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Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B
Vibe-coding sensation Replit has hit another funding milestone. The company announced Wednesday that it raised a $400 million…
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Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees
Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue in February, the Stockholm company confirmed to TechCrunch. But it…
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Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup
Last week, Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, an AI company co-founded by Ben Affleck that helps filmmakers…
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Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on…
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Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S.…
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Ride-hailing inDrive acquires Pakistan’s Krave Mart to bolster grocery delivery
Global ride-hailing company inDrive, known for its bid-based pricing model, has acquired Pakistan-based quick-commerce startup Krave Mart, TechCrunch…
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Ford’s new AI assistant will help fleet owners know if seatbelts are being used
Ford rolled out an AI assistant this week that can monitor and analyze millions of data points to…
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Google Play is adding new paid and PC games, game trials, community posts, and more
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new gaming-focused updates to Google Play at GDC 2026. The tech…
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Nuro is testing its autonomous vehicle tech on Tokyo’s streets
Nuro, the Silicon Valley-based startup backed by Nvidia, Uber, and SoftBank, is testing its autonomous vehicle technology in…
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AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard
When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly…