Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off
"This is the same principle that you have in Bitcoin, where Bitcoin, as a…
Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac
In addition, Gemini Spark can now track topics and react to events in real…
Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028
Sony announced Wednesday that it will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation…
Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors…
Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash
Meta has spent billions of dollars developing AI and building out data centers to…
The “Father of the Internet” is finally retiring
Vinton Cerf will step down from his role as Google's chief internet evangelist next…
Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models
The Trump administration's erratic approach to AI policymaking has left companies across the industry…
Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation
These startups are able to provide employee liquidity primarily because investors are eager to…
Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6
This isn't just an event for the startups pitching. It's a moment for every…
OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS
The automation crustacean is crawling to a mobile device near you. By that I…
The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds
Still, this is one of the more notable AI companies in the region for…
Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first
For fusion startups, the hard part is over: thanks to a groundbreaking experiment in…
Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite
Google on Tuesday released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the newest version of its in-house…
Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video
Priced at $499, the Communicator looks a lot like a modern-day BlackBerry might, with…
Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip
Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched issued a progress report on Tuesday, after TSMC successfully…
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents
For example, on one benchmark, Sonnet 5 scores a 63.2% on agentic coding, compared…
