Month: September 2026
Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation | TechCrunch
It’s only been a month since AI assistant startup Instinct announced a fundraise that valued it at $2.5...
Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India | TechCrunch
Google has started testing a way for shoppers in India to buy products from Walmart-owned Flipkart directly through...
FaZe Clan’s future is uncertain after influencers depart | TechCrunch
Six influencers recently announced that they are leaving esports group FaZe Clan following unsuccessful contract negotiations with new...
A Metal Detectorist Just Discovered Finland’s Largest Hoard of Viking Age Silver—But Was It Plunder?
Though not yet fully assessed, Finland’s new record-breaking discovery of Iron Age silver coins would be worth nearly...
Archaeologists Thought Prehistoric Cannibalism Was Always the Same. The Bones Tell a Very Different Story
The Neolithic was an evolutionary and social turning point for humans—and these changes sometimes took a dark turn.
This NASA Color Trick Was Meant for Mars. Now It’s Unveiling Rock Art on Earth
Rather than simply raising the contrast between colors, the decorrelation method maps the original colors to an expanded...
a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school | TechCrunch
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy aimed at aspiring founders...
Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire | TechCrunch
Databricks announced on Thursday that it has acquired an early-stage spreadsheet startup called Row Zero.The story goes that...
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls | TechCrunch
Text-based AI assistants are a hot market, with Instinct, Wajo, Town, Ollie, and Meta’s Muse agent, which launched...
This Cave in China Just Rewrote 120,000 Years of Denisovan History
The findings include bones and tools that hint at the ancient human relative's biology, diet, and lifestyle.
