Town, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup developing AI assistants, nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B funding round co-led by…
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Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists |
Aisata Diallo, 24, calls herself a lifelong braider. “I’ve always braided my hair growing up and, at some point in my college career, started braiding…
Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts |
Colossal Biosciences announced Wednesday a new AI platform to help accelerate its efforts to bring back extinct species, TechCrunch can exclusively report. The platform, called…
Dawn Myers is making it easier to style, detangle, and care for curly hair |
Normally, Dawn Myers wears her hair up in a big old afro, and anyone with an afro can attest that wash days — the routine…
President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation's highest science prizes |
In Brief Posted: 3:33 PM PDT · October 8, 2026 On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk,…
Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders |
Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. The…
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation |
6:45 AM PDT · October 7, 2026 A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from…
At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI |
For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who uses math and data to guide his investment decisions. And for…
Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips |
The story begins almost 12 years ago, when Tayo Adesanya started a career working with microchips and AI processors. He mainly helped large manufacturers decide…
Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America |
7:00 AM PDT · October 3, 2026 Neko Health seems to be the hottest body scan in the world right now. The scan, co-founded by…