timef 02/17/2026
- Apple Podcasts is getting an enhanced video experience this spring techcrunch.com2026-02-17 23:06:48
By bringing an enhanced video podcasts viewing experience to its app, Apple is aiming to keep users from turning to rival platforms to watch their favorite shows.
- Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100m or more in 2026 techcrunch.com2026-02-17 22:58:09
Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026 with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more.
- India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028 techcrunch.com2026-02-17 22:13:54
India is ramping up shared AI compute, adding 20,000 GPUs as part of a broader push to attract global AI investment.
- Snapchat launches creator subscription in the U.S. techcrunch.com2026-02-17 22:07:49
Snapchat will let creators set their monthly subscription price.
- SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending techcrunch.com2026-02-17 22:00:00
SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.
- Just 8 months in, India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M techcrunch.com2026-02-17 22:00:00
Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it's generating annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users.
- Adani pledges $100B to build AI data centers as India seeks bigger role in the global AI race techcrunch.com2026-02-17 21:08:46
Adani's plan targets up to 5 gigawatts of capacity, with data centers planned alongside partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and Flipkart.
- Airbnb expands its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” globally techcrunch.com2026-02-17 21:00:00
The feature allows users to cancel eligible bookings if there is a change of plans -- without losing money upfront.
- As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build ‘enterprise-grade’ AI agents techcrunch.com2026-02-17 20:55:12
Under the partnership, Infosys plans to integrate Anthropic's Claude models into its Topaz AI platform to build so-called "agentic" systems.
- Cohere launches a family of open multilingual models techcrunch.com2026-02-17 17:00:00
Cohere's Tiny Aya models support over 70 langauges
- Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn techcrunch.com2026-02-17 02:53:56
According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might.
- How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months techcrunch.com2026-02-17 01:00:00
The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them.
