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London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200M Series E led by GV at a $4B valuation, up from $2.1B after raising $180M in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200M Series E led by GV at a $4B valuation, up from $2.1B after raising $180M in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

3 months ago

A look at Indian startups like TuluAI, which are building LLMs for low-resource languages by creating data sets nearly from scratch with community involvement (Rest of World)

A look at Indian startups like TuluAI, which are building LLMs for low-resource languages by creating data sets nearly from scratch with community involvement (Rest of World)

5 months ago

Swift releases Swift SDK preview for Android, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift and making it easier to share code across iOS and Android (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Swift releases Swift SDK preview for Android, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift and making it easier to share code across iOS and Android (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

6 months ago

Automaker Stellantis and Pony.ai sign a non-binding agreement to develop robotaxis for deployment in Europe, with plans to start testing in the coming months (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Automaker Stellantis and Pony.ai sign a non-binding agreement to develop robotaxis for deployment in Europe, with plans to start testing in the coming months (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

7 months ago

Sources: the EU considers forcing Chinese companies seeking access to digital markets to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally (Bloomberg)

Sources: the EU considers forcing Chinese companies seeking access to digital markets to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally (Bloomberg)

7 months ago

The SharePoint hacks increase pressure on Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, which the company calls an ambitious effort expected to take years to complete (Andrew Martin/Bloomberg)

The SharePoint hacks increase pressure on Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, which the company calls an ambitious effort expected to take years to complete (Andrew Martin/Bloomberg)

9 months ago

Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth $735M in Q1 2025, taking its total holdings to $7.8B and making it the sixth-largest bitcoin holder in a single wallet (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth $735M in Q1 2025, taking its total holdings to $7.8B and making it the sixth-largest bitcoin holder in a single wallet (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

one year ago

A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the sport, and his efforts to bring sim drivers to physical racing (Madeline Coleman/New York Times)

A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the sport, and his efforts to bring sim drivers to physical racing (Madeline Coleman/New York Times)

one year ago

Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait predicts AI's impact on journalism: jobs will change, not vanish, reporting and breaking news will remain valuable, and more (John Micklethwait/Bloomberg)

Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait predicts AI's impact on journalism: jobs will change, not vanish, reporting and breaking news will remain valuable, and more (John Micklethwait/Bloomberg)

one year ago

A single grant of $123M has been finalized from $33B+ announced so far under the US CHIPS Act, which is facing criticism on both sides of the political aisle (Politico)

A single grant of $123M has been finalized from $33B+ announced so far under the US CHIPS Act, which is facing criticism on both sides of the political aisle (Politico)

2 years ago

Apple asks a judge to throw out or narrow an App Store anti-steering injunction, saying rulings in two unrelated cases undermine an order Epic won in its suit (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)

Apple asks a judge to throw out or narrow an App Store anti-steering injunction, saying rulings in two unrelated cases undermine an order Epic won in its suit (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)

2 years ago

IDC: ~3% of PCs shipped in 2024 will meet Microsoft's processing power threshold for AI PCs; source: some big app makers rebuff a push for on-device AI features (Bloomberg)

IDC: ~3% of PCs shipped in 2024 will meet Microsoft's processing power threshold for AI PCs; source: some big app makers rebuff a push for on-device AI features (Bloomberg)

2 years ago

A look at Overland AI, Potential, and other startups developing off-road self-driving systems, including for military operations, underground mining, and more (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

A look at Overland AI, Potential, and other startups developing off-road self-driving systems, including for military operations, underground mining, and more (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

2 years ago

African tech investor TLcom Capital raised $154M for a new fund, attracting US and Europe investment; Africa-focused VCs have raised $655M since November 2023 (Aanu Adeoye/Financial Times)

African tech investor TLcom Capital raised $154M for a new fund, attracting US and Europe investment; Africa-focused VCs have raised $655M since November 2023 (Aanu Adeoye/Financial Times)

2 years ago

Lawmakers share a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act, which would create a registry of data brokers, let consumers opt out of some data collection, more (Orion Donovan Smith/Spokesman.com)

Lawmakers share a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act, which would create a registry of data brokers, let consumers opt out of some data collection, more (Orion Donovan Smith/Spokesman.com)

2 years ago

The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure (Cristiano Lima-Strong/Washington Post)

The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure (Cristiano Lima-Strong/Washington Post)

2 years ago

An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

2 years ago

Filing: Nintendo sues the makers of Switch emulator Yuzu in US federal court, alleging it is designed to circumvent Nintendo's encryption and facilitates piracy (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Filing: Nintendo sues the makers of Switch emulator Yuzu in US federal court, alleging it is designed to circumvent Nintendo's encryption and facilitates piracy (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

2 years ago

A year after EU governments moved to restrict TikTok over security concerns, politicians are flocking to the app to attract the youth vote in upcoming elections (Clothilde Goujard/Politico)

A year after EU governments moved to restrict TikTok over security concerns, politicians are flocking to the app to attract the youth vote in upcoming elections (Clothilde Goujard/Politico)

2 years ago