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Ringg Founders- Kali CV, Siddharth Tripathi, Utkarsh Shukla
AI

India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call | TechCrunch

More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a...

Startups

Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now? | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware...

Robotics

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according...

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Security

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch

Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement...

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AI

OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues | TechCrunch

OpenAI has lost yet another executive, and the timing of this one stands out in particular given that...

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Security

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks | TechCrunch

Apple has pushed a security update to older iPhones and iPads that protects against a leaked set of...

Stability AI Stable Diffusion 3.5
AI

Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding | TechCrunch

Stability AI, the startup behind AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, has raised $76 million in Series B...

AI

Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica | TechCrunch

Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica in a bid to build out its own design...

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip
AI

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show | TechCrunch

At the Hot Chips conference on Tuesday, OpenAI shared a more detailed look at Jalapeño, including the first...

Matthias Petri and Andrey Styskin - Keenable
AI

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents | TechCrunch

Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can’t spare the time or attention required to scan...