Nvidia Courts India’s AI Startups With Early-Stage Partnerships
Nvidia is stepping up efforts to court India’s artificial intelligence startups earlier in their lifecycle, unveiling a string of partnerships this week aimed at reaching founders even before their companies…
Anthropic’s Super Bowl Campaign Lifts Claude Into Top 10 On U.S. App Store
Ad Campaign And App Store Ranking Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads, which show people seeking advice from chatbots and being steered to “cougar” dating sites and height-boosting insoles, have coincided with…
Roku Plans Streaming Bundles And Wider Howdy Rollout After Strong Fourth Quarter
Roku reported its fourth quarter 2025 earnings this week and outlined plans to introduce new streaming bundles in 2026, expand its $3 subscription service Howdy to more platforms, and add…
India Partners With Alibaba.com On Export Program Despite Ongoing China App Bans
A Targeted Collaboration On Exports India’s government has partnered with Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting a selective form of…
SEC Closes Investigation Into Bankrupt EV Startup Fisker After One Year
Investigation Closure Confirmed Through Records RequestThe Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Fisker in September 2025, about a year after opening the probe, according to…
OpenAI To End Access To GPT-4o And Four Other Legacy ChatGPT Models
Models Being Retired OpenAI will stop providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models starting Friday, including GPT-4o. The company said the list of models being removed includes GPT-4o, GPT-5, GPT-4.1,…
Figure Confirms Data Breach After Social Engineering Attack Exposes Customer Information
Company Disclosure And Initial Details Figure Technology, a blockchain based lending company, confirmed it suffered a data breach, according to a statement shared with TechCrunch on Friday. The company’s spokesperson,…
Tenga Warns Customers After Email Account Breach Exposes Order And Support Records
Breach Notification And Initial Disclosure Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company…
Security Flaw Exposed DavaIndia Pharmacy Admin Systems And Order Data
A security lapse at DavaIndia Pharmacy allowed outsiders to gain full administrative control of the company’s platform, exposing customer order data and sensitive controls over medicines, TechCrunch has learned. The…
Nothing Opens First India Retail Store In Bengaluru As It Expands Its Physical Presence
Launch And Location Nothing, the hardware company backed by Tiger Global, has opened its first retail store in India, which the company describes as its largest market. The two story…
Hollywood Groups Challenge ByteDance Over Seedance 2.0 And Alleged Copyright Infringement
Launch And Access Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has become a tool for copyright infringement. ByteDance, the Chinese…
Hello Kitty Designer Yuko Yamaguchi Steps Down After 46 Years At Sanrio
End Of A Long Tenure Yuko Yamaguchi, the designer behind Hello Kitty, is stepping down after 46 years overseeing the character’s development, according to Sanrio. Yamaguchi took over design duties…
Pinterest Compares Search Volume To ChatGPT After Missing Fourth Quarter Estimates
Earnings Miss And Executive Comparison Pinterest reported weaker than expected results for the fourth quarter, and during the earnings call chief executive Bill Ready compared the platform’s search activity to…
IBM Plans To Triple Entry-Level Hiring In The U.S. In 2026 Despite AI Automation Claims
Hiring Plan Announced At Industry Event IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring in the United States in 2026, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The company’s chief human resources officer, Nickle…
Musk Urges Engineers To Join xAI With Vision Of Moon-Based Mass Drivers And Space Computers
Recruitment Message After Restructuring Elon Musk said on Wednesday that people should join xAI “if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” following a restructuring that…
Security Conferences Remove Vincenzo Iozzo From Review Boards After Epstein Records Resurface
Removal From Conference Sites Vincenzo Iozzo is no longer listed on the websites of Black Hat and Code Blue, two major cybersecurity conferences, after records connected to the late financier…