Month: September 2026
Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops | TechCrunch
Chinese AI startup Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in...
Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans | TechCrunch
Several players of the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty complained last week that they were permanently banned...
Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma | TechCrunch
While battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna...
Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller | TechCrunch
Ashton Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded with Guy Oseary 11 years...
Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools | TechCrunch
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals,...
AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market | TechCrunch
Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would ripple through consumer electronics, India is providing...
What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on US water utilities | TechCrunch
Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks,...
NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
You have an AI product to build. Do you choose a proprietary frontier model and get moving quickly?...
Apple debuts a new dedicated Games app at WWDC 2025 | TechCrunch
At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app that is designed to centralize gaming experiences...
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch
Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in...
