Kevin Damoa, the CEO and founder of Glīd, recently shared his experience of winning Startup Battlefield 2025. He detailed his journey toward this victory and reflected on the entire process. Damoa discussed his positive experience working with the TechCrunch team…
Tiger Global and Microsoft are positioned to fully exit PhonePe, the Walmart-backed Indian payments startup. The company has updated its initial public offering filing, providing a rare look at how global investors are cashing out of the venture boom through…
Spotify is introducing a new AI playlist creation tool called Prompted Playlists to its Premium subscribers in the United States and Canada. This feature allows users to create a playlist simply by describing what they want to hear in their…
In a significant move within the artificial intelligence industry, Google DeepMind has acquired the core team from voice AI startup Hume AI. As part of a new licensing agreement, Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, and approximately seven of its top…
Ireland is considering new legislation to grant its law enforcement agencies expanded surveillance powers, including the authority to use spyware. The government announced the introduction of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill, which would regulate the use of lawful…
Waymo robotaxis are now available to the public in Miami. The company announced on Thursday that it will first open the service to the nearly 10,000 local residents on its waitlist. Once approved, those riders can hail a driverless taxi…
Last year, fusion power startup General Fusion faced significant financial difficulties. The company laid off at least a quarter of its staff as it struggled to raise funds. It received a critical twenty-two million dollar lifeline investment while it worked…
Twenty years ago, a Duke University professor, David R. Smith, used artificial composite materials called “metamaterials” to create a real-life invisibility cloak. While this early cloak had limited ability, only concealing objects from a single microwave wavelength, the advances in…
Another promising AI startup has seen its top talent recruited by a larger player. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several top engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI. The remaining…
Under Armour, a clothing and fitness data company, is investigating claims of a data breach. This follows a cybercriminal posting millions of customer records to a hacker forum. The seller of the data told TechCrunch it was taken in a…
