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AI agents aren’t the ‘new Google,’ says Airbnb CEO

"I think we're still kind of feeling out the space," CEO Brian Chesky told investors on the Q2 earnings call.

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8 months ago

The high costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups

Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials.

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8 months ago

AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brain rot’ videos in just one click, also OpenAI priced GPT-5 so low, it may spark a price war

AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, …

8 months ago

Billing platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the ‘agent-native economy’

Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.

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8 months, 1 week ago

Photo-sharing app Locket is banking on a new celebrity-focused feature to fuel its growth plus Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web

Celebrity Lockets is a new feature where celebrities can engage with their most loyal followers on their home screens. Also, Tavity, the one-year-old…

8 months, 1 week ago

For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS and ElevenLabs launched an AI music generator

This is a juicy competitive move for both companies after AWS faced an onslaught of criticism over its progress with AI.

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8 months, 1 week ago

Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation and Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release

-The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.

-While the ActivityPub integration is a main …

8 months, 1 week ago

OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots

OpenMind is building humanoid robot operating software designed for robots that interact with people and other robots.

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8 months, 1 week ago

Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky

Germ's new app lets users send end-to-end encrypted messages on Bluesky. TechCrunch speaks with the Germ founders to hear why they came up with the i…

8 months, 1 week ago

Jeh Aerospace nets $11M to scale the commercial aircraft supply chain in India

Indian startup Jeh Aerospace has secured $11 million in a new funding round to help ease global supply chain bottlenecks.

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8 months, 1 week ago