How Phoebe Gates and Sofia Kiani raise $8 million for Phia using Gen Z Method
There is a new and talked about fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, a shopping app founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, co-founder of Stanford’s roommate Slash. Phia searches the web to allow users to compare prices for fashion items. This is a mobile app and browser extension that is essentially […]
Studio, YouTube Live, the new Gen AI tools, and all other updates announced on YouTube
At this week’s annual YouTube event, YouTube unveiled a ton of new updates, features and tools for creators, including YouTube Live updates and new ways to monetize. The studio update includes dubs of “similar” detection and lip syncs, and the company offers new AI tools for podcasters to promote the show. Everything that was announced […]
Collider Fellows at Lincoln Center explore how technology can change the performing arts
With high anxiety over the impact of technology on the arts and culture, the Corridor Fellowship at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts focuses on new opportunities and welcomes interdisciplinary artists to explore how emerging technologies can transform live performances and performing arts. Today, the renowned New York Performing Arts Center is presenting its second […]
Google is not joking about cost savings.
Google has ended its enterprise subscription for The Financial Times, and it’s not just the enterprise media subscription for Chopping Block, sources say. The cuts reflect broader cost-cutting efforts at search giants, despite the company reporting strong financial performance. Google has implemented cost cuts in 2025, eliminating 35% of managers overseeing teams of less than […]
Trump will hit the H-1B visa for a $100,000 price, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram
President Trump made it much more expensive for businesses to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump has signed a declaration requiring his employer to pay a large $100,000 fee for his new H-1B visa application. The H-1B visa allows US companies to hire foreign workers in areas […]
Why California’s SB 53 offers meaningful checks to major AI companies
The California Senator recently gave final approval to the new AI safety bill, SB 53, and sent it to Governor Gavin Newsom, who either signs or vetos. If this all sounds familiar, it’s because he rejected another AI safety bill last year written by State Sen. Scott Wiener. However, SB 53 is narrower than Wiener’s […]
Nvidia turns to $500 million investment in autonomous driving technology startup Wave
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has pledged to the UK this week to invest £2 billion ($2.6 billion) to charge the country’s AI startup ecosystem. Wayve, a UK-based autonomous driving technology startup, could be one of the ways to receive funding from NVIDIA’s AI investment commitments, the company told TechCrunch. Wayve said it has signed an […]
TechCrunch’s equity podcast is on the video starting today
We get it, it seems like all the podcasts you love are in the video now. And what do you think… So is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast Equity. The team just started their first video episode today, and have launched many more in the future. If you enter your leadup due to confusion, there is no […]
Trump and Baite Dance advertised Tiktok deal approval, but there are no official details yet
President Trump announced Friday that there is a potential Tiktok deal in which a video platform controlled by a consortium of US investors could have been approved by Chinese President XI. Tiktok owner ByteDance has also issued an official statement stating that the company will work to ensure that Tiktok is “made available to American […]
Meta CTO explains why the smartglass demo failed with Meta Connect, but it wasn’t Wi-Fi
Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth took me to his Instagram this week to explain in more technical detail why multiple demonstrations of Meta’s new smart glasses technology broke down on MetaConnect. On Wednesday, Meta introduced three new smart glasses, including an upgraded version of the existing Ray-Ban Meta, a new Metaray-Ban display that comes […]