The AI web browser Dia is drawing inspiration from its predecessor, Arc, an earlier experiment in modernizing the web-browsing experience that hailed from the startup known as The Browser Company. On Sunday, The Browser Company’s founder, Josh Miller, confirmed that the new AI browser will bring “Arc’s greatest hits” to Dia, including things like the sidebar mode, and…
Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy
November 4, 2025
Microsoft will invest $15.2 billion in the United Arab Emirates over the next four years, the company announced Monday at the first annual Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit. The investment will include the first-ever shipments of the most advanced Nvidia GPUs to the UAE.
As part of…
Since AI tools went mainstream, filmmakers, writers, and actors have been scrambling to figure out whether these technologies can truly assist their creativity or if they might end up replacing humans. But there’s a larger concern to address before we get swept away by…
Adam, one of the most viral startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch, has raised a $4.1 million seed round to power its next steps, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, the AI startup had its pick of investors.
“We were getting term sheets over email without any meetings,” said…
Reddit CEO says chatbots are not a traffic driver
November 3, 2025
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said AI chatbots aren’t a major traffic driver for the social platform despite companies like OpenAI and Google having seen progress in people using AI for search. During Reddit’s Q3 2025 call, the exec noted that Google search and direct…
Nvidia expands AI ties with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver
November 3, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea for the first time in 15 years to unveil new plans and deepen collaboration with major Korean tech companies – including Hyundai Motor, Samsung, SK, and Naver. During this week’s APEC Summit 2025, Nvidia and the…
Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie doesn’t think AI agents will replace enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies. Instead, he believes that the more likely future is a hybrid combination of SaaS plus agents, he said, speaking onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Wednesday.
“Generally, once you have a business process, you want to be able to define that in…
Most people tracking their health today end up with scattered clues. Their smartwatch shows sleep duration. A fitness app logs steps. A nutrition app counts calories. Yet few tools help people understand how all of this fits together.
Bevel, a New York-based startup…
Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India
October 31, 2025
In a push to expand its AI footprint in emerging markets, Google has partnered with billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries to bundle its AI Pro subscription with Jio 5G plans at no extra cost.
On Thursday, Google announced a partnership with Reliance…
How AI labs use Mercor to get the data companies won’t share
October 30, 2025
Instead of signing expensive contracts with companies for their data, AI labs these days are trying a new tack: tapping former senior employees from those companies for their industry knowledge, Mercor CEO Brendan Foody said at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on Tuesday.
Speaking on a panel onstage, Foody cast Mercor’s marketplace as one of the main channels connecting the former employees of…
