Final weeks to secure your spot in the AI spotlight at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
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Final weeks to secure your exhibit table at Sessions: AI | TechCrunch
Exhibit tables for TechCrunch Sessions: AI are almost gone, and the May 9 deadline is closing in fast. Make a brand impact. Book your table now.
Put your brand at the center of the AI conversation — host a Side Event during TechCrunch Sessions: AI
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Apply to host a Side Event at Sessions: AI before deadline | TechCrunch
Make a brand impact during the week at TechCrunch Sessions: AI by hosting your own Side Event. Apply before the deadline.
20 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far
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19 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far | TechCrunch
Despite a still tight venture capital market, new unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch
An AI doctoral candidate in California says they had their student visa revoked
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An AI doctoral candidate in California says they had their student visa revoked | TechCrunch
An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk.
Reddit briefly down for users worldwide
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Reddit briefly down for users worldwide | TechCrunch
Popular social network and forum site Reddit reported significant outages on Monday morning. The connection errors started at around 11:20 a.m. ET,
Bluesky launches blue check verification
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Bluesky launches blue check verification | TechCrunch
Bluesky announced on Monday that it is rolling out blue check verification, confirming previous rumors that this feature was on its way to the platform.
A16z acqui-hires VC tech podcaster Erik Torenberg, who joins as new partner
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a16z acqui-hires VC tech podcaster Erik Torenberg, who joins as new partner | TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz’s hiring spree continues. On Monday, Erik Torenberg announced that the giant VC firm had acquired his Turpentine podcast, with him
PHNX Materials found a way to decarbonize concrete using dirty coal waste
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Exclusive: PHNX Materials found a way to decarbonize concrete using dirty coal waste | TechCrunch
PHNX Materials has devised a way to strip fly ash of sulfur and aluminum, impurities that concrete companies would rather avoid.
Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback
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Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback | TechCrunch
While investors had good reason to believe 2025 would be the year startup M&A started to return, tariffs have meddled with that plan.
Bezos-backed EV startup pitched investors on ‘Transformer’-like customization
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Bezos-backed startup designed an EV that can change like a 'Transformer' | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It's a marketing tactic that teases the
Feds accuse Uber of charging customers for subscriptions without consent
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Feds accuse Uber of charging customers for subscriptions without consent | TechCrunch
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against Uber, alleging the ride-hail and delivery giant charged customers for its Uber One
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as a solution to its ‘cannibalization’ of Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instagram as a solution to its 'cannibalization' of Facebook | TechCrunch
According to an internal email, Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as solution to its 'cannibalization' of Facebook.
ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests
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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests | TechCrunch
ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, according to data reported by OpenAI to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act.
Flipkart to relocate HQ to India ahead of IPO
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Flipkart to relocate HQ to India ahead of IPO | TechCrunch
Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce startup that closely fights Amazon in the South Asian market, is preparing to shift its headquarters back to
Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything’
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Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to 'cheat on everything' | TechCrunch
On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin "Roy" Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup,
Tomorrow: Join Ali Ghodsi and Dario Amodei for a fireside chat
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Tomorrow: Join Ali Ghodsi and Dario Amodei for a fireside chat | TechCrunch
Join this free virtual event, featuring Ali Ghodsi, the trailblazing co-founder and CEO of Databricks, alongside Dario Amodei, the pioneering co-founder
Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI
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Rivian elects Cohere's CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI | TechCrunch
Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has joined the board of EV maker Rivian, according to a regulatory filing. The
Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI
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Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI | TechCrunch
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for both businesses and consumers, some may be
Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says
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Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says | TechCrunch
We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its own research that Instagram makes body image worse for one in three teen girls,
Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say
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Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say | TechCrunch
Crowdsourced AI benchmarks like Chatbot Arena, which have become popular among AI labs, have serious flaws, some experts say.