Month: September 2026
Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars | TechCrunch
Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to...
Tinder adapts to a social, IRL dating future with ‘Group Hangouts’ feature | TechCrunch
As younger users grow increasingly tired of the endless scroll, dating apps are scrambling to adapt to a...
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for | TechCrunch
Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund to back early-stage AI startups, betting that the era...
Airbnb adds AI search, more social features | TechCrunch
Airbnb is evolving in two directions: On the ground, it wants to compete with hotels by providing a...
iPod Used to ID Unconscious Woman
A San Francisco woman, who was the victim of a hit-and-run while jogging, was properly identified thanks to...
This Pill Will Change Cancer Treatment Forever
Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib is the first drug that can broadly tackle one of the main drivers of pancreatic...
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | TechCrunch
OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round at...
America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch | TechCrunch
The U.S. government on Tuesday launched its very own AI chatbot — or do we have to call...
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch | TechCrunch
On Tuesday, OpenAI launched a new product called Dots, an always-on AI agent with a bubbly, blobby avatar....
a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B | TechCrunch
AI startup EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, double...
