Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/insurtech-bestow-lands-120m-series-d-from-goldman-sachs-smith-point-capital/

Robinhood grows its footprint in Canada by acquiring WonderFi

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/robinhood-grows-its-footprint-in-canada-by-acquiring-wonderfi/

Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/realta-fusion-taps-36m-in-fresh-funds-for-its-fusion-in-a-bottle-reactor/

Meta to start selling its Ray-Ban smart glasses in India from May 19

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/meta-to-start-selling-its-ray-ban-smart-glasses-in-india-from-may-19/

Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/anthropic-co-founder-jared-kaplan-is-coming-to-techcrunch-sessions-ai/

Improvements in ‘reasoning’ AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/improvements-in-reasoning-ai-models-may-slow-down-soon-analysis-finds/

AllTrails debuts $80/year membership that includes AI-powered smart routes

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/alltrails-debuts-a-80-year-membership-that-includes-ai-powered-smart-routes/

Microsoft Build 2025: What to expect, from Azure to Copilot upgrades

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/microsoft-build-2025-what-to-expect-from-azure-to-copilot-upgrades/

Tesla’s robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/teslas-robotaxi-plans-have-the-attention-of-federal-investigators/

Slate Auto crosses 100,000 refundable reservations in two weeks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/slate-auto-crosses-100000-refundable-reservations-in-two-weeks/

Google I/O 2025: How to watch all the AI and Android reveals

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/google-i-o-2025-how-to-watch-all-the-ai-and-android-reveals/

Apple brings emergency satellite features to iPhone 13 with iOS 18.5

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/apple-brings-emergency-satellite-features-to-iphone-13-with-ios-18-5/

Even a16z VCs say no one really knows what an AI agent is

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/even-a16z-vcs-say-no-one-really-knows-what-an-ai-agent-is/

Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/congressman-is-investigating-fintech-ramps-attempt-to-win-25m-federal-contract/

Mercury’s CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/mercurys-ceo-formalizes-bets-on-early-stage-founders-with-a-26m-fund/

Google launches new initiative to back startups building AI

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/google-launches-new-initiative-to-back-startups-building-ai/

Saudi prince launches AI venture as Trump, Musk, Altman, and Zuckerberg arrive for conference

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/saudi-prince-launches-ai-venture-as-trump-musk-altman-and-zuckerberg-arrive-for-conference/

Sam Altman apparently does not respect olive oil

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/sam-altman-apparently-does-not-respect-olive-oil/

OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly struggling to get off the ground, thanks to tariffs

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/openais-stargate-project-reportedly-struggling-to-get-off-the-ground-thanks-to-tariffs/

GM taps Aurora co-founder for new chief product officer role

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/gm-taps-aurora-co-founder-for-new-chief-product-officer-role/