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Voice AI platform Phonic gets backing from Lux The quality of AI-generated voices is good enough for things like creating audiobooks and podcasts, having articles read aloud to you, and…

Spotify debuts Gen AI ads, programmatic ad buying Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among other changes to its advertising business, at an event in New York City on Thursday. Notably,…

New session at TechCrunch All Stage: Jahanvi Sardana on how top startups reshape markets TechCrunch All Stage — the ultimate founder summit — is shaping up to be a powerhouse…

Runway, best known for its video-generating models, raises $300M Runway, a startup developing a range of generative AI models for media production, including video-generating models, has raised $300 million in…

The Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good! At a presentation unveiling the Nintendo Switch 2, longtime Nintendo producer Kouichi Kawamoto revealed that at one point, he considered calling the…

A web3 startup aims to change the game in the tariff wars With President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs coming out today — a day he is calling “Liberation…

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA Expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains a costly and complex challenge for global…

Truecaller now has over 450M monthly active users Caller ID app Truecaller said on Thursday that it crossed the 450 million user mark earlier this week. The company said that…

Fintech Plaid raises $575M at a $6.1B valuation, says it will not go public in 2025 Plaid, which connects bank accounts to financial applications, has sold about $575 million worth…