Y Combinator-backed startup Martin AI secures $2M seed funding to challenge Siri and Google with its innovative personal AI assistant, built by 19-year-old founders to revolutionize how consumers interact with…
The looming fear that an app of Chinese origin would receive its first ban has finally happened, but thankfully, DeepSeek is still operational for those living in the U.S. According…
From left: Freightmate co-founders Jason Zhao, Bryan Lacaillade, and Rishab Gadroo. (Freightmate Photo) Freightmate, a Seattle-area startup that aims to streamline how freight forwarders process documents and data, raised $5…
In the DeepSeek AI saga, global technologists are relearning the lessons of the Chinese auto boom. Source
French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that…
Earlier this week, an unexpected bug bricked many Garmin watches, leading to many of the company's wearables being stuck on the startup screen or showing a blue triangle of death…
The operation will mine Bitcoin and several other tokens as part of the firm's broader venture mining push. Source
Deepseek is starting to raise flags as the tech community responds with mockery amid allegations the Chinese startup is copying the copiers. Source
BTC stays above $100k ahead of Fed, alts fall. Czech central bank to propose $7bn BTC reserve. Utah advances bill to invest in crypto. South Dakota latest state to consider…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has become the subject of widespread mockery online after whining that buzzy Chinese AI startup DeepSeek stole its intellectual property — despite indiscriminately ripping off other people's…
Paxton leadership, from left: Michael Ulin, co-founder and CTO; Jen Paau, COO; and Tanguy Chau, co-founder and CEO. (Paxton Photo) Paxton, a Bend, Ore.-based legal tech startup, raised $22 million…
8VC, a venture firm led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking nearly $1 billion for its sixth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Austin-based firm’s latest fund aims…
DeepSeek is causing havoc throughout the AI industry. U.S.-based tech companies that have heavily invested in AI saw their stocks take a tumble this week after the China-based startup released…
Extreme weather conditions will be more common, according to the study, adding fresh urgency to a burgeoning group of climate adaptation startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal…
Pat Gelsinger credited DeepSeek's creative engineering for driving competition and making AI more affordable. Source
With its 700,000 customers, Alan could be considered as a mature company. But the health insurance company that wants to become a digital companion for your health is still growing…
Amish Patel, left, and Susan Paley of Conduit Venture Labs. (Conduit Venture Labs Photos) Conduit Venture Labs, a Seattle startup lab founded in 2022 to help incubate and launch hardware-focused…
UVeye started as a play to scan cars for security threats, but the Israeli startup really hit its stride when its founders realized the AI-powered computer vision systems could perform…
Oumi co-founders Manos Koukoumidis, left, and Oussama Elachqar. (Oumi Photo) A new startup out of Seattle wants to open up the “black box” of foundational AI models in a bid…
Lily Vittayaruksku was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayaruksku while she was growing up…