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Scimplify co-founder Sachin Santhosh
AI

Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI | TechCrunch

As manufacturers across industries strive to reduce their reliance on Chinese suppliers, Indian startup Scimplify has raised $25...

TOPSHOT - News coverage showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch is seen on a screen at Seoul Station in Seoul on October 12, 2026. North Korea on October 12 fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul's military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along the countries' heavily fortified border. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)
Security

Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Justice is warning that hackers working for the North Korean regime are increasingly relying...

Biotech & Health

Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient | TechCrunch

Science Corporation CEO Max Hodak announced that the company has implanted its vision-restoring chip, PRIMA, into its first...

AI

Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home | TechCrunch

Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman believes we’re nearing a future where everyone will have an AI...

AI

Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks | TechCrunch

In most factories, automation is fixed: robots and machines are programmed for one specific task and product. Changing...

AI

Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings | TechCrunch

Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman thinks the AI doomer narrative isn’t doing the industry any favors....

Security

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room | TechCrunch

OpenAI said it has alerted the FBI after discovering that an employee allegedly planted a hidden recording device...

Health

Cannabis for Insomnia? The Verdict Is Shaky, Review Finds

A new report failed to find "reliable evidence" that medical cannabis can meaningfully improve people's insomnia.

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AI

Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case | TechCrunch

A judge has ruled that Apple will gain expedited access to OpenAI’s hiring materials in the trade secrets-focused...

Illustration of plasma particles inside a tokamak fusion reactor.
Climate

Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunch

If fusion power pans out, and there are signs that it will, the world will need a lot...