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The battle begins: 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open Calling Pre-Series A founders: nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 are open. Compete in the world’s most iconic pitch competition…
Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI…
Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%. After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for…
Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl The purchase rewrites the domain record books -- not that the crypto industry has ever been accused of restraint…
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project But this is still a bad idea. But this is still a bad idea.
TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business? Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Welcome…
San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday. A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd…
India has changed its startup rules for deep tech India is adjusting startup rules to help more of its deep tech startups with funding and long-term success. India is adjusting…
The kids ‘picked last in gym class’ gear up for Super Bowl YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is expected to be there. Apple's Tim Cook, too. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is…
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an investor Antetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in Kalshi. Antetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in…