Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate |

6:15 AM PST · February 4, 2026 Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing…

Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia's AI chips |

Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The outfit plans to use the capital to speed up…

Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translations |

5:00 AM PST · February 4, 2026 Spotify on Wednesday announced changes to its built-in song lyrics feature, which includes making lyrics translations globally available,…

Tinder looks to AI to help fight 'swipe fatigue' and dating app burnout |

Tinder is turning to a new AI-powered feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who are…

Alexa+, Amazon's AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US |

Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers as of Wednesday. The company said that the AI…

SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces |

SNAK Venture Partners announced Wednesday the close of its oversubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the investment firm Pritzker Group (founded by Illinois governor…

After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on 'maintenance mode' |

Adobe is putting on hold its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate following intense backlash from its customers after it announced plans to shut down the…

India's Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South |

Varaha, an India-based climate tech startup, has raised $20 million in fresh funding as it looks to scale carbon removal projects from the Global South…

The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during 'tense and difficult time' |

The city’s tech scene is reeling as U.S. immigration agents have escalated their crackdown in Minneapolis, killing several people, including at least two U.S. citizens.…

Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup 'won't comment' |

4:11 PM PST · February 3, 2026 The founder of David Protein, maker of popular high-protein nutrition bars, announced on X on Monday that longevity…