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Skyroot's valuation has more than doubled since 2023 as the Indian rocket startup prepares for the country's first private orbital launch.

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Moonshot's annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage.

Users will be able to create a podcast from Codex or Claude Code and import it to Spotify.

Spotify's AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong.

The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.

Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.

The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.

xAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.

Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.

The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting its key clean power goals at risk.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.

Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.

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The new Health app is rolling out on May 19.

The well-received title was developed by a single person.

It's basically a small Fitbit Inspire without a strap.

It makes it easier to record yourself from afar with the higher-quality rear cameras.

The EliteBoard sure will make some IT managers out there happy, though.

The game, from the creators of Yakuza, will focus on the founder of the Tojo clan.

The feature would allow users to get into a safe position or call for help.

The reimagining of the N64 game offers a more cinematic take.

The Ultimate Child Shield batteries also turn the victim's mouth blue.

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The planned AI search feature for Snapchat never fully rolled out.

AI responses now also recommend in-depth articles and links to sources you already subscribe to.

The gothic horror-inspired action-adventure game from the makers of Shovel Knight maker is almost here.

The company is also interested in SpaceX's planned orbital data centers.

DeepMind will research player behavior in the space-based RPG.

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