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Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

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Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible.

Russell Brandom 5 days ago

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Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries

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Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries

Battery materials startup Anthro Energy has broken ground on a Louisville factory to make electrolytes, including those for solid-state batteries.

Tim De Chant 5 days ago

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OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

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OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and from using AI to cheat on their homework.

Sarah Perez 5 days ago

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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India

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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India

Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.

Jagmeet Singh 5 days ago

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Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera

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Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera

A video in a MacOS Tahoe release candidate version shows a user wearing AirPods, looking at a book, and talking to Siri.

Ivan Mehta 5 days ago

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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York

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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York

The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month.

Julie Bort 5 days ago

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Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

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Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon.

Ivan Mehta 5 days ago

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Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’

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Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’

Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265M Fund V.

Dominic-Madori Davis 5 days ago

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Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet

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Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet

Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers.

Kirsten Korosec 5 days ago

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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans

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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans

The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV landscape in the US changed dramatically.

Sean O'Kane 5 days ago

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Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B

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Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B

The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months.

Marina Temkin 6 days ago

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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team

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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team

"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.

Lucas Ropek 6 days ago

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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 6 days ago

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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21

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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!

TechCrunch Events 6 days ago

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Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks

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Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks

Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and others.

Lauren Forristal 6 days ago

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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B

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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B

Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos.

Dominic-Madori Davis 6 days ago

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Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos

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Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos

Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories instead of just reading them.

Sarah Perez 6 days ago

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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic

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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic

Sonic Fire Tech raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial kitchens to apartment buildings.

Tim De Chant 6 days ago

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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing

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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing

The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.

Aisha Malik 6 days ago

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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot

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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot

Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly "unusable" for some users, while complaints about its mobile apps and customer support are adding to frustrations.

Sarah Perez 6 days ago

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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models

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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models

Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online.

Amanda Silberling 6 days ago

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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint.

Rebecca Bellan 6 days ago

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