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This is ChatGPT's first year as the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store by downloads.

The e-commerce giant says it will expand the service to additional cities in 2026.

Oboe has raised $16 million in funding for its learning app. The company now lets users generate unlimited courses for free.

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Unacademy's valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.

Tavus has launched a new experience where you can chat with an AI Santa that asks personal questions and remembers your interests.

Figma is launching a new image editing toolbar to bring all its features in one place.

TechCrunch found Petco's veterinary clinics were spilling customers' personal information and medical histories of their pets to the open web.

For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for ₹199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you'll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44).

You can select which topics you want to see more or less of, and your recommendations will adapt accordingly.

ChatGPT's 800 million plus userbase can now use Adobe's apps to modify images and PDFs

The e-commerce giant said the new investment will support its efforts to digitize small businesses and strengthen its logistics and operations footprint in India.

Fervo Energy's Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites.

Meesho had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers.

Inito has raised $29 million in new funding to invest in and develop AI-engineered antibodies that will help it offer new types of tests and improve the accuracy of existing ones.

The CEO of the AI data center provider, which has Nvidia as an investor and a supplier, described the environment as a "violent change" in demand.

Led by Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, the new hardware startup is valued at $4.5 billion.

Overtone is described as "an early-stage dating service focused on using AI and voice tools to help people connect in a more thoughtful and personal way."

The round, which was Fal’s third fundraise this year, also included a secondary sale for early investors, sources tell us.

Cashew Research uses AI to automate the market research process while still collecting real-world data from humans.

The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco's in 2019.

The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco's in 2019.

Kabir Narang is laying the groundwork for a new investment platform slated for 2026.

After reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out.

The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI and autonomy day scheduled for December 11.

While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship with chatbot platforms has the potential to turn addictive.

OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company's revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success.

Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.

Amazon says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn't used to train AI models.

Truecaller's Family Protection will be rolled out widely in the first quarter of 2026.

The automakers will work together to bring two Ford-branded EVs to European dealerships in 2028.

Google Photos' new update helps make editing video reels in the app quicker, such as new templates that already add music and text to clips.

Canoo's CEO bought the bankrupt startup's assets in April and told the court his "principal motivation" was supporting these programs.

Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI are backing the Linux Foundation’s new Agentic AI Foundation, donating MCP, Goose, and AGENTS.md to standardize AI agents, boost interoperability, and curb proprietary fragmentation.

Fairphone updates its repair over-the-ear headphones with new drivers.

Meta's Facebook redesign elevates Marketplace, refreshes profiles, and aims to win back Gen Z users.

Amazon upgrades Alexa+ with new shopping tools, turning Echo screens into hubs for orders, deals, and gift buying.

Google will compete with Meta with its own line of AI-powered smart glasses.

The European Commission is investigating Google over its AI summaries.

The latest is Microsoft's largest investment in Asia.

In an internal memo seen by TechCrunch, VSCO's CEO Eric Wittman said the company's consumer business had declined more than expected, and some of its new growth initiatives didn't yield the expected results.

India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.