Exclusive: Apeiron Labs gets $9.5M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots | TechCrunch

Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a…

Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate | TechCrunch

Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its…

Alexa+, Amazons AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US | TechCrunch

Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers…

The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during tense and difficult time

The city’s tech scene is reeling as U.S. immigration agents have escalated their crackdown in Minneapolis,…

Uber is literally in the drivers seat when it comes to AV bets

Self-driving truck startupWabi’s Billion-Dollar Fundraiseisn’tjust about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another…

SpaceXs IPO could open the floodgates — and secondaries are booming in the meantime

SpaceX is reportedly lining up four major Wall Street banks for a potential 2026 IPO —…

Anthropic brings agentic plug-ins to Cowork

Earlier this month, Anthropic launched Cowork, a new agentic tool designed to take the benefits of…

a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause | TechCrunch

Kofi Ampadu, the partner at a16z who led the firm’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and…

Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp | TechCrunch

Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps,…

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users | TechCrunch

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users…