BioticsAI, the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2023, announced on Monday that it has received FDA clearance for its AI software designed to detect fetal abnormalities in ultrasound images. The product was envisioned by founder and CEO Robhy Bustami, who…
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete its task is to blackmail you? This is not a hypothetical scenario. According to Barmak Meftah, a partner at cybersecurity venture firm Ballistic Ventures, it recently happened to…
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality has come to a definitive end this week. The company reportedly laid off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division, about 10% of the unit’s staff, and shut down several VR game studios.…
Biotics AI, the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2023, announced on Monday that it has received FDA clearance for its AI software designed to detect fetal abnormalities in ultrasound images. The product was envisioned by founder and CEO Robhy Bustami,…
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is the flagship early-stage startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. It spotlights the world’s most promising young companies. Each year, thousands of applicants from around the globe vie for one of 200 slots…
Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a major funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude. This move is sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley because venture capital firms have historically avoided backing competing companies in the same sector,…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things future of transportation. It has been a minute, folks. The newsletter took a holiday break, but we are back and well into 2026. A lot has happened since the last…
If you are at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It is difficult to use one without sharing personal information, which is retained by the model’s parent company. With OpenAI already testing advertising,…
The weather in Las Vegas was not looking promising. The original plan for the YC-backed startup Bucket Robotics was for each employee to carry parts of their booth in their luggage to the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. However, CEO and…
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android…
