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More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status.  Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that

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inDrive turns to ads and groceries to diversify revenue

Known for its bidding-based approach to fares, inDrive is deepening its push beyond ride-hailing by rolling out advertising across its top 20 markets and expanding

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OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs

OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI are asking third-party contractors to upload real

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Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting ‘extortion’

A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination suit last month filled with such scandalous allegations against the company’s famed CEO, Jack Hidary, that the

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Anthropic adds Allianz to growing list of enterprise wins

AI research lab Anthropic continues to land sizable enterprise deals. Its latest entails bringing its large language models to a legacy German insurance giant. Anthropic

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Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi

Waymo has spent the past three years refining and testing a minivan-like vehicle made by Chinese automaker Zeekr. And now, before this robotaxi joins Waymo’s

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Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing

Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI assistant platform Manus is unsurprisingly caught in a regulatory tug-of-war — but not because of U.S. regulators. They appear

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AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su kicked off her keynote at CES 2026 with a message about what compute could deliver: AI for everyone. As

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Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for their social media startup West Co. The startup launched an invite-only

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California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data

California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal