Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450 million | TechCrunch — Early-stage venture firm A* Capital just took the wraps off its $450 million Fund III.
Your enterprise AI agents should automatically remember which model is right for which task. Mindstone built the capability with Rebel — <p>AI agent orchestration platforms are popping up like weeds these days, but London-based AI transformation startup Mindstone's <a…
Xiaomi's new open source, agentic AI coding harness MiMo Code beats Claude Code at ultra-long, 200+ step tasks — <p>Xiaomi's MiMo AI team has <a href="https://mimo.xiaomi.com/blog/mimo-code-long-horizon">open-sourced MiMo Code V0.1.0</a>, a terminal-native AI coding assistan
Meta is building AI data centers in tents — Tents appear to now be part of Meta's AI data center construction strategy.
Audi's Q9 challenges the Mercedes GLS with 4D audio and a digital cabin for 10K less — The primary difference between these two flagship SUVs lies in their digital architecture.
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Spotify takes on Google's NotebookLM with its new app | TechCrunch — Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets
Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now | TechCrunch — Apple raises prices of MacBook Air and Pro along with iPad Air and Pro
Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods | TechCrunch — Waymo's robotaxi service is now suspended in both Atlanta and San Antonio, as the company works to stop its vehicles from driving into flooded roads.
Sleep - AVC — I got an Oura ring a couple of years ago and have been working on improving my sleep and sleep habits ever since. For much of my adult life, I have been a poor sleeper. I have always been able to fall asleep quickly, but I have been plagued by two sleep issues. The
OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work | TechCrunch — OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from within the Codex app, each of th
What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri's highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates | TechCrunch — Apple's WWDC nears: here's what you can look forward to.
Apple brings streaming-style subscription bundles to the App Store | TechCrunch — Apple is expanding its App Bundles feature to allow developers to partner with one another on discounted subscription packages.
Microsoft AI chief says company was “set free” from OpenAI to pursue superintelligence — <p>For three years, Microsoft's artificial intelligence story has been inseparable from OpenAI. The partnership — cemented by a cumulative investment exceeding $13 billion — gave Microso
TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google's ad business | TechCrunch — The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
MeMo's memory model lets teams upgrade their LLM without retraining it — and performance jumps 26% — <p>Enabling LLMs to acquire new knowledge after training remains a major hurdle for enterprise AI — current solutions are either too expensive, too slow, or constrained by context
Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero | TechCrunch — Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.
Samsung Earnings Pivotal for Korea Bulls: 3-Minutes MLIV — Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
How America's 250th birthday became a test of AI-powered collective intelligence — <p>Imagine if you could bring 250 people together in a massive room and have them discuss and debate an important issue, arguing the points and counterpoints, and converging on answers that…
Scoop: Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup — Sadi Thermal Machines is Drew Baglino's second startup since leaving Tesla in 2024.
Even GoPro is pivoting to defense | TechCrunch — The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.
Announcing the Zulip Foundation — Today marks a major transition for the Zulip open-source project and for Kandra Labs, the company behind it: I’m stepping back from full-time Zulip leadership to join Anthropic, alongside three senior team members, and we’re donating the company
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself | TechCrunch — China's AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere.
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Empire AI - AVC — Last summer I sat down with Tom Secunda, who co-founded Bloomberg LP with Mike Bloomberg, to talk about areas of shared philanthropic interest. Tom told me that academic institutions do not have access to the kind of AI/ML infrastructure that the top tech compan
Seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban, says aid group — Aid workers are first known people to quarantine at facility, which sparked huge opposition in Kenya
WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more | TechCrunch — Apple's WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple
Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers | TechCrunch — Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout | TechCrunch — "The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement.
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise | TechCrunch — Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, evidently, that the product actually works.
New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions | TechCrunch — Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
TechCrunch Mobility: All eyes on Tesla FSD | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Founder spent six months building the 'perfect' MVP. First user asked why it didn't do the one thing they actually needed!! 🤦
Aberdeen Sees £3 Billion of Outflows Despite Record Retail Haul — Aberdeen Group Plc reported net outflows of £3 billion ($4 billion) in the first half as clients pulled money from its adviser and investment businesses despite soaring markets.
After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch — The co-founders of Bending Spoons, the Italian company quietly buying beloved, ailing Internet brands, learned big lessons from their own startup's failure.
TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office | TechCrunch — The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikTok’s content moderation team.
Trump paused attacks on Iran to make space for talks, US ambassador says — Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently end the war.
Pointed! Bloomberg's Weekly News Quiz For Risk-Takers — Pointed offers a strategic twist to the news quiz format, testing not just players’ knowledge of the news but also their confidence in their answers. Join Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu, Carol Massar and Lisa Mateo as they play…