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From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01…

SpaceX's filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — …

Since the feature's launch in 2018, users haven't been able to remove themselves from someone else's Close …

The company is trying to take advantage of President Donald Trump's desire to return astronauts to the lunar surfac…

To unpack what SpaceX’s IPO chatter means, how private liquidity works before a debut, and what investors are looking f…

Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks.   The deal, for $750 million up fr…

The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall aft…

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation. sou…

Q.ai is an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, particularly technologies that enable devices …

An unidentified bidder submitted a Hail Mary offer that was "substantially higher" than the winning bid at au…

WhatsApp plans to charge developers of AI chatbots per message. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/whatsapp-wil…

The deal is structured as an acquihire of nine key Cleanlab's researchers. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/…

The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused "substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who…

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/tiktok-joi…

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapoli…

A company called Life Electric Vehicle Holdings has emerged as the top bidder for Rad Power's assets. It's not …

Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open protocols, has had a busy weekend. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01…

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 mill…

The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls "the muscle on the ground.” source htt…

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appea…

Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI. source …

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people. sour…

If your Gmail account doesn’t seem to be working properly today, you’re not alone. source https://techcrunch.com/2026…

There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered t…

Sparkli said that education systems often fall behind in teaching modern concepts. The company wants to teach kids abou…

The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation. This is arguably the biggest drama between two HR…

Security researchers have attributed the attempted use of destructive "wiper" malware across Poland's ene…

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce t…

Students can prompt Gemini by typing "I want to take a practice SAT test,” and the AI will provide them with a fre…

Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop. so…

The startup plans to expand to at least four new U.S. states in 2026. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/ziplin…

The automotive-focused company is looking to expand its Ethernet-based processors to fields like robotics. source htt…

Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases. s…

The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026. …

For the first time, Meta's Oversight Board is looking for specific policy recommendations around disabled accounts.…

The combined business will serve more than 4,000 customers globally and surpass $100 million in annual revenue. sourc…

Misaligned agents are just one layer of the AI security challenge that startup Witness AI is trying to solve. It detect…

TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2023 winner, Biotics AI, announced on Monday that it has received FDA clearance for its …

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, accordin…

Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but your conversations can't be used for training or ad…

If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the…

While it's easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among…

In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for ne…

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Ant…

AI labs just can't get their employees to stay put. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/the-ai-lab-revolving…

The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. sou…

Higgsfield says it's on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up an…

Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on p…

The Trends Explore page for users to analyze search interest just got a major upgrade. It now uses Gemini to identify a…

The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used to make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver, it could change ind…

OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week. source https://techcrunch.com…

Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race. source https://techcrunch…

Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targ…

Advertising on inDrive is being rolled out across its top 20 markets following mid-2025 tests. source https://techcru…

Motional says it will launch a driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas before the end of 2026. source https://techcr…

Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. …

Google said that merchants can now offer discounts to users directly in AI mode results source https://techcrunch.com…

An intellectual property lawyer says OpenAI is "putting itself at great risk" with this approach. source ht…

Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. source https://te…

A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination lawsuit filled with shocking allegations. The company is figh…

Ozlo Sleepbuds are going to have a big year, with new products, AI features, and more. source https://techcrunch.com/…

After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift became impossib…

In the season finale of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Paul Irving, partner and COO of GTMfund, to dis…

Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran’s internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through m…

Discord reportedly filed confidential IPO paperwork and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March. source https://tech…

Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a ye…

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the …

Companion M, Götze’s personal investment vehicle, now has a portfolio of more than 70 companies, two of which became un…

Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which includes a reasoning vision language action model that allows an autonomous…

Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags t…

The lawsuits seek to reverse the Department of the Interior's stop-work order, which affected five offshore wind pr…

There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak could bring its tech to mor…

Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal val…

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that he…

DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a deliver…

Subtle's new $199 earbuds will also let you dictate in any app on desktop or phone source https://techcrunch.com/…

Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the t…

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their person…

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange …

India's IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report. source https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/…

Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of…

The bloodletting will hit hardest in back-office operations, risk management, and compliance. source https://techcrun…

The form factors may differ, but the thesis is the same: audio is the interface of the future. Every space -- your home…

Here is the full list of the media/entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us s…

Fizz is betting that Gen Z is tired of performing their lives on Instagram and TikTok.   What started as a pandemic-era…