Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to…
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Krafton doubles down on India with another $250M bet beyond gaming |
Krafton, the South Korean gaming company behind titles including PUBG and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), plans to invest another $250 million in India over the…
Less than 24 hours to apply for your Disrupt 2026 Side Event |
7:00 AM PDT · September 4, 2026 The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side…
Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 12:36 PM PDT · September 3, 2026 Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded early last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati,…
Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit |
Fusion startup Realta Fusion this week announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric that will place one of the first grid-connected fusion power plants…
Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers |
Ultrahuman, an Indian startup best known for making smart rings, has raised $70 million in a new funding round that includes backing from Qualcomm’s venture…
Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race |
For an AI assistant to become truly useful, it first has to know a lot about you. Ollie, a personal assistant for everyday life, is…
Volunteer at Founder Summit in Boston |
6:00 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are…
Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say |
3:44 PM PDT · September 2, 2026 Palo Alto Networks paid $500 million in cash and stock to acquire Console, a two-year-old startup that uses…
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’ |
The internet has a trust problem, andit’snot just because social media feeds are filling up with AIslop. AI-generated text and images are now making their…