Social network X announced over the weekend that it will retire its twitter.com URL for authentication. This means users who use a hardware security key, like a YubiKey, for two-factor authentication must re-enroll their keys before November 10. The company’s…
On Monday, Pinterest announced new AI-powered upgrades to its boards designed to create a more personalized experience for users. These features include an AI-driven collage tool called Styled for you that helps users create outfits from saved fashion Pins, and…
Mercor, which connects AI labs with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, has raised three hundred and fifty million dollars at a ten billion dollar valuation. The company confirmed this funding to TechCrunch. Felicis Ventures, which led the…
Meta’s Threads is introducing a new feature called “ghost posts,” which allows content to disappear after 24 hours. This feature is available to the app’s more than 400 million monthly users worldwide starting on Monday. To create a ghost post…
The Startup Battlefield is the stage where legends are made, and the next twenty contenders have arrived. These are the breakout companies that rose to the top of a fiercely competitive, global applicant pool. They are headed to the main…
Developers often dislike ineffective marketing, but they still need methods to discover useful tools and services. This is why many developers gather on forums and sites like Hacker News, Reddit, and Stack Overflow to discuss their development kits and compare…
Today, Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, is in full swing. Ten thousand founders, investors, and builders have flooded into Moscone West for a nonstop schedule of ideas, demos, and deals. The energy is electric, with conversations happening everywhere and…
Despite the growing chatter of an AI bubble, Sequoia Capital insists its investment approach is unswayed by the market frenzy. A partner on Sequoia’s early-stage investment team, Bogomil Balkansky, stated that markets go up and down, but the firm’s strategy…
As advanced AI models become better at understanding different types of input like text, voice, and images and converting them into nutritional data, fitness apps that let people log their food using these methods have exploded in popularity. We have…
Storied investors Accel and Prosus have launched a new investment partnership to back Indian startups from day zero. The alliance targets founders building large-scale solutions with the potential to serve the masses in the South Asian nation. Announced on Monday,…
