Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp who wants to power HR teams with AI
After graduating from Cornell University, Christophe Gerlach spent nearly two years investing exclusively in HR technology startups at General Atlantic. Although the investment was exciting, Gerlach was eager to get back into entrepreneurship. While attending Cornell University, Gerlach (pictured above, right) founded and sold a food delivery startup with Pedro Bobrow (pictured above, left), a […]
India’s AI boom will force companies to trade short-term profits with users
Tech giants’ efforts to accelerate AI adoption in India may be reaching a tipping point. Companies are ending free promotions in hopes of converting the world’s fourth-largest economy into paying subscribers. According to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, India will become the world’s largest market for downloads of generated AI apps in 2025, widening the […]
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2 billion from Nvidia, Uber and three automakers
Wayve’s self-driving technology has attracted a diverse group of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers, top venture and institutional investors, and backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. Uber’s funding could reach $1.5 billion, with an additional $300 million conditional on the introduction of robot taxis starting in London. It seems […]
Apple rolls out age verification tools globally to comply with growing web of child safety laws
Apple is announcing new tools to help you comply with the growing number of age verification laws in the United States and abroad. As part of the changes, Apple will block downloads of 18+ apps in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore, as well as roll out other features to comply with U.S. laws in Utah and […]
Humanity remains unfazed as the Pentagon escalates the AI debate
Anthropic has until Friday night to choose between giving the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI models or face the consequences, Axios reports. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a Tuesday morning meeting that the Pentagon will either designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” a designation typically reserved […]
Instagram chiefs pressured the company to delay the rollout of teen safety features such as a nude filter for an extended period of time, a court filing reveals.
Prosecutors in the case, which centered on whether social media apps like Instagram are addictive and harmful, wanted to know why it took Meta so long to roll out basic safety tools, such as a nude filter for private messages sent to teens. In April 2024, Meta introduced the ability to automatically blur explicit images […]
More startups than ever are reaching $10M ARR in 3 months
AI has brought about the rise of a new phenomenon in the startup world. It’s a startup that almost instantly reaches multi-million dollar ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue). There are many stories of founders growing their annual recurring revenue from zero to $10 million or even up to $100 million in a matter of months. To […]
Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker for allegedly buying exploits stolen from US defense contractor
The US government on Tuesday announced sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as their founders and their associates. U.S. Treasury officials told TechCrunch that the government is imposing sanctions on brokers of zero-days (software security vulnerabilities that are unknown to developers but can be exploited to hack people) because […]
Spotify and Liquid Death are releasing a limited edition speaker shaped like an urn.
Spotify and Liquid Death have teamed up to launch what may be the wildest product collaboration of the year: the Eternal Playlist Urn, a wireless Bluetooth speaker in the shape of a cremation urn. Yes, that’s right. The Eternal Playlist Urn is not actually meant to hold ashes, but is a collector’s item with only […]
Last 4 days to save up to $680 on Disrupt 2026 passes
You don’t come to TechCrunch Disrupt to sit in the audience. You go for influence. If 2026 is the year of construction, the year of financing, the year of hiring, or the year of scale, this is where the momentum builds. With four days left until super early bird pricing ends on February 27th at […]