AI Startups
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Consumer Technology
How Cal AI Turned a Meal Photo Into a $30 Million Business
A meal photo became the starting point for a technology business with more than 15 million downloads and over $30…
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Startups & Venture Capital
Gaming’s Next Wave Is Powered by AI, Hardware, and Fresh Capital
Gaming investment is climbing again, and the money is following a striking mix of AI, mobile games, hardware, and virtual…
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AI News & Trends
Disrupt 2026 Sets the Stage for AI’s Next Big Connections
Three days remain to save up to $200 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket before prices increase. The event will…
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Startups & Venture Capital
Three AI Bets Redraw the Enterprise Software Playbook
Enterprise AI funding is surging across automation, data work, and security. Ema, Snorkel AI, and Comp AI have announced major…
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Startups & Venture Capital
AI Startups Capture the Biggest Series A Checks
Series A funding has reached a new scale. Global startups secured at least 114 Series A rounds worth $100 million…
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Cloud Computing
Nscale Takes Its Concentrated AI Cloud Bet Public
Nscale is taking its AI cloud bet to Wall Street. The company filed for an IPO on September 18, 2026,…
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Machine Learning & Research
Jev Is Rewriting the Playbook for Fast AI Decisions
TypeSafe AI is taking aim at a problem that general-purpose AI models were not built to solve: making fast, structured…
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AI in Media & Entertainment
Unit1’s Digital Concerts Could Send Live Music Anywhere
What if a concert could bring a living artist who no longer tours back to the stage—or recreate a performance…
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AI Ethics & Policy
The New AI Trust Race Is Built on Better Benchmarks
AI companies are racing to build more capable models, but a harder question is taking center stage: how do we…
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Artificial Intelligence
AI Startups Face a Choice Between Openness and Control
AI startups face a strategic fork. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will examine whether companies should build around open models, proprietary systems,…
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