Chinese AI startup Manus reportedly gets funding from Benchmark at $500M valuation
Data breach at Connecticut’s Yale New Haven Health affects over 5 million
TechCrunch StrictlyVC in Athens in May will feature a special guest: the Greece Prime Minister
Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck that is decidedly anti-Tesla
Faraday Future founder named co-CEO three years after being sidelined by internal probe
Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/wait-how-did-a-decentralized-service-like-bluesky-go-down/
Anthropic CEO wants to open the black box of AI models by 2027
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/anthropic-ceo-wants-to-open-the-black-box-of-ai-models-by-2027/
How do you define cheating in the age of AI?
https://techcrunch.com/video/how-do-you-define-cheating-in-the-age-of-ai/
OpenAI rolls out a ‘lightweight’ version of its ChatGPT deep research tool
Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads
Intel reverses course, opts not to spin out Intel Capital
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/intel-reverses-course-opts-not-to-spin-out-intel-capital/
Intel mandates four days in the office
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/intel-mandates-four-days-in-the-office/
Public comments to White House on AI policy touch on copyright, tariffs
Astro Teller is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/astro-teller-is-joining-us-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025-in-october/
Evernote founder’s video startup mmhmm becomes Airtime, launches new products
Report: Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B
Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B
OpenAI wants its ‘open’ AI model to call models in the cloud for help
OpenAI may be developing its own social platform but who’s it for?
https://techcrunch.com/video/openai-may-be-developing-its-own-social-platform-but-whos-it-for/
You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC