Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India | TechCrunch
Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.
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Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York | TechCrunch
The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month.
Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to 'expand human potential' | TechCrunch
Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265 million Fund V.
Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet | TechCrunch
The deal will triple the size of Einride's fleet while sweetening the company's sales pitch for its Saga AI software. The Tesla Semis will be available to customers across North America.
Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans | TechCrunch
The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV landscape in the U.S. changed dramatically.
Robôs que dançam e trabalham: gigante chinesa estreia na bolsa | G1
Unitree teve demanda mais de 8.000 vezes superior à quantidade de ações oferecida; agora, empresa precisa provar que seus humanoides podem ir além dos vídeos virais e fazer trabalhos de verdade.
Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks | TechCrunch
Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and others.
Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos.
Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos | TechCrunch
Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories instead of just reading them.
Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic | TechCrunch
Sonic Fire Tech raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial kitchens to apartment buildings.
YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot | TechCrunch
Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly "unusable" for some users, while complaints about its mobile apps and customer support are adding to frustrations.
Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud | TechCrunch
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint.
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South | TechCrunch
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan | TechCrunch
WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plug-in support, and professional website-building tools.
Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network
Uber is also making investing in Zipline a part of the tie-up.
Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation | TechCrunch
The funds will allow Wispr to increase its footprint as it ventures into new areas, such as meetings, with its newly released note-taker tool.
Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up | TechCrunch
PayPal is still reportedly negotiating a potential sale to Stripe and private equity firm Advent, as the fintech firm's new CEO attempts to turn the company around.