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Prepare for pitch battle: Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open Nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 are open. Pitch at Disrupt 2026 in October in front of top VCs and…

AI’s promise to indie filmmakers: faster, cheaper, lonelier AI expands access to filmmaking for resource-constrained creators. But as efficiency becomes the industry’s north star, creativity risks being overwhelmed by a…

Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up Peak XV says most of its new capital will target India as the firm…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Super Early Bird rates end in 1 week The lowest ticket rates of the year for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends next Friday, February 27. Save up to…

Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device that’s both controllable and updatable. The technology promises to…

OpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age account for…

UAE’s G42 teams up with Cerebras to deploy 8 exaflops of compute in India Abu Dhabi-based tech company G42 has partnered with U.S.-based chipmaker Cerebras to deploy eight exaflops of…

General Catalyst commits $5B to India over five years The pledge marks a sharp jump from General Catalyst's earlier $500 million–$1 billion India earmark. The pledge marks a sharp jump…

Ali Partovi’s Neo looks to upend the accelerator model with low-dilution terms Neo's new Residency program invests $750,000 in an uncapped SAFE for startups and provides a $40,000 no-strings-attached grant…

Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores—again Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work. Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google…