Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.
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A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes | TechCrunch
Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.
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Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following pressure from the Trump administration.
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Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store | TechCrunch
The app, which went viral earlier this year, allowed users to lawfully share information about where they've seen ICE agents within a 5-mile r...
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While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift.
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After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it? | TechCrunch
While AI coding startups like Cursor close brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has...
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Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway.
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Amazon to resume drone delivery following crash in Arizona | TechCrunch
Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway.
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Former Stripe CTO Rahuil Patil is joining Anthropic to fine-tune the company's infrastructure.
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Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure | TechCrunch
As part of the change, Anthropic is updating the structure of its core technical group, bringing the company's product-engineering team into c...
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Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit.
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OpenAI's Sora soars to No. 1 on Apple's US App Store | TechCrunch
OpenAI's Sora app for AI videos is a viral hit, despite being invite-only for now and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada at launch.
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YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/youtubers-arent-relying-on-ad-revenue-anymore-heres-how-some-are-diversifying/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon image
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.
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Google's Jules enters developers' toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up | TechCrunch
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.
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Threads officially debuts communities, dedicated spaces to have casual chats around a topic.
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Threads takes on X with new communities feature | TechCrunch
The idea, explains Meta, is to give users dedicated spaces within the app where they can delve deeper into conversations on topics that matter to t...
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Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups.
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How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown | TechCrunch
Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups.
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