Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance: Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. Read More
|
Musk's long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors: Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns. Read More
|
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia: Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S. Read More
|
|
|
|
Virginia Tech MEng students join project teams solving a live problem sourced from a real industry partner. Recent teams have worked with real partner organizations on drone detection systems, AI language tools, and defense analytics platforms. Real deadlines, real portfolio.
|
|
|
|
Spotify expands its partner program for podcasts to 35 new countries: Spotify said since changing its video podcasts creator terms in January, its payouts have increased by more than a third. Read More
|
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls: People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions. Read More
|
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers: A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers. Read More
|
Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses: Since Specs' debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist. Read More
|
Al Gore says the real AI risk isn't data centers: In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings about where the technology is headed. Read More
|
|
|
|
Only 2 days left to secure your Disrupt 2026 exhibit table. Put your company in the heart of the Expo Hall, where you’ll be in front of 10,000+ tech leaders. Demo your product to VCs, connect with potential clients and partners, and generate high-impact leads. Tables are limited and can sell out before September 18.
|
|
|
|
Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe: The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet. Read More
|
|
|
|
Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter.
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC
501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107
|
|
|
|
|
