Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation
As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn.
How to Push Back on Impossible Deadlines Using This Simple Framework
In high-pressure environments, leadership isn’t defined by how fast you execute, but by whether you have the clarity to challenge unrealistic timelines before they quietly compound into failure.
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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.
OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google
OpenAI’s new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era.
He Co-Founded Facebook and Asana – But Had to Step Down From This ‘Exhausting’ Role: ‘I’m an Introvert’
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz was the CEO of workplace productivity platform Asana for 15 years.
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation
Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.
This Mom’s ‘Scrappy’ Side Hustle Started in Her Garage — Now It Makes $5 Million a Year
Carinne Meyrignac, 45, couldn’t find the products she’d grown up with — so she created them herself.
Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm
Members of Breakthrough Energy’s policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward clean energy.
I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin
Casio’s Moflin, a hamster-like robot pet, uses AI to develop a personality over time.
Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging
The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when speaking to someone on a landline or older device.