The Future of Weather Forecasting Is Here WindBorne Systems, a startup using AI and weather balloons to transform meteorology, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round to make AI weather forecasting more accessible and actionable. The company’s CEO, John Dean, told TechCrunch that the fund...

Mitti Labs, a climate-tech startup headquartered in New York and Bengaluru, has raised $9.5 million to expand its work in making Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient. The investment round was led by Aramco Ventures, the venture arm of Saudi Aramco, and will help the company deploy its platform t...

MacPaw, the developer behind SetApp, has partnered with Liquid AI to bring on-device inference to app developers. This partnership will power MacPaw's products with locally hosted AI models and eventually give developers access to the same technology. What Is the MacPaw and Liquid AI Partnership? Ma...

Disney is teaming up with TikTok to bring fan-made videos about its biggest franchises directly into Disney+. This exciting new Disney TikTok partnership will start with a pilot program in the U.S. in the coming months, with plans to expand to more markets later. What This Disney and TikTok Partners...

Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, is hiring an AI chip design team to build its own custom AI chips. This means Anthropic wants to design its own hardware instead of relying completely on chips from companies like Nvidia. The goal is to make AI models like Claude run faster, che...

Tinder is expanding its in-person events to dozens of new cities by September, as the dating app looks to stay relevant for Gen Z users who are tired of endless swiping. The move, revealed during Match Group's second-quarter earnings call, comes at a critical time when the company's flagship app is ...

Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, is finally ready to charge passengers for its robotaxi service in Las Vegas. Starting August 10, the driverless taxi will move from testing to real commercial operations. This is a big step for the company, which has been working toward this day for...

Shopify AI search is changing the game for online stores. In its latest earnings report, Shopify credited part of its revenue growth to the way people now use artificial intelligence to find products. This article breaks down what happened, why it matters, and how you can use AI search to grow your ...

Apple Private Relay Has a Serious Flaw Apple's Private Relay, a privacy feature in Safari designed to hide your IP address, can be circumvented. Security researchers have discovered a series of flaws that reveal your real IP address, even when Private Relay is turned on. This means your online activ...

Apple Private Relay Has a Serious Flaw Apple's Private Relay, a privacy feature in Safari designed to hide your IP address, can be circumvented. Security researchers have discovered a series of flaws that reveal your real IP address, even when Private Relay is turned on. This means your online activ...

In a major shakeup in the AI world, Jeff Dean — one of Google's most influential and longest-serving executives — is leaving Google to launch a brand new AI startup. He's not going alone: several other top AI researchers are joining him as co-founders, making this one of the most significant talent ...

Klaviyo, the publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform, has agreed to acquire Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. While the financial terms were not disclosed, the deal marks a significant move for Klaviyo as it exp...