Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25
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Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25 | TechCrunch
Google announced this week that beginning on October 25, it will no longer support or release software updates for the first and second generation Nest
Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize
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Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize | TechCrunch
Around 300 London-based members of Google’s AI-focused DeepMind team are seeking to unionize with the Communication Workers Union, according to a
The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has a startling new memoir
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The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has a startling new memoir | TechCrunch
Julie Wainwright has taken two companies public, an incredible feat by any standard. Yet in her new memoir, Time to Get Real, she offers readers something
Here are Latin America’s biggest startups based on valuation
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Here are Latin America’s biggest startups based on valuation | TechCrunch
Not so long ago, the idea of public tech companies emerging from Latin America seemed far-fetched, and Mercado Libre once appeared as rare and mythical as
Best bookmarking apps to help organize and declutter your digital life
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Best bookmarking apps to help organize and declutter your digital life | TechCrunch
If you’re someone who likes to bookmark a bunch of things that you find interesting or want to come back to later, it can be hard to manage everything you
Report finds Meta’s celebrity-voiced chatbots could discuss sex with minors
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Report finds Meta’s celebrity-voiced chatbots could discuss sex with minors | TechCrunch
AI chatbots available on Meta’s platforms like Facebook and Instagram can engage in sexually explicit conversations with underage users, according to a
Welcome to Chat Haus, the coworking space for AI chatbots
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Welcome to Chat Haus, the coworking space for AI chatbots | TechCrunch
Brooklyn artist Nim Ben-Reuven created a window display art exhibit that pokes fun at the increase of AI in the art world.
4chan is back online, says it’s been ‘starved of money’
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4chan is back online, says it's been ‘starved of money’ | TechCrunch
4chan is partly back online after a hack took the infamous image-sharing site down for nearly two weeks. The site first went down on April 14, with the
Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M
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Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M | TechCrunch
Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million
From coding tests to billion-dollar startups, Ali Partovi’s eight-year experiment is paying off
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/from-coding-tests-to-billion-dollar-startups-ali-partovis-eight-year-experiment-is-paying-off/
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From coding tests to billion-dollar startups, Ali Partovi's eight-year experiment is paying off | TechCrunch
In Silicon Valley, where the same high-wattage names tend to dominate the headlines, Ali Partovi has long wielded outsized influence despite limited name
StrictlyVC heads to london and Athens this May: Featuring Prime Minister of Greece and Europe’s leading tech and VC voices
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/strictlyvc-heads-global-this-may-featuring-the-prime-minister-of-greece-and-europes-leading-tech-and-vc-voices/
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OmniRetail shakes up Africa’s B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/omniretail-shakes-up-africas-b2b-e-commerce-market-with-20m-series-a/
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OmniRetail shakes up Africa's B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A | TechCrunch
Omniretail, the Nigerian startup trying to reshape informal retail through tech and embedded finance, has raised $20 million in Series A.
Lightrun grabs $70M using AI to debug code in production
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Lightrun grabs $70M using AI to debug code in production | TechCrunch
AI-based coding has exploded in popularity on the promise that it will make developers’ jobs faster and easier. But AI coding has also resulted in
Volution doubles-down on booming UK fintech with new $100M fund
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Volution doubles down on booming UK fintech with new $100M fund | TechCrunch
The U.K. fintech sector is on a bit of a roll. Allica Bank — a London-based fintech — recently announced it had doubled its profits in 2024, bringing in
AI animation startup Cheehoo lands $10M funding from Greycroft
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AI animation startup Cheehoo lands $10M funding from Greycroft | TechCrunch
Creating animation is a time-consuming process, requiring multiple steps, including storyboarding, rendering, composition, and lighting to craft a single
IBM pledges to spend $150B in the U.S. over the next few years
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/ibm-pledges-to-spend-150b-in-the-u-s-over-the-next-few-years/
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IBM pledges to spend $150B in the US over the next few years | TechCrunch
Enterprise tech giant IBM says that it plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, including around $30 million in R&D.
Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips
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Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips | TechCrunch
Quantum computing has long been announced as “just around the corner,” but several companies are now determined to make this a commercial reality, with
Final 7 days: Save $210 + 50% off a second ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
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Save $210 + 50% off a second ticket to Sessions: AI until May 4 | TechCrunch
Save up to $210 and 50% second ticket for TechCrunch Sessions: AI. Join 1,000+ AI leaders and VCs on June 5 in Berkeley. Deadline to save is May 4.
Amazon-backed Glacier gets $16M to expand its robot recycling fleet
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Exclusive: Amazon-backed Glacier gets $16M to expand its robot recycling fleet | TechCrunch
Amazon-backed Glacier has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round to expand its robot recycling fleet.
Vote for the session you want to see at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15
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Vote for the roundtable session you want to see at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. Voting lasts until May 2. Vote here.