“Improved” Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s “Jewish executives”
On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We’ve made a huge improvement on @grok. You’ll notice the difference when you ask Grok questions.” Musk didn’t say exactly what improvements he wanted, but he previously declared that “building Grok) would retrain the chatbot after being trained with “too much trash.” We called on users of X (if […]
So far, at least 36 new technology unicorns have been cast in 2025
As AI fires a monthly investor frenzy, more startups get unicorn status. Using data from CrunchBase and Pitchbook, TechCrunch has tracked VC-backed startups that have become unicorns so far this year. Most are AI-related, but an astonishing number focuses on other industries, such as loft orbital and satellite space companies such as blockchain-based trading site […]
So far, at least 36 new technology unicorns have been cast in 2025
As AI fires a monthly investor frenzy, more startups get unicorn status. Using data from CrunchBase and Pitchbook, TechCrunch has tracked VC-backed startups that have become unicorns so far this year. Most are AI-related, but the surprising number focuses on other industries, such as the satellite space company Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. […]
How Brex is catching up to AI by embracing “confusion”
Companies are struggling to adopt the right AI tools as technology evolves at a much faster pace than slower sales cycles. The same goes for Brex, a corporate credit card company. We found that startups face the same problems as their enterprise counterparts. Results: Brex has completely changed its approach to software procurement to ensure […]
Act 2 of Drive Capital – How Columbus Ventures Success After Split
The venture capital world has always had a passionate relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush to the boom period and retreat to the coast when the market gets sour. For Ohio-based drive capital Columbus, this cycle of attention and indifference came against the backdrop of an internal upheaval of its own years ago. At the […]
Don’t ask the blue ski toll ruble, it’s a toll for you
It’s a sad weekend with Bluesky, and one of the best accounts has disappeared, but you can expect a comeback. The account in question, known as the Blueski Louvre, was terrified in the minds of bad posters everywhere. It posted an explanatory commentary and joke of its own, but its most cruelly entertaining and unforgettable […]
Pets ready-made stem cell therapy may come
Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine, originally approved by the FDA. If you pass the restriction call, you may create an entirely new way to treat a baby fur. Despite people have been studying human stem cells for decades, it […]
The EU says it will continue to roll out AI laws on schedule
The European Union said Friday it would stick to a timeline for implementing its groundbreaking AI laws in response to a collaborative effort by more than 100 high-tech companies to delay AI rules in the bloc, Reuters reported. Tech companies around the world, including giants such as Alphabet, Meta, Mistral AI and ASML, are urging […]
Slate Autodrop is priced under $20,000 after the Trump administration ends federal EV tax credits
Slate Auto, a Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, has stopped encouraging future pickup trucks to launch “under $20,000” after President Trump’s tax cuts bill passed. The bill, which is scheduled to be signed into law by Trump on July 4th, will end the federal EV tax credit in September. This is the $7,500 incentive Slate […]
Who is Soham Parekh, Serial Moonwriter Can’t Silicon Valley startups stop hiring?
Last week, social media users have been sharing dozens of stories about their encounter with Soham Parekh, a software engineer who appears to be working simultaneously with multiple Silicon Valley startups (known to companies) over the past few years. But who is Parev, how did he separate his career as a serial moonlighter, and why […]