by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
AI inference company Baseten is close to finalizing a stunning $1.5 billion funding round at a $13 billion valuation, the WSJ reports. Just five months ago, the startup announced that it had raised a $300 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation. And that round was...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
Snap will be spinning off an internal generative AI video team into a separate company. The new company — dubbed Dotmo — will focus on developing AI models that can create interactive gaming experiences, Snap told TechCrunch. Snap cited the high costs of conducting...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
OpenAI is bringing on some big names to the team in the lead-up to its public debut: Google DeepMind AI legend Noam Shazeer and former Trump White House AI policy official Dean Ball. Shazeer, a co-lead at Gemini and the founder of AI role-playing startup Character...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled with defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure and developer tools, and of course, AI agents themselves. TechCrunch spoke to eight investors to determine which ones...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
Rivian has been sued over allegations that the EV maker made false claims about the autonomous driving capabilities of its R1T truck and R1S SUV models. The class action complaint, which was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Technology
Dating app giant Match Group — which owns apps like Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid — conducted a study to determine how U.S. singles really feel about the relationship between AI and dating. Turns out, people don’t want AI messing with every aspect of human life. Across...
