Amazon’s AWS cozies up to carriers, launches 2 services to build and operate networks in the cloud

Amazon has been working on ramping up how it works with telecoms carriers as customers and partners — an ambition pushed in no small part by slowing growth for... Read more »

Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding

Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon. Amazon, through... Read more »

Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together

For many segments of the population, home ownership is as elusive as ever. A recent report by the National Association of Realtors found that 26 percent of homebuyers are... Read more »

The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision

Elon Musk tweeted Saturday a ChatGPT conversation that speculated about the 2019 transition of its creator, OpenAI, from a non-profit to a for-profit organization. The AI chatbot concluded that,... Read more »

Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors

D.C.-based Current Surgical this week announced a $3.2 million seed. The round, which brings the firm’s total raise up to $4 million, was led by True Ventures and features... Read more »

Hackers allegedly steal Activision games and employee data

Unknown hackers allegedly stole internal data from the games giant Activision. On Sunday, the cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground published screenshots of data purportedly stolen from Activision, including... Read more »

TikTok expands its research API to nonprofit academic institutions in the U.S.

TikTok is expanding access to its research API to nonprofit academic institutions in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday. The expansion comes as TikTok started testing an... Read more »

Coinbase says some employees’ information stolen by hackers

Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that it was briefly compromised by the same attackers that targeted Twilio, Cloudflare,  DoorDash, and more than a hundred other organizations last year. In a... Read more »

Hear why founders and investors love Boston at TechCrunch’s free City Spotlight: Boston event

TechCrunch Live is making a special (virtual) trip to Boston on February 27, 2023, and you’re invited to the free event. Register here! While NYC may have the glitz,... Read more »

AI-powered crypto search engine Kaito raises $5.3M to improve browsing with AI, ChatGPT

Kaito, an AI-powered search engine for crypto, raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by Dragonfly Capital, the company exclusively shared with TechCrunch. “There’s constantly people fighting against... Read more »
Subscribe to our Newsletter