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AI gaming startup Born raises $15M to build ‘social’ AI companions that combat loneliness
Born, maker of cute virtual pet Pengu, believes the current chatbot landscape isn't the final form factor for AI friends. The Berlin-based startup raised $15M on the idea that AI...
Rubin CPX Redefines AI: Nvidia Builds the Future of Video and Software Generation
San Francisco, September 9, 2025 – Nvidia has once again raised the bar in artificial intelligence hardware with its announcement of Rubin CPX, a new AI chip engineered specifically for...
Ex-Google X trio wants their AI to be your second brain — and they just raised $6M to make it happen
TwinMind, available on Android and iOS, passively captures background audio to gain context and deliver on-the-go summaries.
Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you
The startup is using real-time AI agents that inspect, analyze, and neutralize email threats.
Sources: AI training startup Mercor eyes $10B+ valuation on $450 million run rate
The two-year-old startup has been in discussions with investors for a Series C round.
From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Each Side Event can unlock new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community.
Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure...
Apple’s new iPhone 17 devices don’t have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesn’t matter.
Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images, live translation, visual search, and Genmoji,...
Watch Apple’s AirPod Pro 3 live translation feature in action
Get a look at the real-time translation the new AirPods Pro 3 bring to your ears, which you can prompt through a gesture. Powered by Apple Intelligence, it uses noise...
Accelerating scientific discovery with AI-powered empirical software
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