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Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment
Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to 'accelerate' AI investment | TechCrunch
Deepwatch’s CEO told TechCrunch that the layoffs allow the company to accelerate investments in “AI and automation.”
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November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment
Anthropic announces $50 billion data center plan
Anthropic announces $50 billion data center plan | TechCrunch
Anthropic has launched an ambitious new data center partnership with the U.K.-based Fluidstack, committing $50 billion to building facilities across the US.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Anthropic announces $50 billion data center plan
Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms
Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms | TechCrunch
The same solar activity that's been lighting up the night sky in North America is causing this particular delay.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product
Fei-Fei Li's World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product | TechCrunch
Marble is different from competitors like Odyssey, Decart, and Google's Genie because creates persistent, downloadable 3D environments rather than generating worlds on-the-fly as you explore.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product
Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers
Exclusive: Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers | TechCrunch
The Massachusetts-based startup is taking tech developed for long distance transmissions lines to solve an emerging problem for data center designers.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers
Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar
Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar | TechCrunch
Teradar's sensor uses the terahertz part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and combines the best traits of radar and lidar sensors without some of the drawbacks.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar
Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC
Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC | TechCrunch
The Swedish startup just raised $100 million from investors last month.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC
Figma bets on India to expand beyond design
Figma bets on India to expand beyond design | TechCrunch
Figma has opened a new office in Bengaluru as part of a push to deepen its India ties and appeal to more developers.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Figma bets on India to expand beyond design
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
The global race for the AI app layer is still on | TechCrunch
The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models, at least in funding. But the picture is different for the application layer, global VC firm Accel highlighted in its 2025 Globalscape report.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
Red Bull Racing's secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times | TechCrunch
Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks
EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc's telecom networks | TechCrunch
The EC had in 2020 recommended that member nations stop using tech from "high-risk" vendors like Huawei and ZTE, and now its vice president, Henna Virkkunen, is pushing to turn that recommendation into regulation, Bloomberg reported.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service | TechCrunch
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight
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November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit | TechCrunch
Two experienced investors share their tips for founders and operators hoping to nail product-market fit at their AI startups.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you | TechCrunch
Uare.ai raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
SoftBank's Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions | TechCrunch
Wall Street can’t help but wonder: does Son see something right now that others do not?
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November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications
Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications | TechCrunch
Google says the new power saving mode for Google Maps can save you up to four hours of battery life
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications
Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions
Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions | TechCrunch
Threads is targeting podcasters with new features, including dedicated links in the bio and more visible links in the feed.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions
Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries
Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries | TechCrunch
Google Photos is getting an image edit feature powered by the Nano Banana model.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries
How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start
How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start | TechCrunch
Startups should start forging connections with late-stage investors while they are still at the early stages.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup | TechCrunch
Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at Meta, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, which will focus on continuing his work on world models.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion | TechCrunch
Robyn wants to position it self as an empathetic chatbot and not as a companion or a therapy app
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off | TechCrunch
Scribe Optimize is the startup's next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficult to justify, given the broad range of victims — journalists, activists, and now political consultants — that have come forward.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM | TechCrunch
The newly independent 359 Capital is halfway through investing from $181 million second fund.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
Amazon Music allows users in Canada to chat and stream music with each other
Amazon Music allows users in Canada to chat and stream music with each other | TechCrunch
Amazon Music now lets users in Canada create and join groups based on their favorite genres and artists.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Amazon Music allows users in Canada to chat and stream music with each other