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Felicis founder Aydin Senkut is celebrating his 20th year as an institutional early-stage investor by announcing the firm’s biggest fund yet: a $900 million Fund X. This follows the $825 …
After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M Read More
It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like …
The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster Read More
New York-based micromobility startup Infinite Machine has revealed a seated scooter called Olto that will cost $3,495 when it starts shipping later this year. The Olto will feature 40 miles …
a16z-backed Infinite Machine shows off cheaper, modular electric scooter Read More
Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging. This partnership marks new territory for OpenAI, which has signed …
OpenAI and Barbie-maker Mattel team up to bring generative AI to toy-making and content creation Read More
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu was always curious about what work life was like for his colleague Feargus MacDaeid, one of the few registered blind lawyers in the U.K. Both practiced law at …
Legal tech platform Definely raises $30M Series B to make contract reviewing more efficient Read More
A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s …
Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway Read More
On Thursday, Spanish startup Multiverse Computing announced that it raised an enormous Series B round of €189 million (about $215 million) on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.” …
Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically slim AI costs Read More
Meta is reportedly investing nearly $15 billion in the data-labeling firm Scale AI and taking a 49% stake in the startup, while also bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang to help …
Can Scale AI and Alexandr Wang reignite Meta’s AI efforts? Read More
TechCrunch is turning 20. I’ve been here half that time. I worked previously at numerous major media properties, including Time Inc, Dow Jones, and Reuters; this has been the best …
Twenty years strong: a love letter to TechCrunch Read More
Geothermal frontrunner Fervo Energy said Wednesday that it had secured $206 million in financing to continue work on a new power plant in Utah. The startup is developing what promises …
Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant Read More