HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills |

A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and such. Tobaccowala had…

a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause |

5:23 PM ps · January 30, Kofi Ampadu, the partner at a16z who led the firm’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, has left…

Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets |

10:56 AM pst · January 30, 29 min Self-driving truck startupWaabi’s billion-dollar fundraiseisn’tjust about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250…

Last 24 hours to grab your +1 pass at 50% off to Disrupt 2026 |

7:00 AM pst · January 30, This is it. The clock is running out. With demand surging and early inventory nearly gone, tonight is yourlast…

Uber puts another chip on the self-driving roulette table

Self-driving truck startupWaabi’s billion-dollar fundraiseisn’tjust about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks…

AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation 2 months after launch |

In Brief Posted: 4:13 PM pst · January 26, Ricursive Intelligence, a startup building an AI system to design and automatically improve AI chips, has…

AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others |

11:00 AM pst · January 28, AI data-labeling startup Handshake has acquired data label-auditing startup Cleanlab, the companies tell TechCrunch. Handshake began in 2013 as…

Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up |

In Brief Posted: 10:58 AM Pst · January 29, Apple, Meta, and Google are locked in a fierce battle to lead the next wave of…

Upwind raises $250M at $1.5B valuation to continue building ‘runtime’ cloud security |

From the outside, Upwind Security looks like it’s had a smooth journey so far. Just four years in, the cloud security startup is now worth…

AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman, and other big names |

Outtake, which makes an agentic cybersecurity platform to help enterprises detect, investigate, and take down identity fraud, has raised a $40 million Series B round…