Squashmallows, dentures and ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bags: Uber finds thousands of items left in robotaxis
For the past decade, Uber’s annual Lost and Found Index has provided some pretty quirky anthropological snapshots of its passengers, and even some insights into society. The annual catalog of millions of lost items ranges from common modern gadgets such as smartphones and laptops to eyebrow-raising items such as live fish, ankle monitors, toboggans, a […]
Cyera eyes $12 billion valuation at 80x ARR despite operating loss
Data storage security company Cyera is finalizing a round of at least $300 million at a valuation of $12 billion led by Evolution Equity Partners, according to four people familiar with the deal. Calcalist first reported the funding deal, but TechCrunch’s sources added new details about the company and its financials. Cyera’s annual recurring revenue […]
Cyberdeck is enjoying a moment, rejecting big tech scrutiny with style and content
When I reach out to self-proclaimed “open source bad guy” CC for an interview, I’m sure she’ll email me back from her pink mermaid purse. “I’m having a lot of fun with it,” she says of the seashell cyberdeck. “It’s a Tamagotchi. It’s also an e-book reader. It’s networked to my vault and server, so […]
Uber to cap employee AI spending after running out of budget in four months
The price of AI is high, and some companies are cutting back on usage to keep costs down. This group also includes Uber, which recently imposed internal usage caps as a way to reduce exorbitant AI spending. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company has instituted new rules that cap the amount of money […]
Startup Everand is now taking on Amazon with a bundle of e-books, audiobooks and book clubs
Audiobooks, ebooks, or both? You don’t have to choose anymore. Everand, the book subscription service owned by Scribd, wants to make that choice unnecessary. The company on Tuesday canceled a combined subscription that bundled Everand’s catalog of more than 1.5 million audiobooks and e-books into a single plan with social book club app Fable, which […]
Microsoft launches Scout, a personal assistant inspired by OpenClaw
In the first few weeks of 2026, OpenClaw has spread like a sonic boom through the AI world, bringing the joy and disruption of unrestricted AI agents to many of the industry’s most ambitious engineers. After OpenAI scooped its founder, the project’s momentum slowed, but its effects are still being felt, especially at Microsoft. Now, […]
Microsoft gives developers a better way to control AI agent behavior
As AI agents become increasingly capable, enterprises are facing new challenges as they race to power them across their applications, workflows, and products. It’s about ensuring that agents do what they’re supposed to do when they’re deployed in different environments. Microsoft is trying to solve this problem with a new open source standard called Agent […]
Former Anduril engineer raises $42 million to build Amazon of composite parts
Zach Eakin practiced at Palmer Lackey before selling his new startup investors. When Eakin left Lucky’s defense startup Anduril in 2024 to start a new composites company called Layup Parts, Lucky brought him into a workshop with Anduril co-founders Brian Schimpf and Matt Grimm. Eakin told TechCrunch that he got different feedback from each. Mr. […]
OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar jobs
OpenAI is serious about appealing to enterprise users. On Tuesday, AI Labs released a new feature set for Codex aimed at expanding the use of agent tools in the workplace. Along with the new tools, the company released an internal report on how Codex is being used for knowledge work, and found that its uses […]
Board, a new gaming startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, has raised $20 million and has already sold thousands of dollars
Board, a three-year-old New York-based startup building what the company calls “together tech” – technology designed to bring people physically into the same room, has completed a $20 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures. General Partner Michael Mignano will join the company’s board of directors, marking his first investment since joining USV. The […]