timef 05/12/2026
- Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen techcrunch.com2026-05-12 23:07:37
The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.
- Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem techcrunch.com2026-05-12 22:47:17
Waymo has issued a software recall that makes its robotaxis more cautious around flooded areas. A "final remedy" is in the works.
- Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice techcrunch.com2026-05-12 21:34:04
The maker of the Canvas school software said it "reached an agreement" with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.
- Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool techcrunch.com2026-05-12 21:00:00
A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
- TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok techcrunch.com2026-05-12 21:00:00
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.
- AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines techcrunch.com2026-05-12 21:00:00
Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.
- Spotify’s launches a Wrapped-style recap of your entire listening history techcrunch.com2026-05-12 20:44:00
Spotify's new feature will show you the number of unique songs that you listened to until now
- AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals techcrunch.com2026-05-12 19:30:00
Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.
- Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S. techcrunch.com2026-05-12 18:00:00
Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.
- Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks techcrunch.com2026-05-12 12:52:35
Right now, every AI model you've ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change that by building a model that processes your input and generates a response at the same time, so it's more like a phone call than a text chain.
- Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO techcrunch.com2026-05-12 08:09:01
Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth as well as early-stage startups.
- GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills techcrunch.com2026-05-12 07:04:10
Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.
- Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted techcrunch.com2026-05-12 05:59:34
Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.
- Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation techcrunch.com2026-05-12 01:38:32
Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.
- Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app techcrunch.com2026-05-12 01:14:01
As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app.
- Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator techcrunch.com2026-05-12 01:02:35
Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news.
- ‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says techcrunch.com2026-05-12 00:00:00
The battery recycling and energy storage company has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja, reuniting him with former Tesla CTO JB Straubel.
