New deep tech fund Wave Function Ventures raises $15 million

The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even...

It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding database of choice, Supabase.

Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit.

Harris-voting states were hit hardest by Department of Energy award cancellations, but not every blue-state project was cut. Politics might play a role.

The space economy is scaling fast — from defense to artificial gravity to satellite connectivity. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Bridgit Mendler, Even Rogers, and Max Haot will share what’s next on...

The YC-backed startup has raised a $4.5 million seed round as it looks to win over more businesses by replacing cumbersome phone trees with AI-powered software.

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The hacking group claims to have stolen about a billion records from companies, including FedEx, Qantas, and TransUnion, who store their customer and company data in Salesforce.

Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.

The app, which went viral earlier this year, allowed users to lawfully share information about where they've seen ICE agents within a 5-mile radius of their location, and also share details of the...

As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple's local AI models.

While AI coding startups like Cursor close brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift.

Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway.

The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states most affected by the cuts voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

As part of the change, Anthropic is updating the structure of its core technical group, bringing the company's product-engineering team into closer contact with the infrastructure and inference teams.

YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.

Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.

The idea, explains Meta, is to give users dedicated spaces within the app where they can delve deeper into conversations on topics that matter to them.

Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups.

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