House punts on AI with directionless new task force
The House of Representatives has founded a Task Force on artificial intelligence that will “ensure America Keeps leading in this strategic area,” as...
Bioptimus raises $35 million seed round to develop AI foundational model focused on biology
There’s a new generative AI startup based in Paris. But what makes Bioptimus interesting is that it plans to apply everything we’ve collectively...
MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania
The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC mergers that...
Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames
Signal is launching usernames, the company announced today. Up until now, you have had to give someone your phone number to chat with...
Florida man buys Cake’s remaining US inventory of electric motorbikes
The future of bankrupt electric motorbike startup Cake is still uncertain, but the majority of its U.S. inventory is going to a guy...
YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S., per Nielsen’s latest report
Nielsen today released its January report on viewing usage across linear TV and streaming, which revealed that YouTube is once again the overall...
YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app
YouTube is changing the design for creators’ channels on the big screen, the comapny announced today. The changes include more accessible action buttons,...
Disrupt is back! 2-for-1 passes now on sale
As winter continues to grip much of the world, here’s some hot news for entrepreneurs to thaw the chill: TechCrunch Disrupt will be...
Uber testing prepaid-item pickup from local stores in India
Uber has quietly started testing a feature that lets gig workers pick up prepaid items from local stores and deliver them to customers...
Tinder is expanding ID verification to the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico
Tinder is expanding its identify verification program to users in the U.S., U.K., Brazil and Mexico, the company announced on Tuesday. The program...
