Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’
AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.
Hands on with a prototype of Clicks’ Communicator, a new BlackBerry-like smartphone
TechCrunch goes hands-on at the CES 2025 show with the new Clicks Communicator, a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard.
Gmail debuts a personalized AI Inbox, AI Overviews in search, and more
Gmail is also bringing several AI features that were previously available only to paid users to all users.
Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation
Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences.
Kalshi CEO says they’re supportive of proposal to ban government officials from insider trading
The CEO of prediction market Kalshi, Tarek Mansour, has taken to social media to share support for a bill which would ban government officials from using prediction markets. The bill is in reference to one which
JPMorgan Chase becomes the new issuer of the Apple Card
Apple expects the transition to take 24 months
Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi
It sounds like “Oh hi.”
Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users.
Discord and Mercor investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firm
Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm’s seed investing strategy.
Larry Page loosens business ties to CA amid state’s proposed wealth tax, report
Larry Page is reportedly moving assets out of California over concern the state will vote in a tax on billionaires.