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India's Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation | TechCrunch
"We raised at a peak, but sold at a fraction of that," Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal wrote. "I'm not going to dress these facts up."
Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma | TechCrunch
Magna's investment in Yuma Energy has reached $87 million as the Canadian auto supplier increases its majority stake in the Indian battery-swapping firm.
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch
Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.
Apreensão de drogas em Suzano: Romu localiza mais de 20 kg | G1
Apreensão ocorreu durante patrulhamento no Jardim Casa Branca, na tarde desta segunda-feira (31). Maconha, cocaína e lança-perfume foram encontrados perto de uma residência abandonada.
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.'s investment fund | TechCrunch
The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.
a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund | TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms | TechCrunch
Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.
How Shein lost its shine ahead of long-awaited stock market debut
The firm's Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell shares in New York and London.
FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit | TechCrunch
Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.
3 reasons why founders can’t miss Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is all about empowering founders to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the AI era.
Pangram's Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than 'Real or Fake' | TechCrunch
[jwp-video] The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out what’s real. A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of years to become the “trust layer” the internet needs — including Pangram. The startup recently snapped up $9 million for its AI detection system and landed a partnership with Substack, which is now using Pangram’s tech to show readers which of their favorite authors use AI to write their newsletters. Pangram also recently dropped a new AI image detection tool. Watch as Pangram co-founder and CEO Max Spero joins TechCrunch's Equity podcast to dig into the promise of AI detection tools and where to draw the line between AI assisted and AI generated. Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.
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Apple's top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down | TechCrunch
The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring.
Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage
Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets | TechCrunch
The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.
Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a 'Harvey for police officers' | TechCrunch
Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.
MapQuest is back, topping App Store charts after 'Lake America' snub
Google Maps made the name change quickly, and the Trump administration has reportedly reached out to Apple to get the update on Apple Maps.