General Fusion, a Canadian nuclear fusion energy startup, has secured a lifeline with $22 million in new funding. This comes after the company laid off at least 25 percent of its employees in May to shore up its stretched finances.…
AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard. However, that does not exactly make them conscious. For instance, it is not as if ChatGPT experiences…
Apple is raising the monthly price of its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99. This marks a 30% increase from the previous $9.99 subscription price. The updated price takes effect for new customers starting Thursday and will impact current subscribers…
YouTube is celebrating ten years of its YouTube Music app with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rivals like Spotify. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists. These combine multiple users’ overlapping musical interests into…
Instagram now allows creators to connect multiple Reels together in a series. This new feature, which is already available on TikTok, helps viewers more easily follow and discover related content from a creator. When a creator is telling a story…
Meta has implemented a hiring freeze within its AI organization. This decision comes immediately after a significant restructuring of the unit earlier this week. The freeze was reported to have gone into effect last week, and its duration remains unclear.…
Google is launching a global expansion of its experimental AI Mode feature. The company announced on Thursday that this tool allows users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to explore a topic more deeply directly within Search. As part…
StrictlyVC returns to TechCrunch Disrupt this October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape. This year’s event features a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an era of extended exit timelines, slowed distributions, and…
There is a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley. Identify a startup idea, sell a chunk of your company to raise venture capital, make sales, then raise more venture capital and make more sales. This cycle repeats until the company…
Nuro, a developer of self-driving software for delivery and ride-hailing services, has secured $203 million in a Series E funding round backed by a group of new investors that includes Nvidia. The Silicon Valley startup announced that several investors added…
