Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI. |

Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt did not shy away from admitting they are interested in mainly one thing: artificial intelligence. Nina Achadjian from Index, Jerry Chen…

Canadian peer-to-Peer clothing rental company Rax is expanding to the U.S. | TechCrunch

Marley Allesstartedout inaccounting. She thought that her dream was to work at a big company. “And then once Igotthere, I was like ‘oh, that’s it,”…

First Voyage raises $2.5M for its AI companion that helps you build habits |

In a world that’s rapidly filling up with AI-generated content, a startup called First Voyage wants to help people avoid all the AI slop blasted…

Runware raises $50M Series A to help make image, video generation easier for developers |

FlaviuRadulescu started Runware in 2023 when he was testing a text-to-image company and realized that, though generative AI tech was powerful, it was slow in…

New streaming channel launches to give viewers a peek into city council meetings |

The launch of Hamlet was quite personal for Sunil Rajaraman. Back in 2022, he ran for city council in a small California town. He lost,…

a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere |

As Nicholas Rudder built his last startup, aneducational marketplacecalledScholarSite, he kept running into the same problem: tax. “Marketplaces are liable for tax on their entire…

VC Jennifer Neundorfer explains how founders can stand out in a crowded AI market |

January Ventures co-founder Jennifer Neundorfer stopped by the Equity podcast during TechCrunch Disrupt to chat about fundraising in this very AI-driven market. Founders and investors…

TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger |

LONDON, /PRNewswire/ — Quest Global, the world’s largest independent pure-play engineering services company, today announced a significant milestone in its collaboration withBabcock International. Now entering…

A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world  |

, /PRNewswire/ — Montefiore Einstein and Dandelion Health, Inc. (“Dandelion”) have announced a strategic partnership to advance their ability to foster clinical care and drug…

Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today's youth |

The guests sipped prosecco andchattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Healthy Minds Gala on Thursday night in New York. The…