Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/31/waymo-reportedly-raising-a-16-billion-funding-round/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/31/waymo-reportedly-raising-a-16-billion-funding-round/
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Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round | TechCrunch
Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.
Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/
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Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/techcrunch-mobility-the-great-tesla-rebranding/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/techcrunch-mobility-the-great-tesla-rebranding/
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TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Why Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/why-tethers-ceo-is-everywhere-right-now/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/why-tethers-ceo-is-everywhere-right-now/
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Why Tether's CEO is everywhere right now | TechCrunch
For years, Tether's CEO avoided the United States, watching from offshore as regulators circled and prosecutors investigated. Those days are over.
TikTok says its services are restored after the outage
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/tiktok-says-its-services-are-restored-after-the-outage/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/tiktok-says-its-services-are-restored-after-the-outage/
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TikTok says its services are restored after the outage | TechCrunch
TikTok says it finally solved all issues related to outages caused by last week's U.S. snowstorm.
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Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/linq-raises-20m-to-enable-ai-assistants-to-live-within-messaging-apps/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/linq-raises-20m-to-enable-ai-assistants-to-live-within-messaging-apps/
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Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps | TechCrunch
Linq offers an API that lets companies offer their AI assistants via iMessage, RCS, and SMS.
UpScrolled’s founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/upscrolleds-founder-says-the-social-network-has-zoomed-past-2-5m-users/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/upscrolleds-founder-says-the-social-network-has-zoomed-past-2-5m-users/
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UpScrolled's founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users | TechCrunch
Upscrolled founder said that the social network was launched six years ago and had 150,000 users until January.
Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/coalition-demands-federal-grok-ban-over-nonconsensual-sexual-content/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/coalition-demands-federal-grok-ban-over-nonconsensual-sexual-content/
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Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content | TechCrunch
Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns.
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Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/carbon-robotics-built-an-ai-model-that-detects-and-identifies-plants/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/carbon-robotics-built-an-ai-model-that-detects-and-identifies-plants/
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Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants | TechCrunch
Carbon Robotics' Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.
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Ring brings its ‘Search Party’ feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring camera owners
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/ring-brings-its-search-party-feature-for-finding-lost-dogs-to-non-ring-camera-owners/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/ring-brings-its-search-party-feature-for-finding-lost-dogs-to-non-ring-camera-owners/
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Ring brings its 'Search Party' feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring camera owners | TechCrunch
Ring's Search Party feature for finding lost dogs is now available across the U.S. — even if you don't own a Ring camera.
Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/notepad-says-chinese-government-hackers-hijacked-its-software-updates-for-months/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/notepad-says-chinese-government-hackers-hijacked-its-software-updates-for-months/
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Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months | TechCrunch
The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.
OpenAI launches new MacOS app for agentic coding
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/openai-launches-new-macos-app-for-agentic-coding/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/openai-launches-new-macos-app-for-agentic-coding/
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OpenAI launches new macOS app for agentic coding | TechCrunch
OpenAI has released a new macOS app for Codex, integrating many of the agentic coding practices that have become popular since Codex launched last year.
Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/grubhub-waives-delivery-service-fees-orders-over-50/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/grubhub-waives-delivery-service-fees-orders-over-50/
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Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50 | TechCrunch
In a bold move to close the gap with rivals, Grubhub is waiving delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50.
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
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Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features | TechCrunch
Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.
What Snowflake’s deal with OpenAI tells us about the enterprise AI race
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/what-snowflakes-deal-with-openai-tells-us-about-the-enterprise-ai-race/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/what-snowflakes-deal-with-openai-tells-us-about-the-enterprise-ai-race/
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What Snowflake’s deal with OpenAI tells us about the enterprise AI race | TechCrunch
Snowflake is the latest enterprise to sign multi-year deals with multiple AI companies in what could be a sign to come of a future trend.
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/two-stanford-students-launch-2m-startup-accelerator-for-students-nationwide/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/two-stanford-students-launch-2m-startup-accelerator-for-students-nationwide/
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Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide | TechCrunch
"Breakthrough’s purpose is to fill in the funding and opportunity gap that exists in many of these ecosystems because students have historically lacked access to capital and the networks required to launch their entrepreneurial pursuits," co-founder Roman…
China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/china-is-leading-the-fight-against-hidden-car-door-handles/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/china-is-leading-the-fight-against-hidden-car-door-handles/
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China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles | TechCrunch
Under new safety rules published Monday by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, cars sold in the country must have mechanical releases on their door handles. The new rules, which go in effect January 1, 2027, will prohibit the hidden,…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/elon-musk-spacex-acquires-xai-data-centers-space-merger/
Source:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/elon-musk-spacex-acquires-xai-data-centers-space-merger/
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Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI, with plan to build data centers in space | TechCrunch
The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers.