Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding’s deployment problem
Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding’s deployment problem The platform engineering startup Shuttle announced $6 million in seed funding to handle the infrastructure problems that start where products like…
YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts
YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts…
Life360 ventures into pet tech with the launch of a new GPS tracker
Life360 ventures into pet tech with the launch of a new GPS tracker Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking…
One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean
One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8…
Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided
Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided Netflix is using AI for special effects and pre-production, but CEO Ted Sarandos that Netflix "not worried about…
Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation
Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn. As…
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction.…
OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google
OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google OpenAI's new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era. OpenAI's new browser…
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July. Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5…
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the…