Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed |

In Brief Posted: 4:00 AM PST · December 2, 2025 Gradium, a startup spun out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire…

What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out |

The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the…

Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistics simpler, safer, and smarter |

9:02 AM PST · November 27, 2025 Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined…

Jeff Bezos’ New AI Venture Quietly Acquired an Agentic Computing Startup

After The New York Times story was published, Guss, Ozair, and about three dozen other people updated their LinkedIn profiles to list their affiliation with…

Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit |

11:57 AM PST · November 25, 2025 Warner Music Group (WMG)announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Suno, settling its copyright lawsuit…

Lovable says it's nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees |

Lovable, the Stockholm-based AI coding platform, is closing in on 8 million users, CEO Anton Osika told this editor during a sit-down on Monday, a…

Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup |

6:58 AM PST · November 11, 2025 Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI…

Immortality startup Eternos nabs $10.3M, pivots to personal AI that sounds like you |

In 2023, after nearly three decades as CEO of the company he founded, Robert LoCascio stepped down as CEO of LivePerson, the public firm credited…

Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC |

3:30 AM PST · November 12, 2025 Einride said Wednesday it plans to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, just…

Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements |

9:00 AM PST · November 7, 2025 This year, TechCrunch Disrupt showcased the incredible talent and groundbreaking ideas of our 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort.…