AI gaming startup Born raises $15M to build ‘social’ AI companions that combat loneliness

Bluesky says the age verification laws strike "the right balance," so it won't have to exit the states as it did in Mississippi.

What makes a startup pitch stand out? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco, hear candid insights from Defy.vc’s Medha Agarwal, Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal, and January Ventures’...

All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.

Reddit is introducing new Publisher tools under Reddit Pro.

From audiobooks and dubbing to gaming and avatars, AI-generated voice is breaking into the mainstream — and Mati Staniszewski, CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, is helping lead the charge. At...

LeydenJar raised €13 million along with €10 million from a U.S. consumer electronics company to scale production of its silicon anode material.

Oboe is a new AI-powered learning platform that lets you create personalized courses on any topic with a prompt.

The announcement comes as Bending Spoons was interested in a potential takeover of Vimeo as far back as March 2024.

The cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover, which began on September 2, has ground vehicle assembly lines to a standstill.

A new system called Real Simple Licensing would allow AI companies to license training data at a massive scale — if they're willing to pay for it.

Grammarly built its reputation on being a tool for checking spelling, grammar, and writing tips in English. The company is now expanding the scope of these features to support five new languages:...

Clyx is social platform that helps users find IRL community events to join.

But it's not quite a commercial service just yet. These rides are free — for now.

Lyft is trying to carve out a presence in the autonomous vehicle market. But the ride-hailing company still lags far behind Uber.

Rendezvous Robotics wants to scale the space industry by changing the way structures are built on orbit.

TwinMind, available on Android and iOS, passively captures background audio to gain context and deliver on-the-go summaries.

The move comes just one month after Uber partner Joby acquired Blade's passenger business.

The app is getting two new modes, Double Date and College Mode — essentially extensions of existing features — alongside a "For You" mode on the home screen that presents the classic Tinder...

The startup is using real-time AI agents that inspect, analyze, and neutralize email threats.

Spotify is finally launching lossless music streaming support after consumers demanded it for years.