After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup Bluesky is taking a different approach to comply with laws in South Dakota and Wyoming. Instead of restricting access to all unverified users, Bluesky will…
Replit has raised a new investment round of $250 million, valuing the company at $3 billion. Unlike many other fast-growing startups, Replit has not been frequently seeking venture capital, though it remains to be seen if that strategy will change.…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 arrives at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29. This event will bring together over 10,000 startup and venture capital leaders for three days of bold ideas, groundbreaking technology, and future-shaping conversations. One of…
Reddit launched a new set of free tools for publishers on Wednesday. These tools are designed to help track article performance and receive suggestions on where to share stories within the site’s communities. The new features are part of Reddit…
Video platform Vimeo announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons, one of Europe’s largest mobile app developers. The all-cash deal is valued at approximately $1.38 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the…
The co-founders who sold their last startup, Anchor, to Spotify are launching their next project. It is called Oboe, an AI-powered educational app that enables anyone to create lightweight, flexible learning courses on nearly any topic they choose simply by…
LeydenJar, a battery materials startup based in the Netherlands, has closed a €13 million funding round to scale up manufacturing of its silicon anode technology for an unnamed leading U.S.-based consumer electronics company. The funding, along with a separate €10…
Synthetic speech is no longer the stuff of science fiction. From audiobooks and dubbing to gaming and avatars, AI-generated voice is breaking into the mainstream. Mati Staniszewski, CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, is helping lead the charge. At TechCrunch Disrupt…
Grammarly built its reputation as a tool for checking spelling, grammar, and writing in English. The company is now expanding these features to support five more languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian. The company will now suggest paragraph-level rewrites…
One Friday evening, Alyx van der Vorm found herself alone again, contemplating another night at the gym. She kept thinking, “I should do something with someone.” But she realized that making plans had become incredibly difficult. Figuring out who was…
