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Board gaming device
Gaming

Mirror’s founder is back with a new ‘connected screen’ startup: a gaming device called ‘Board’ | TechCrunch

Brynn Putnam, the founder behind the connected fitness startup Mirror, is back with a new startup: a tech-powered...

Jeremy Nixon
Venture

Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers | TechCrunch

AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors...

Ethan Thornton, founder CEO Mach Industries
Startups

Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months | TechCrunch

Defense tech startup Mach Industries has raised a fresh $600 million in capital in a Series C extension...

The image shows the icon of Bluesky, the new decentralized social network created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
In Brief

Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral | TechCrunch

After adding support for longer videos just yesterday, open social network Bluesky on Thursday introduced a new algorithmic...

silvery-blue Apple logo
In Brief

Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9 | TechCrunch

Apple announced on Wednesday that its next launch event is taking place on September 9, with a “Surprise...

AIR CEO Yair Saban and CTO Niv Hoffman
Security

AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use | TechCrunch

As companies start giving AI agents access to an increasing portion of their systems, a nascent software supply...

A wooded lake, with a stately Georgian brick building visible in the distance.
AI

OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems | TechCrunch

On Monday, OpenAI announced a new independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,...

General atmosphere at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 at Arena Berlin.
Startups

Disrupt 2025: Day 2 | TechCrunch

It’s time for day two of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, which means San Francisco’s Moscone West will be jam-packed...

StrictlyVC New York City December 2024
Venture

StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community  | TechCrunch

For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we’re bringing...

A geothermal drilling rig sits in a forest in Oregon.
Climate

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal | TechCrunch

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday.The fresh funding...