This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M — now it's aiming for more |

In Brief Posted: 10:46 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 Glydways, a San Francisco-based startup developing personal autonomous pods designed to operate on dedicated 2-meter-wide…

India's vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space |

Emergent, an Indian startup known for its vibe-coding platform, has launched Wingman, a messaging-first autonomous AI agent, as it expands into a growing category of…

Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now |

In Brief Posted: 9:21 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 VCs love to chase after the hottest startups, but startups aren’t always interested in selling…

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting 'destructive' cyberattack on thermal plant |

7:21 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 The Swedish government said Russian government-linked hackers attempted to disrupt the operations at one of the country’s thermal…

After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI |

7:24 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 After selling its shoe brand and assets last month for $39 million, Allbirds is pivoting to AI. Of…

is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it |

TechCrunch is partnering with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest global innovation conference, taking place April 27–29 at Tokyo Big Sight. And we’re not just…

Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India's quick commerce startups |

India’s quick commerce market is booming, with demand more than doubling for some players. But the fast-delivery push by Flipkart and Amazon is raising the…

AMC will stream ‘The Audacity’ premiere in 21 parts on TikTok |

In Brief Posted: 1:32 PM PDT · April 11, 2026 While it’s not unusual for networks to promote new shows by releasing full episodes on…

Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home |

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker…

Nvidia-backed SiFive hits $3.65 billion valuation for open AI chips |

7:03 AM PDT · April 11, 2026 SiFive, a company founded in 2015 by the UC Berkeley engineers who created an open source chip design,…