timef 04/30/2026
- SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds techcrunch.com2026-04-30 23:29:49
VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.
- Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records techcrunch.com2026-04-30 23:15:41
The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.
- X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI techcrunch.com2026-04-30 23:14:55
X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.
- Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI techcrunch.com2026-04-30 21:00:00
As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked […]
- Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed techcrunch.com2026-04-30 21:00:00
Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming.
- Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week techcrunch.com2026-04-30 20:08:45
Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools
- Instagram cracks down on content aggregators techcrunch.com2026-04-30 20:00:00
The update targets content aggregators that don't post original content and instead simply re-upload others' posts.
- SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO techcrunch.com2026-04-30 11:58:22
You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.
- Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India techcrunch.com2026-04-30 09:00:00
PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India's UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.
- Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending techcrunch.com2026-04-30 08:14:23
The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it's also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.
- Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B techcrunch.com2026-04-30 08:07:15
The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets techcrunch.com2026-04-30 07:58:36
Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.
- Meta is still burning money on AR/VR techcrunch.com2026-04-30 07:58:26
Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.
- Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal techcrunch.com2026-04-30 07:55:23
Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it. "We fully plan to exploit it," Nadella said.
- Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it techcrunch.com2026-04-30 07:02:23
Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing.
- Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained techcrunch.com2026-04-30 06:20:48
Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.
- Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One techcrunch.com2026-04-30 04:59:00
Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.
- Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix techcrunch.com2026-04-30 04:53:56
Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.
- Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise techcrunch.com2026-04-30 02:33:05
The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.
- Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality techcrunch.com2026-04-30 00:42:33
Google recreates Cher's closet from "Clueless" with AI.
- More Gemini features are coming to Google TV techcrunch.com2026-04-30 00:40:49
Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo.
- Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government techcrunch.com2026-04-30 00:20:02
On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.
