Category: Artificial Intelligence
Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ | TechCrunch
As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini...
OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity | TechCrunch
On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to “misalignment reports” and the sheer breadth of the reports...
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action | TechCrunch
When the call came, Tarini Padmanabhuni’s grandfather believed he was talking to his brother. The voice on the...
Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now...
Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite | TechCrunch
Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 million in new funding for its platform that uses an...
Last day to grab your exhibit table at Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2 | TechCrunch
This is the last week and your final opportunity to book your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit table. Book...
Insurtech Outmarket raises $34.5M just months after prior round | TechCrunch
Vishal Sankhla led product at digital life insurance distributor Ethos before it went public earlier this year. In...
Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation | TechCrunch
It’s only been a month since AI assistant startup Instinct announced a fundraise that valued it at $2.5...
Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India | TechCrunch
Google has started testing a way for shoppers in India to buy products from Walmart-owned Flipkart directly through...
I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it | TechCrunch
When Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs at the video-generation startup Synthesia, sent me a link this summer...
