IBM closes $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition
IBM closes $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition IBM has finalized its multi-billion dollar HashiCorp acquisition, two days after the U.K.’s antitrust regulator gave the deal its blessing. A spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch…
Amazon debuts Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip
Amazon debuts Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip. The news brings it into line with its big cloud…
Unique, a Swiss AI platform for finance, raises $30M
Unique, a Swiss AI platform for finance, raises $30M A four-year-old Swiss startup has raised a sizable chunk of change to capitalize on the burgeoning “agentic AI” movement. Unique said…
Taktile helps fintechs build automated decision-making workflows
Taktile helps fintechs build automated decision-making workflows The automated logic behind many financial decisions — for example, decisions that determine whether a client is approved for a credit line —…
Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app
Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app Meta is mulling launching a standalone app for short-form videos, The Information reported, citing an anonymous source who heard Instagram head…
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the generative AI models
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the generative AI models Gemini is Google’s long-promised, next-gen generative AI model family. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…
Apple iPhone 16e review: An A18 chip and Apple Intelligence for $599
Apple iPhone 16e review: An A18 chip and Apple Intelligence for $599 Apple delivered its latest budget handset, the $599 iPhone 16e, without pomp. There was no big event in…
Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery
Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery Being somewhat later than Europe in adopting the idea of parcel delivery, much of Asia built its…
Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon
Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon Data storage and resilience company Lonestar and semiconductor and storage company Phison launched a data center infrastructure on a…
Commercetools, a pioneer in ‘headless commerce’, lays off dozens of staff
Commercetools, a pioneer in ‘headless commerce’, lays off dozens of staff Commercetools — a “headless commerce” platform that provides APIs to companies building online storefronts — saw a major boost…