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Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows
AppsForBharat, the Indian startup behind the Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $20 million in a new round — just over nine months after securing $18 million — as the app continues to attract not only devotees but also strong…
Meta shares hit all-time high as Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in…
Tinder to require new users in California to use facial recognition tech to verify their profiles
Tinder is requiring new users in California to use facial recognition technology to verify their profiles, Axios reported on Monday. The new “Face Check” feature aims to reduce impersonation on the dating app and ensure that people…
Wall Street strategist Tom Lee is aiming to create the MicroStrategy of Ethereum
Tom LeeAdam Jeffery | CNBC Fundstrat's Tom Lee is joining a little known bitcoin miner aiming to become the biggest publicly traded holder of ether.Lee, a high-profile market strategist known for his prescient bitcoin price forecasts and…
Tesla’s IPO was 15 years ago. The stock is up 300-fold since then
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company's initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010.Brendan McDermid | ReutersAt the time of Tesla's IPO 15 years ago,…
OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires
With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.”
“I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if…
Nvidia insiders $1 billion stock sales
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the NVIDIA GTC Paris keynote, part of the 9th edition of the VivaTech technology startup and innovation fair, held at the Dôme de Paris in the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in…
Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street Journal, it also hired three other…
Can Eutelsat become Europe’s alternative to Starlink?
France views Eutelsat as a strategic asset in the EU's push for technological sovereignty.Benoit Tessier | AFP via Getty ImagesFor years, France's Eutelsat has been trying to build a European alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite…
Tesla first driverless delivery new car to customer
A Tesla logo outside the company's Tilburg Factory and Delivery Center.Karol Serewis | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker completed its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer, routing a Model Y SUV from the…
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook…
At 20 years old, Reddit is defending its data and fighting AI with AI
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City.Spencer Platt |…
Rob Biederman join the stage at All Stage 2025
If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. That’s exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built…
Coinbase is best-performing stock in S&P 500 in June, may move higher
People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021.Shannon Stapleton | ReutersCoinbase is the top performer in…
Ric Edelman wants 10%-40% of portfolio in crypto
Four years ago, financial advisor Ric Edelman went out on a limb in saying everyone should hold cryptocurrencies. But how much? Low single digits was his recommendation.In his "The Truth about Crypto" book in 2021, Edelman said as low as…
YouTube’s mobile video editor is coming to iOS
Google is preparing to bring YouTube Create to iOS devices nearly two years after the video editing app launched exclusively on Android. Job listings reviewed by TechCrunch reveal the company is actively hiring engineers in India for…
Germany tells Apple, Google to block DeepSeek AI app
In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background, the flag of the European Union. Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesOne of Germany's data protection…
Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers
Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation, each one wrapped in nondescript white tarps — and hiding in plain sight.
A passerby might not realize this…