Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup’s platform predicts what product a shopper wants next, learn their general taste, and fine-tune continuously…
Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool…
Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform
The Series B is the company’s second fundraise since it last raised capital in 2020. In that…
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Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which…
Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product
The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the “24/7 job” of…
Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy startup, and even soliciting…
Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases
Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks…
Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships
The DOJ alleged that OpenAI did not meaningful attempt to hire U.S. citizens before seeking permanent residence…
Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday…
How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM
Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies…