AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia deal
AI chipmaker Groq has confirmed a new $650 million funding round, just months after Nvidia signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement…
Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand
Meta has officially launched a new lineup of smart glasses, simply called Meta Glasses, starting at $299. Unlike previous Ray-Ban…
YC Spring 2026 Demo Day startups are hitting 8-figure valuations before graduation
Y Combinator’s Spring 2026 Demo Day just wrapped, and the batch is setting new records. TechCrunch spoke with eight investors…
Founders Fund backs Shinkei’s robot that humanely kills fish at scale
Founders Fund is betting on an unlikely category: robots that kill fish. The firm has backed Shinkei Systems, a startup…
Orbio raises $21M to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers
Orbio, a Barcelona-based enterprise startup, has raised $21 million in Series A funding to bring AI-powered automation to the way…
Go eyes robotaxis and expansion after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026
Go, Japan's largest taxi-hailing app operator, has raised ¥88.6 billion ($553 million) in what stands as the country's biggest IPO…
Elastic to acquire AI-powered debugging startup DeductiveAI for up to $85 million
Enterprise search and analytics company Elastic has agreed to acquire DeductiveAI, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect…
Nobel Prize winner John Jumper leaves DeepMind for Anthropic
John Jumper, Nobel Prize winner and creator of AlphaFold, leaves DeepMind for Anthropic in a major AI talent move.
Cognition raises $1B at $25B valuation: Why independent AI coding agents are thriving
Cognition raises $1B at $25B valuation, proving independent AI coding agents can thrive alongside model makers like Anthropic and OpenAI.
Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M
Enterprise software company Elastic has agreed to acquire DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve software bugs,…
