Elon Musk’s xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents
xAI has reached a deal with the U.S. GSA to sell Grok to federal agencies for 42 cents over 18 months, undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic.
Love, lies, and algorithms: Is AI really helping us find ‘the one’? Live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
From dating apps and AI-powered matchmaking to full-on digital companionship, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a third party in our most personal relationships. But is it truly helping us find deeper
What top VCs want from AI founders: Inside the investor lens with Jon McNeill, Aileen Lee, and Steve Jang at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Jon McNeill (DVx Ventures), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and Steve Jang (Kindred Ventures) share what AI founders need to know now: from defensibility to term sheets. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October
Doorstep raises $8M seed to help find missing food deliveries
Doorstep integrates into existing delivery apps and then, using phone sensors, tracks when a driver has entered a building, gone up an elevator, and made it to the desired doorstep.
Meta rolls out Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger globally
Teen Accounts first rolled out to Instagram a year ago after Meta and other popular social networks were grilled by U.S. lawmakers for not doing enough to protect teens on their services.
Clarifai’s new reasoning engine makes AI models faster and less expensive
The AI platform Clarifai has launched a new reasoning engine that it claims will make running AI models twice as fast and 40% less expensive.
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Databricks will bake OpenAI models into its products in $100M bet to spur enterprise adoption
Databricks is on the hook to pay at least $100 million to OpenAI in this deal, even if customer usage falls short. It’s a bet, but one that Databricks has already hedged.
Apple blames EU’s Digital Markets Act for feature delays
Apple is blaming the EU’s enforcement of the DMA for delaying the launch of some features in the EU, saying the rules are “leading to a worse experience” for Apple customers in the bloc by exposing
Starpath bets on mass-produced, space-rated solar
Starpath is changing the space-rated solar panel industry in its quest to build off-world colonies.