Startups, funding, and the tech economy.

Business · 1d ago

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 Launches in Boston, Registration Starts at 9 a.m. ET

Today, the TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 welcomed attendees at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, where registration kicked…

Business · 1d ago

Canva Cuts 22% of Workforce Amid Slowing Growth

On Thursday, the Australian design service Canva announced it will lay off over 1,200 employees — about 22 % of its…

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Council Leisure Centres to Increase Fees, Affecting Three Local Hubs

Three council‑run leisure facilities – Perdiswell, St John's Sports Centre and Nunnery Wood Sports Complex – will raise…

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NBCUniversal invests $80 million in India's EloElo to tap booming micro‑drama sector

This week NBCUniversal disclosed an $80 million injection into Indian digital‑media venture EloElo, targeting the…

Business · 2d ago

Orbital Matter Prints First Rigid Beam in Space, Opening Door to Orbital Data Centers

Orbital Matter, the commercial aerospace company, reported that it has successfully 3D‑printed a sturdy structural beam…

Business · 2d ago

Fal's Valuation Hits $16 B as AI Inference Funding Rockets

Fal, a specialist in AI inference, disclosed a fresh funding round that pushes its post‑money valuation to $16 billion,…

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CrowdStrike Bolsters AI Security Suite with Nearly $500 Million Acquisitions of Fiddler AI and Dreadnode

CrowdStrike revealed it will complete two purchases worth almost $500 million, bringing Fiddler AI and Dreadnode into…

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Anthropic Confronts Rising Hurdles as Compute Expenses Surpass Projected Benefits

AI startup Anthropic finds the gap widening between the compute costs it had projected and what it is actually…

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Apple Revises App Store Policy, Bars Users Under 18 from Dating and AI Romance Apps

Apple has amended its App Store rules, now obliging developers to assign an 18+ rating to any app that offers dating…

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Study Shows Falling Employee Engagement Could Hamper UK Economic Growth

Recent research shows an increasing proportion of employees in Britain are scaling back discretionary effort on the…

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Apple Says Holiday Foldable iPhone Duo Supply May Trail Demand

Apple announced on Tuesday that it cannot assure a consistent supply of its newly launched foldable iPhone Duo for the…

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Evertrue Capital Rolls Out $17 Million Fund to Back European AI and Fintech Startups

Evertrue Capital has unveiled its first fund, earmarking $17 million to support early‑stage ventures that are building…