Day: October 7, 2026
Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia | TechCrunch
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds...
While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ | TechCrunch
Endeavor Catalyst has closed its fifth fund with $320 million in capital commitments, bringing the firm’s total assets...
Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users | TechCrunch
Nous Research, the startup developing the open-source Hermes agent, has raised a $90 million Series B at a...
Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 | TechCrunch
Back in June, Nvidia announced that it had secured agreements with Microsoft and a host of other PC...
DNA Puts Humans in the Americas at the Height of the Last Ice Age, but the Debate Isn’t Over
The analysis points to a timestamp of no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but the data leaves a...
Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut | TechCrunch
If there’s any doubt about how seriously Meta is taking AI, here’s a new signal: the company on...
X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB | TechCrunch
X is doubling down on sports, with Wednesday’s news that it’s expanding its “Gametime” feature on the social...
ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises | TechCrunch
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that provides age-based ratings and reviews of media and tech for families, has labeled...
ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface | TechCrunch
ChatGPT is about to get a lot more visual, thanks to a new feature that OpenAI calls Intelligent...
Jonathan the Tortoise Has Survived 2 Centuries and a Fake Death. Now Scientists Are Unraveling His Anti-Aging Secrets
Scientists studied the genetics of the nearly 200-year-old giant tortoise. What they learned could some day help us...
