The year 2025 marked a significant turning point for AI dictation apps. While dictation software has existed for years, earlier versions were often slow and inaccurate, requiring very clear speech. Advances in large language models and speech-to-text technology have dramatically…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We narrow those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup…
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the United States for four years. This is due to concerns that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government, leaving American users caught…
Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that became the talk of Silicon Valley this spring. The company captured widespread attention with a slick demo video showing an AI agent capable of screening…
At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes and breaks a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor, Medha Agarwal of Defy, and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared their candid views on what works and what…
When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one night, the serial entrepreneur decided existing solutions weren’t good enough. His co-founder Jack Abraham had…
As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal. Just because you post something does not mean your followers will see it. LTK CEO Amber Venz Box told TechCrunch that 2025 was the year…
The AI industry began 2025 with seemingly limitless funding. OpenAI raised $40 billion at a staggering $300 billion valuation. New ventures like Safe Superintelligence and Thinking Machine Labs each secured $2 billion seed rounds before even launching a product. First-time…
A flurry of AI voice recording gadgets like Omi, Bee, and Friend aim to capture your voice for conversations with an AI chatbot. While Bee was acquired by Amazon, and devices like the Stream ring by Sandbar and a new…
One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires in California and freezes in Texas…
