Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in it’s LEGO era’
It's the moment everyone is waiting for — the ChatGPT moment for robotics, Amulya…
Streaming guide JustWatch becomes a streamer itself
Like most low-cost services, JustWatch's content lineup focuses on older movies and shows, as…
Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Justin Mast's life was changed by a cyborg plant. A few years ago, Mast…
TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act
TikTok was repeatedly warned by employees about the risks the social media platform posed…
Figma co-founder Dylan Field thinks MCP is not a perfect protocol
Despite Figma co-founder Dylan Field's concerns about MCP (model context protocol), which standardizes how…
SpaceX alum’s aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
The financing is an extension of its Series D round and includes $90 million…
US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
The U.S. accused DeepSeek and five other Chinese AI companies, including Alibaba and Moonshot…
Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving
Robots still aren't that good at picking things up, despite billions of dollars of…
Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull
To be clear, Inspired is not squarely focused on New York. Its portfolio is…
Spotify launches paid podcast memberships with perks beyond bonus content
Spotify on Tuesday launched paid memberships, a new way for podcasters to make money…
Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impact your body
While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, rivals like RingConn…
Yelp can now call on your behalf to check wait times at a restaurant
Over the last few weeks, personal assistants like Instinct, Fo, and Muse have enabled…
Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool
Otter's newly appointed CMO, Alex Gay, who comes from Superhuman, told TechCrunch at a…
Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet
Blackwall, however, isn't interested in competing with the bigwigs in its space. Instead of…
Walmart’s Flipkart is quietly building a food delivery challenger in India
Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce giant, is preparing to challenge India's food-delivery duopoly of…
Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back
Two of New York's sweethearts, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and activist and "Broad City" star…
