Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is stepping down as board chair of the Helion — the fusion startup he backs —…
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Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’ | TechCrunch
An anonymous Substack post published this week accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant”…
Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business? | TechCrunch
This week, a topic that has been boomeranging around Silicon Valley bounced into the spotlight: AI tokens as compensation. The…
AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good | TechCrunch
Well, the data is out. AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on…
This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt | TechCrunch
Every new technology creates a new environment in which we work, but it’s not clear how AI will do that.…
World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents | TechCrunch
World, co-founded by Sam Altman, is dedicated to creating what it calls “proof of human” tech — ID verification tools…
Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B | TechCrunch
Eight-year-old semiconductor startup Frore Systems has raised a $143 million Series D, led by MVP Ventures, at $1.64 billion valuation,…
Google, Accel India accelerator choses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’ | TechCrunch
Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models. But as…
Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates | TechCrunch
Unacademy, once a one of India’s most valuable edtech startups, is set to be acquired by rival upGrad in an…
US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B | TechCrunch
The U.S. Army said late Friday that it has signed a 10-year contract with defense tech startup Anduril. The deal…
Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing | TechCrunch
AI agents are expected to soon start making autonomous purchasing and scheduling decisions on behalf of humans. But Michael Fanous,…
Fostering Innovation: The Power of HealthTech Partnerships | TechCrunch
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, innovation is not a solo endeavor. It thrives on collaboration, and the healthtech industry…
Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch
Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a new funding round valuing the company…
Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it | TechCrunch
Eighteen months after selling his startup to chipmaker AMD for $665 million, Finnish entrepreneur Peter Sarlin has left his role…
Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese…
Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought | TechCrunch
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The…
India neobank Fi winds down banking services on its platform | TechCrunch
India’s neobank Fi is discontinuing banking services on its platform more than four years after launching them in partnership with…
Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq | TechCrunch
In a sea of massive valuations for early-stage AI startups, today we have a bit of rare news: a jumbo…