TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center
The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week. from …
January 26, 2026
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out
British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 mill…
January 26, 2026
This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine
The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls "the muscle on the ground.” from TechC…
January 25, 2026
Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI
Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI. from Te…
January 25, 2026
Gmail is having issues with spam and misclassification
If your Gmail account doesn’t seem to be working properly today, you’re not alone. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/uhx…
January 24, 2026
Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos
There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered t…
January 24, 2026
SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Trump bac…
January 24, 2026
The Rippling/Deel corporate spying scandal may have taken another wild turn
The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation. This is arguably the biggest drama between two HR…
January 23, 2026
How did Davos turn into a tech conference?
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce t…
January 23, 2026
Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with no human safety driver
Not all of Tesla's fleet in Austin will be fully driverless. Per Tesla's AI lead Ashok Elluswamy, the company w…
January 22, 2026
Former CEO of celeb fav gym Dogpound launches $5M fund to back wellness companies
Jenny Liu is a solo first-time GP looking to back underrepresented wellness founders. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/…
January 22, 2026
Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS, the prestigious AI conference
Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop. fr…
January 21, 2026
OpenEvidence hits $12B valuation, with new round led by Thrive, DST
The medical info database has doubled in valuation since last raise in October, despite encroachment from model makers.…
January 21, 2026
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases. f…
January 20, 2026
Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help sell excess inventory
Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory…
January 20, 2026
Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026. …
January 20, 2026
Meta’s Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case
For the first time, Meta's Oversight Board is looking for specific policy recommendations around disabled accounts.…
January 20, 2026
Everstone combines Wingify, AB Tasty for $100M+ digital experience optimization platform
The combined business will serve more than 4,000 customers globally and surpass $100 million in annual revenue. from …
January 20, 2026
Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare? from TechCrunch https://i…
January 19, 2026
Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
Misaligned agents are just one layer of the AI security challenge that startup Witness AI is trying to solve. It detect…
January 19, 2026