The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models, at least in funding. But the picture is different for the application layer, global VC firm Accel highlighted in its 2025 Globalscape report.
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The global race for the AI app layer is still on | TechCrunch
The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models, at least in funding. But the picture is different for the application layer, globa...
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Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too.
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Red Bull Racing's secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times | TechCrunch
Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too.
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Wall Street can’t help but wonder: does Son see something right now that others do not?
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SoftBank's Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions | TechCrunch
Masayoshi Son's latest move to cash out his entire $5.8 billion Nvidia stake to go all in on AI surprised the business world on Tuesday, but m...
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Google says the new power saving mode for Google Maps can save you up to four hours of battery life
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Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications | TechCrunch
Google announced its November software update for Pixel phones, called Pixel Drop — a quarterly feature release that brings new capabilities to e...
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Threads is targeting podcasters with new features, including dedicated links in the bio and more visible links in the feed.
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Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions | TechCrunch
Threads is targeting podcasters with new features, including dedicated links in the bio and more visible links in the feed.
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Uare.ai raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures.
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Immortality startup Eternos nabs $10.3M, pivots to personal AI that sounds like you | TechCrunch
Eternos developed the Human Life Model (HLM) — a framework that uses only an individual's data, rather than general LLM data, to capture the...
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Two experienced investors share their tips for founders and operators hoping to nail product-market fit at their AI startups.
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How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit | TechCrunch
Two experienced investors share their tips for founders and operators hoping to nail product-market fit at their AI startups.
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Google Photos is getting an image edit feature powered by the Nano Banana model.
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Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries | TechCrunch
Google Photos is getting an image edit feature powered by the Nano Banana model.
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Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures. The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top tier investors it’s not just another GPT wrapper, but a company building the infrastructure and orchestration that could scale if […]
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Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service | TechCrunch
The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top-tier investors it’s not just anoth...
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Startups should start forging connections with late-stage investors while they are still at the early stages.
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How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start | TechCrunch
Startups should start forging connections with late-stage investors while they are still at the early stages.
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