March 13, 2026

Why physical AI is becoming manufacturing’s next advantage

For decades, manufacturers have pursued automation to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and stabilize operations. That approach delivered meaningful gains, but it is no longer enough. Today’s manufacturing leaders face a different challenge: how to grow amid labor constraints, rising complexity, and increasing pressure to innovate faster without sacrificing safety, quality, or trust. The next phase…

AI app Character.ai is catching up to ChatGPT in the U.S.

September 11, 2023
Character.ai, the AI app maker that lets users design their own AI characters, is catching up to ChatGPT in terms of mobile app usage. According to a recent analysis by market intelligence firm Similarweb, the iOS and Android apps for the a16z-backed Character.ai are now seeing 4.2 million monthly active users in the U.S., compared […]

Techstars selects 12 companies for its fall space accelerator

September 11, 2023
Techstars has chosen twelve companies to join its aerospace accelerator, a thirteen-week program which runs in partnership with the U.S. Space Force and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The new cohort includes eleven American companies and one from Australia. Matt Kozlov, Techstars managing director, told TechCrunch that he has a particular feeling about this new cohort. […]

India’s Kale Logistics raises $30M in global expansion push

September 11, 2023
Kale Logistics Solutions, an Indian startup offering a vertical SaaS platform to assist logistics needs, has raised $30 million in a fresh funding round, as the 14-year-old startup eyes expansion in the U.S. and Europe. Bengaluru-based private equity fund Creaegis Advisors led the Series B round, which follows the startup raising $5 million in a […]