When de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences revealed last year that it was attempting to “resurrect” the dire wolf from genetic material found in fossils, we argued that, despite the controversy surrounding the project, the company was building valuable technologies that justify its $10.2 billion valuation. Now, roughly 16 months later, the startup is in talks to…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part…
Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem…
A jacket that’s just enough to keep the chill off,” one shopper said…
Growth strategy busines trend concept. gettyAs we continue to ask “what’s happening with AI?” we also continue to ask the harder question: “what’s about to happen?” It’s easier to look around right now, and see what we can do with the technology that we already have. Many would say that in some key senses, we’re…
Brussels, 1 February 2023: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launches the Green Deal Industrial Plan. Three years on, the Commission’s own electrification plan still finds electricity taxed harder than gas.(Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesGovernments across Europe are trying to accelerate a technology…
In a new regulatory filing, Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by actor and director Ben Affleck. The streaming company announced the acquisition in March, with a statement from Affleck saying he wanted to “protect the power of human creativity.” According to Affleck, InterPublic’s AI tools help…
The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco — no application, no further competition…
It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage. We’ve covered the trend in detail, and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event, we want to help pre-seed founders now being held to seed-stage…
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees…





