timef 03/20/2026
- AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good techcrunch.com2026-03-20 23:41:21
AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.
- Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US techcrunch.com2026-03-20 23:01:39
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
- Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says techcrunch.com2026-03-20 22:51:30
The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon's suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.
- The best AI investment might be in energy tech techcrunch.com2026-03-20 20:00:00
Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That's creating an opening for investors.
- These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings techcrunch.com2026-03-20 19:31:38
These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.
- Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot techcrunch.com2026-03-20 07:28:37
Amazon and Jeff Bezos had previously invested in the startup.
- Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI techcrunch.com2026-03-20 06:09:24
The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology.
- Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant techcrunch.com2026-03-20 05:13:50
A dancing robot in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant boogied down a little too hard.
- Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal techcrunch.com2026-03-20 03:46:30
MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.
- Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says techcrunch.com2026-03-20 03:09:02
AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.
- Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition techcrunch.com2026-03-20 03:00:00
Bluesky's Series B closed last April but is being shared now, the week after its CEO stepped down.
- Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’ techcrunch.com2026-03-20 02:26:26
Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it.
- Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors techcrunch.com2026-03-20 01:24:13
Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement.
- Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams techcrunch.com2026-03-20 01:00:00
Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a multi-step security process.
- DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI techcrunch.com2026-03-20 00:14:00
Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language.
