Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO
AI companies have grown into data-hungry entities as their models require ever-larger datasets to…
Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M
One of them is Unastella, a four-year-old South Korean startup that just closed a…
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center…
‘This is fine’ artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan
Earlier this month, Green posted on social media that his art had been "stolen…
TechCrunch Mobility: It doesn’t matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now,…
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch
According to Crunchbase's latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US…
What happens in Vega$: steroids, swimmers, and a billion-dollar hustle
I am sitting in the sweltering Nevada heat watching a man struggle to lift…
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around…
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong this weekend. Taking the number one spot…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
"On the social side, we're backing founders that are applying AI in creative ways…
‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end —…
Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant
Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing in the…
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Spark, he's suggesting, is agentic AI for the rest of us — those who…
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
This week at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival…
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
Zen Browser aims to create a "calmer internet" with its open source browser. Zen…
This $300 pizza oven can easily help elevate your summer pizza nights
If you enjoy homemade pizza but don't love the hassle that comes with it,…
