India’s Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest in on-demand home services heats up
Snabbit, an Indian on-demand home services startup, has closed a $56 million funding round, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier report.…
Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner
Letterboxd has surged in popularity in recent years. Once a niche site for only the most fervent of…
Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
Cohere, the Canada-based enterprise AI unicorn, announced Friday that it would merge with the Germany-based enterprise AI company Aleph Alpha.…
Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool
In the last few years, AI-powered dictation tools have taken off. In addition to existing dictation apps like…
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Sierra, the customer service agent startup founded by Bret Taylor, announced on Thursday that it has acquired the…
Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’
OpenAI and Anthropic continue to take swipes at each other. This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO…
Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
Anthropic announced on Monday that Amazon has agreed to invest a fresh $5 billion, bringing Amazon’s total investment…
Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets
Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies. The venture…
Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II
Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, announced the first close for its $25 million…
Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption
Meta is launching Meta Small Business, a new company wide initiative focused on supporting entrepreneurship and driving AI…
Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot
Rivr, a Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup known for its stair-climbing delivery robot, has been acquired by Amazon in…
Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents
An AI agent went rogue at Meta, exposing sensitive company and user data to employees who did not…