Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? That’s not a hypothetical. According to Ba...
BioticsAI, which won Disrupt’s Battlefield competition in 2023, gains FDA approval for its AI-powered fetal ultrasound product
TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2023 winner BioticsAI announced on Monday that it has received FDA clearance for its AI software that helps ...
Looking ahead to 2026: What’s next for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is the flagship early-stage startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, spotlightin...
How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES
The weather in Las Vegas wasn’t looking good. The plan had been that each employee of YC-backed Bucket Robotics would carry parts of their ...
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Parde...
The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them
It took Rebecca Yu seven days to vibe code her dining app. She was tired of the decision fatigue that comes from people in a group chat not...
AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp
Newsrooms have been experimenting with AI for several years now but, for the most part, those efforts have been just that: experiments. A r...
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield has sold a...
Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise
Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI start...
Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook
India’s top court has ruled against Tiger Global in a tax case stemming from its Flipkart exit during Walmart’s 2018 takeover, a decision t...