June 20, 2025

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation

Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies

January 17, 2023

The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information is misleading for social media firms and other internet companies as they oversee their users’ data in the South Asian market. The proposal by the Ministry of Electronics and IT came as part […]

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube confirms a test of a new hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels

January 17, 2023

YouTube is officially running a test that allows select viewers in the U.S. to watch free ad-supported (FAST) channels via a dedicated hub on the video platform. Users that have access to the experiment will find FAST linear channels in the Movies and TV storefront. In a shared statement to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson said, […]

YouTube confirms a test of a new hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video

January 17, 2023

One of two things likely happened here. Either Apple made a proper video before deciding this wasn’t quite enough to justify a proper “event,” or this is just how the company is going to treat smaller announcements, going forward. Given the number of Apple rumors swirling around at the moment, it also seems entirely plausible […]

Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3

January 17, 2023

Disney+ premiered the latest trailer for Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” last night, giving fans a glimpse at what the bounty hunter and his tiny companion will get into this time. The season will make its exclusive debut on the streamer on March 1. The third season will take place following the events of “The […]

Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Royal Mail CEO confirms cyberattack downed UK postal service

January 17, 2023

Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has confirmed that a cyberattack is to blame for the ongoing disruption at the U.K. postal giant. The admission comes almost a week after Royal Mail first said it was hit by an unspecified “cyber incident” that left the British mail service unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations. “We’ve confirmed […]

Royal Mail CEO confirms cyberattack downed UK postal service by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Amberflo wants to transform SaaS pricing with metered usage

January 17, 2023

Over the years software pricing has shifted from rigid seat licenses for on-prem legacy software to subscriptions with tiered pricing, as software shifted to the cloud in the early part of this century. The latter helped transform the way we think about pricing and revenue. Amberflo founder and CEO Puneet Gupta thinks there is a […]

Amberflo wants to transform SaaS pricing with metered usage by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

DoorDash expands Starbucks partnership with plans to reach all U.S. states by March

January 17, 2023

Starbucks will become available for delivery via DoorDash across all 50 U.S. states by March, in an expansion of a partnership with the delivery service announced last year. In September, Starbucks and DoorDash first entered a partnership that would allow customers to order Starbucks items for delivery from their local stores using the DoorDash app. […]

DoorDash expands Starbucks partnership with plans to reach all U.S. states by March by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z

January 17, 2023

In the coming decades, Africa will be a significant growth market for mobile games driven by the proliferation of technology adoption among the continent’s youthful population. And as gamers in sub-Saharan Africa increase to over 180 million in the next five years, per a report, startups such as South Africa-based Carry1st are strategically positioning themselves […]

African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch