CoffeeSpace is on a mission to help people find partners for their startup ideas online. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024,…
CareYaya, a platform that matches people who need caregivers with healthcare students, is working to disrupt the caregiving industry. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at…
National interest technology can show up in a lot of ways, like in data analysis and cybersecurity, as well as satellites and weapons. Many startups with dual-use applications are increasingly…
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The potential value a celebrity investor can bring to a consumer company, beyond just writing a check, is obvious: marketing and promotion. But that value is less clear when it…
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Simple Definition Merriam-Webster defines "plagiarism" as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own" — but apparently that definition has perplexed the CEO of…
For startups that hope to save the world, or at least make it a better place, balancing impact with profit can be tricky. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For…
Smart ring maker Oura on Thursday announced that it has acquired Sparta Science, a Bay Area-based health tracking startup. TechCrunch spoke to Sparta back in 2018 at the offices of…
Investors are rushing to throw millions at a hot startup called Kalshi as loans or even as unusual we’ll-figure-it-out later cash. Kalshi is an exchange that allows people to bet,…
The space industry operates in waves: There are massive highs and big lows, but it’s always exhilarating. Three venture capitalists who invest in space joined us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Factual Recourting In Silicon Valley, accurately reporting on a tech exec's domestic violence arrest seems to be a punishable offense. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, venture capitalist and tech exec…
Web3 data and entertainment startup Redacted has launched a new crypto fund for Web3 startups and gaming companies.Read More Source
Space executives took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to talk about the challenges and opportunities of building out dual-use technology, or tech that has both a defense and…
MealMe, a unified API that embeds food and retail ordering into consumer apps and websites, announced on Thursday that it secured $8 million in Series A funding. The newly raised capital…
Red Tape The billion-dollar AI companion company Chatbot.AI has been accused of failing to protect a 14-year-old user who died by suicide after developing an intense emotional relationship with one…
In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Serbia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its smart speaker. A week before…
Those who have dared to venture through Liberty Falls in Black Ops 6 might have noticed that the closed-off pool at the Motor Lodge runs thick with blood, making it…
Falsity Fallacy New York City has been forced to reveal that its AI-powered gun-scanning pilot for its sprawling subway system was a total bust. As CBS New York reports, experts who…
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Aurora Innovation is targeting April 2025 for commercial deployment of its autonomous trucks, pushing its timeline back by about a quarter. The company had originally planned…