timef 01/14/2026
- AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million series A techcrunch.com2026-01-14 23:50:17
The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.
- US cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web techcrunch.com2026-01-14 23:40:53
Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.
- YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts techcrunch.com2026-01-14 23:20:25
Parents will be able toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children's accounts.
- Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward techcrunch.com2026-01-14 23:01:37
It's a huge change to Tesla's approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk's $1T pay package and the company's myriad legal troubles.
- VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory techcrunch.com2026-01-14 21:30:00
VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge.
- Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff techcrunch.com2026-01-14 20:51:00
Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company's VR and metaverse products.
- SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights techcrunch.com2026-01-14 19:30:00
The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.
- New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception techcrunch.com2026-01-14 06:05:11
New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.
- Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up techcrunch.com2026-01-14 04:15:58
The tech giant has pledged to be a "good neighbor" as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country.
- A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong techcrunch.com2026-01-14 03:40:57
A consumer economics watchdog says Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol is ripe for misuse where consumers could pay more for items. Google denies this.
- Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology techcrunch.com2026-01-14 03:17:24
The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used o make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver, it could change industries from power generation to maritime shipping.
- Ring founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era techcrunch.com2026-01-14 03:05:49
AI is ushering in Ring’s next chapter, as the Amazon-owned video doorbell maker shifts toward becoming an “intelligent assistant.”
- Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system techcrunch.com2026-01-14 03:04:38
A 24-year-old from Tennessee is expected to admit to accessing the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system without authorization dozens of times throughout 2023.
- Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare – but maybe not as a chatbot techcrunch.com2026-01-14 02:51:18
OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week.
- Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see techcrunch.com2026-01-14 01:14:08
1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.
- Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images techcrunch.com2026-01-14 01:00:00
Google is now allowing users to create vertical videos using references image.
- India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise techcrunch.com2026-01-14 00:27:46
India's labor ministry is pushing the country's booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its gig workers.
- ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year techcrunch.com2026-01-14 00:15:22
The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.
