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Startups

India’s Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation | TechCrunch

Unacademy, once one of India’s most valuable edtech startups, has been acquired by rival upGrad at a valuation...

Matteo Danieli, co-founder of Bending Spoons, center, rings the opening bell during the Bending Spoons initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Bending Spoons applies a private equity playbook to software, buying up mostly fledgling subscription-based apps, slashing headcount and handing operations to its roster of Italian engineers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Venture

After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been...

Little Leaguers at the LLWS
Apps

Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far | TechCrunch

Have we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? We need a complete cultural reset,...

Sam Altman and Jony Ive
Hardware

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? | TechCrunch

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Security

How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked | TechCrunch

Just like any other online service, hackers can target and break into your accounts on popular AI platforms...

In this photo illustration, the logo of artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.
AI

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...

A promotional image of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Security

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...

Yuma Energy
Transportation

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...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Ashton Kutcher speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Day 2 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
Venture

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...

Signage at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.
Apps

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,...