» Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations 
16/08/25 15:50 from Startups – TechCrunch
Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.

» Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York
15/08/25 20:04 from Startups – TechCrunch
Les Amis is an app designed to make it easy for women to form friendships and attend local events.

» A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
15/08/25 16:08 from Startups – TechCrunch
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

» Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning
15/08/25 14:44 from Startups – TechCrunch
Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn’t even cracked 100 million monthly users, ⁠just made a $34.5 billion cash offer⁠ to buy Chrome from Google. The unsolicited bid comes as the DOJ prepares its remedy decision after ⁠ruling...

» Meet the first batch of VCs set to judge Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
15/08/25 14:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Startup Battlefield 200 is the crown jewel of TechCrunch Disrupt. From thousands of applicants, only the top 20 will take the Stage at Disrupt 2025 (October 27-29, San Francisco) to pitch their vision to panels of top-tier VCs in front o...

» The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops August 27
14/08/25 18:56 from Startups – TechCrunch
After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

» Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down
14/08/25 17:40 from Startups – TechCrunch
Cohere's market proposition has always been to offer secure LLMs specifically geared for enterprise use, not for consumers.

» Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months
14/08/25 15:48 from Startups – TechCrunch
Lovable is a vibe coding startup growing phenomenally quickly, according to new sales projections from CEO Anton Osika. 

» Buzzy AI startup Multiverse creates two of the smallest high-performing models ever
14/08/25 15:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
It humorously calls this family the Model Zoo because one is like the size of a fly's brain and the other the size of a chicken's.

» Cohere hires long-time Meta research head Joelle Pineau as its chief AI officer
14/08/25 14:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta's former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant's fundamental AI research (FAIR) lab. In her newly created Chief AI Officer role, Pineau will oversee AI strategy across Cohere's resea...

» Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
14/08/25 14:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Aaron Levie of Box joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October.

» India’s Rapido begins testing food delivery to take on Swiggy, Zomato
13/08/25 18:08 from Startups – TechCrunch
Rapido's beta food delivery service has popped up in three key localities in Bengaluru before a broader rollout.

» Monarch Tractors won’t be built by Foxconn after Ohio factory sale
13/08/25 17:29 from Startups – TechCrunch
Monarch's tractors were the only vehicles being built by Foxconn in Ohio after Lordstown Motors, Fisker Inc., and IndiEV went bankrupt.

» Anthropic nabs Humanloop team as competition for enterprise AI talent heats up
13/08/25 16:17 from Startups – TechCrunch
While an Anthropic spokesperson confirmed that the AI firm did not acquire Humanloop or its IP, that’s a moot point in an industry where IP lives in the brain. And what Humanloop’s team is bringing to Anthropic is experience developing t...

» Women are making real progress in venture capital, and the numbers prove it
13/08/25 14:35 from Startups – TechCrunch
A new report by the nonprofit All Raise found that the percentage of women and nonbinary individuals in partner roles at leading firms has doubled in the past few years, despite market headwinds. All Raise CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner chatt...