VSCO’s iPhone Camera App is now available globally
Photo Editing and Sharing App VSCO is making iOS camera apps, captures and captures available worldwide following its limited launch in June, where apps can only be downloaded in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. VSCO also said it is acquiring freelance photographers, offering a combination of online and offline workshops to study photography and video […]
The 21-year-old MIT Dropout raises $32 million at a $300 million valuation led by Insight
Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar were not planning to raise Series A any time soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million seed round in January, was growing rapidly, signing customers with a steady clip. Inbound interest then began to roll, COO Kocalar told TechCrunch. Delve, which automates regulatory compliance with AI […]
Betaworks’ third fund will close at $66 million and invest in early stage AI startups
New York City-based Betauruks has closed its $66 million Fund III. It focuses on investing in early stage AI companies. Betaworks has invested in AI since at least 2016 and supports companies like Huggingface and Granola through its investment program camp. Jordan Crook, a partner at the company (and former TechCrunch employee), said the new […]
Nevoya raises $9.3 million when the EV truck fleet reaches cost parity with diesel
Los Angeles-based Nevoya came out of stealth last year with an ambitious goal of defeating EV truck recruitment Logjam. Nevoya has made ample progress in its goal of attracting investors, earning a $9.3 million seed round and was able to move faster. The young company that buys electric trucks and provides them to shippers is […]
The startup believes that email could be key to available AI agents
AI companies are pushing agents as the next great workplace disruptor, but experts say they are not ready for prime time yet. AI agents struggle to make their own decisions, frequently hallucinate, fail to cooperate with other agents, fail to recognize confidentiality, and inadequate integration with existing systems. Industry pioneers like Andrej Karpathy and Ali […]
Robot Guard Dog Helps Asilon Raise a $26 million Series
Philadelphia-based robotics company Asilon announced Tuesday it has raised a $26 million Series B led by Insight Partners, with participation from veteran venture capital, Allenion Ventures and Gopa Fund. Asilon started out as a drone company to secure facilities. It is best known for its drones with robotic arms that allow you to change your […]
Openai and Google outperform Mathletes, but not each other
The AI models from Openai and Google Deepmind achieved gold medal scores at the 2025 International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), one of the world’s oldest and most challenging high school-level mathematics competitions. The results highlight how fast the AI system is moving, but still highlight that Google and Openai appear to be in the AI race. […]
Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman hopes FTC will free him from the surveillance industry
The founder of a spyware company that was banned from the surveillance industry following a previous data breaches is now trying to revoke the ban, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In a notice Friday, federal observers said Scott Zuckerman had attempted to withdraw or change the 2021 ban imposed by the FTC on his […]
Hackers targeting government agencies using SharePoint Zero-Day
Researchers and news reports show that the hackers behind the first attacks of attacks that exploit zero-day on Microsoft SharePoint servers have so far been primarily targeting government organizations. Over the weekend, the US cybersecurity agency CISA issued an alert warning that hackers were exploiting what was previously known as an unknown bug (zero-day) in […]
Studies found that 72% of our teens use AI peers
Hopefully, it’s not a Glock buddy… A new study from Common Sense Media, a US nonprofit focusing on the lives of children and families, found that the majority of US teens (72%) tried their AI peers at least once. By “companion”, the study focuses on AI chatbots designed to help users have more personal conversations, […]