AST SpaceMobile has signed a new agreement with Verizon to provide space-based cellular broadband service across the United States. This partnership is the most significant for AST to date and represents a major step in capturing a larger share of…
Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis spoke with Jeremy Neufeld, the Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress. They discussed what the recent H-1B change means for startups, founders, and the future of tech talent in America.…
Zendesk announced a series of new products driven by large language models at its AI summit on Wednesday. These products are intended to reshape the company’s reliance on human support technicians. The centerpiece of the new features is an autonomous…
A few weeks ago, President Trump announced the application fee for an H-1B visa would increase to ten thousand dollars. The price tag sent shock waves through the tech ecosystem, which heavily utilizes the visa to bring talent in from…
Despite the well-known environmental benefits of recycling, it is estimated that less than ten percent of the world’s plastic gets recycled. Ganiga Innovation aims to increase that percentage using AI-enabled robotic waste bins. The Italian startup has built three products…
Bounce is a technology designed to make social media accounts more portable across open social services. It is now making it possible for users to move their Mastodon accounts to Bluesky. On Tuesday, the makers of Bounce introduced its latest…
Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group is acquiring a robotics company as the financial giant identifies physical AI as its next major frontier. SoftBank announced it has purchased the robotics business unit from Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Group for 5.375 billion dollars.…
Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is almost here, and the pressure has never been higher. With one hundred thousand dollars on the line, the top twenty early-stage startups know they must deliver their very best on the Disrupt…
Google announced on Wednesday that its AI feature for virtually trying on clothes is expanding to Australia, Canada, and Japan. The company also revealed that the feature now includes the ability to virtually try on shoes. This feature allows users…
Google is bringing its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, to India. The feature is launching in English and Hindi. The company is also expanding its AI Mode to seven new Indian languages as it strengthens its presence in one…
