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Startups

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Although it’s only been a couple of months since Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation,...

AI

Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost | TechCrunch

Reflection AI is officially unveiling Beam, its first frontier, open-weight AI model. The two-year-old, Brooklyn-based startup claims Beam...

Human History

The Inca Dressed Llamas in Tassels and Face Paint—Then Likely Buried Them Alive

Unsurprisingly, the findings refute how Colonial Spain's chroniclers understood Inca rituals.

Venture

After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests | TechCrunch

Menlo Ventures partner Matt Murphy and his team announced Monday in a blog post that the firm has...

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AI

Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account | TechCrunch

Instinct, the AI agent now valued at $10 billion as of its latest funding round, is expanding into...

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Apps

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout | TechCrunch

TikTok announced Monday that it’s launching an AI shopping assistant and a new in-app checkout feature that lets...

Venture

At 19, founder raises $11 million for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI | TechCrunch

For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who uses math and data...

Venture

5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day | TechCrunch

There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is...

Apps

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era | TechCrunch

Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like “Dear Abby,” letters to...

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AI

HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become | TechCrunch

What happens when AI moves from helping job candidates to evaluating them? HackerRank, a platform used by companies...