Introducing Gizmo: TikTok for interactive, vibe-coded mini-apps
Gizmo, a TikTok-like app for vibe-coded mini-applications, offers a new way to create interactive media. Startup Atma Sciences’ relatively new mobile app allows anyone to create experiences using text, photos, sound, and touch, which appear in a vertical feed similar to TikTok or Reels. But unlike traditional short-form video apps, Gizmo doesn’t just watch and […]
Tinder looks to AI to fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout
Tinder is eyeing a new AI-powered feature called Chemistry to help alleviate so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online daters who are experiencing burnout and seeking better results. The Match-owned dating app, introduced last quarter, said Chemistry leverages AI to get to know you through questions and, with your permission, can access your phone’s […]
Lunar Energy raises $232 million to deploy home battery storage to support power grid
Forget about EVs. Stationary batteries have recently become a hot topic in the United States and are attracting investment. Startup Lunar Energy is the latest example. The six-year-old company, which makes battery packs for homeowners in California, Georgia and Washington, announced Wednesday that it has closed two large funding rounds. The startup shared that it […]
Hackers release personal information stolen during Harvard, University of Pennsylvania data breaches
A notorious hacker group has claimed responsibility for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), releasing data it claims was stolen from both schools. The group known as ShinyHunters on Wednesday published more than 1 million records from universities on the group’s private leak site, which the gang used […]
Eleven Labs raises $500 million from Sequoia at $11 billion valuation
Voice AI company ElevenLabs today announced that it has raised $500 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital, an investor in the startup’s final second round of bidding. Sequoia partner Andrew Reed will join the company’s board of directors. The company is now valued at $11 billion, more than triple the valuation […]
Uber appoints new CFO as AV plans accelerate
Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, vice president of strategic finance and investor relations, to chief financial officer (CFO), replacing current finance chief Prashant Mahendra-Raja. Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years, spending most of her tenure in the company’s investor relations department. The appointment may signal the company’s driverless investments and expansion […]
Exclusive: Positron raises $230 million in Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips
Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The organization plans to use the capital to accelerate the deployment of high-speed memory chips, a key component of chips used for AI workloads, people told TechCrunch. Investors in the round also include Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country’s sovereign […]
Peter Attia, a longevity guru with ties to Epstein, leaves David Protein, says his startup has ‘no comment’
The founder of David’s Protein, which makes the popular high-protein nutritional bar, announced on Monday’s X that longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia has “stepped down from his position as David’s Chief Scientific Officer.” The announcement came after Attia’s name appeared in more than 1,700 documents, including email communications, released Friday as part of a large […]
Minneapolis tech community remains strong during ‘tense and difficult times’
An escalating crackdown by U.S. immigration authorities in Minneapolis has left several people dead, including at least two Americans, and the city’s tech industry is reeling. Eight Minneapolis-based founders and investors told TechCrunch that they’ve put much of their work on hold and are now spending their days focusing on the community, volunteering at church, […]
Intel will start manufacturing GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia
As Intel continues to rebuild, its CEO has promised to start producing a new type of chip that has been hugely popular by rival Nvidia. At the Cisco AI Summit on Tuesday, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that the company will begin producing graphics processing units (GPUs). These are more specialized processors compared to the […]
