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• Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided [108d]
• Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation [108d]
• Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta [108d]
• OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google [108d]
• Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation [108d]
• Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers [108d]
• Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm [108d]
• I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin [108d]
• Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging [108d]
• As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025 [108d]
• a16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager [108d]
• OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas [108d]
• YouTube’s likeness detection technology has officially launched [108d]
• WhatsApp and Messenger add new warnings to help older people avoid online scams [108d]
• Serval raises $47 million to bring AI agents to IT service management [108d]
• Anthropic CEO claps back after Trump officials accuse firm of AI fear-mongering [108d]
• General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans [108d]
• Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware [108d]
• The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage revealed: Where the future of tech breaks first [108d]
• Aura introduces a $499 e-ink digital photo frame that lets you go cordless [108d]
• HBO Max just got more expensive [108d]
• Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7bn [108d]
• Only 6 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in San Francisco and ticket rates increase [108d]
• X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API [108d]
• Airbnb is becoming more social by allowing users to connect with fellow travelers [108d]
• Yelp’s AI assistant can now scan restaurant menus to show you what dishes look like [108d]
• Spiro raises $100M, the largest-ever investment in Africa’s e-mobility [108d]
• Amazon identifies the issue that broke much of the internet, says AWS is back to normal [109d]
• European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises €30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption [109d]
• YC alum Cercli, an AI-powered Rippling for MENA, raises oversubscribed $12M Series A [109d]