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The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

When Allbirds pivoted to AI in April, it felt like a joke from Silicon Valley breaking free of the TV: The direct-to-consumer shoe purveyor whose flimsy kicks helped define what we’ll loosely call Silicon Valley style had discovered a new trend to chase. The move was...

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Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps

As India cut off access to messaging app Telegram for a week over concerns about exam-related fraud, users turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) and alternative messaging apps in unusually large numbers. App intelligence firm Appfigures told TechCrunch that...

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Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.

AI video generation startup Runway doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founders, no ex-Google founders, no nine-figure seed round that bought them time to ignore revenue. Its three founders — two from Chile, one from Greece —  met at NYU’s...

Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

Want to make money? Start building data centers. Or build batteries to power data centers. Or: pivot to defense. This is not financial advice, but it’s certainly what seems to be winning over public markets and private investors lately. Ford’s nascent energy storage...

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders

Meridian Ventures was born out of a shared experience: deferred MBAs. Now, founders Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney have raised a $35 million fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies started by people like them. Gethers, 29, told TechCrunch the idea for a firm...

Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac

As AI models increasingly become commoditized, startups are racing to build the software layer that sits on top of them. One interesting entrant into this space is Osaurus, an open source, Apple-only LLM server that lets users move between different local AI models,...

Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation

Indian ride-hailing company Rapido said on Friday it had raised $240 million in fresh funding at a $3 billion valuation to compete better in the country’s growing but challenging mobility market. Led by Prosus, the equity round saw participation from existing...

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

Elon Musk’s newly rebranded SpaceXAI is reportedly losing top talent, with more than 50 researchers and engineers departing since February, according to The Information. The exits include key leaders across coding, world models, and Grok voice.  Rivals like Meta and...

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The role of Technology in Making Life more Convenient

The role of Technology in Making Life more Convenient

Do you use a calendar scheduler to organize your life so that you do not miss anything? That is me as well, and it irks me to no end when I set aside the time to attend something only to realize that the dates have changed last minute or, even worse, after I have...

7 Smart Ways to Monetize Your Unused Domain

7 Smart Ways to Monetize Your Unused Domain

If you have an idle domain, and you are not putting it to good use, chances are you could be leaving money on the table.  Have you considered parking the domain name? What is a parked domain name? You may have landed on a webpage that had some ads but did not provide...

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