discovered hidden features inside AI models that correspond to misaligned “personas,” according to new research published by the company on Wednesday. By looking at an AI model’s internal representations — the numbers that dictate how an AI model responds, which often seem completely incoherent to humans — OpenAI researchers were able […]

Waymo said it's working on a return to New York City and its first step it applying for a permit.

Zoox says the facility will eventually be able to pump out 10,000 robotaxis per year.

It’s unclear what is causing a “near-total” internet blackout in Iran.

“The OpenAI Files,” an archival project from the Midas Project and the Tech Oversight Project, are a “collection of documented concerns with governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture at OpenAI.”

Digg launched its iOS app to testers who are a part of its Groundbreakers community of early adopters.

Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.

Tubi for Creators is a new program that brings content from well-known YouTubers like Mythical Kitchen and more.

Investment app Grifin secured a $11 million Series A funding round.