Visual Electric, an AI design startup backed by Sequoia, has announced it is joining the search startup Perplexity. The company stated on its website that its team will become part of a new Agent Experiences group at Perplexity. Aravind Srinivas,…
Spacecoin has announced a new milestone in its effort to build a decentralized communications network that could one day compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The company reported this week that it successfully transmitted secure data using its first demonstration satellite. This…
Time is running out. The Founder and Investor Bundle sale for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ends tomorrow, October 3, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that deadline, founders will no longer be able to register as a group at a discounted rate,…
Bryan Onel’s father was a locksmith, and Onel describes himself as the digital equivalent. His hobby growing up was ethical hacking. He studied artificial intelligence at university and later turned that hobby into his profession. He spent a decade performing…
As visa crackdowns and diplomatic tensions block traditional study abroad routes, an Indian company called Leverage Edu is helping students reroute their dreams. Students are shifting from Canada to Germany, and from India to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. This agility…
Swedish startup Einride, known for its unique electric and autonomous freight pods, has raised one hundred million dollars from a group of new and existing investors. The company’s largest shareholder, EQT Ventures, participated in the round. The funding also included…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted on his account on Wednesday to dispel the myth that the social networking giant is actively listening to its users surreptitiously in order to target them with relevant ads. The idea that Meta would secretly…
Sheel Mohnot, co-founder and general partner of Better Tomorrow Ventures, has a simple response for those who claim that investing in fintech has lost its appeal. He points out that the world of finance is enormous, accounting for about twenty…
Several current and former OpenAI researchers are expressing their views on the company’s first social media app, Sora. This new app is a TikTok-style feed filled with AI-generated videos and a significant number of Sam Altman deepfakes. The researchers are…
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI, demanding the removal of its characters from the platform. The company allows users to create millions of AI companions, which can be based on real people, fictional characters, or original creations. In…
