Designer Kate Barton teams up with IBM and Fiducia AI for a NYFW presentation
Designer Kate Barton teams up with Fiducia AI and IBM for a NYFW presentation. Designer Kate Barton teams up with Fiducia AI and IBM for a NYFW presentation.
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India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups. India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.
In a changed VC landscape, this exec is doubling down on overlooked founders
As much of Silicon Valley chases mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a throwback to venture capital’s earlier days As much of Silicon Valley chases mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a throwback to venture capital’s earlier days
‘Clueless’ -inspired app Alta partners with brand Public School to start integrating styling tools into websites
This week, Alta unveiled its first integration collaboration, teaming up with Public School, a storied New York City brand. This week, Alta unveiled its first integration collaboration, teaming up with Public School, a storied New York City brand.
The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker
The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025. The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025.
Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach.
Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI
AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its “adult mode” feature. Watch as TechCrunch’s Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony … Read more
Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information
The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries. The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service … Read more
OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model
The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users’ unhealthy relationships with the chatbot. The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users’ unhealthy relationships with the chatbot.
Anthropic raises another $30B in Series G, with a new value of $380B
The infusion of funding for the AI startup takes place as it is vying for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI. The infusion of funding for the AI startup takes place as it is vying for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI.