Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder. Image: Garv Chaplot / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after a member of YC’s Winter 2026 cohort. Image: Vlad Deep / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2026, a figure that’s down from previous years. Image: Kai Wenzel / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Coming right before an emotional Sundance Film Festival that paid tribute to its departed leader, Robert Redford, and its move to a new host city, Utah quietly took a big leap into AI filmmaking. A $2 million grant for a new company, Nuovo Film Festival, was approved during a Jan. 8 meeting of the Governor’s…
“Assassin’s Creed” publisher Ubisoft is trying to emerge from a rocky few years. From here, the biggest hurdle the French video game giant has to overcome is the mounting skepticism of fans — and employees — after disappointing or delayed releases and multiple pivots over a short period of time. Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot is even facing calls from union leaders and others to…
Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments Image: Tim Mossholder / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
A massive, modern new studio is headed to New Jersey. Alan Mruvka, a real estate developer and the co-creator of E! Entertainment Television, announced today the launch of Filmology Labs: Content Creation Studios. The $250 million studio complex will be located in Paterson, New Jersey, and will focus on next-gen content creation like vertical micro-dramas,…
Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Image: Karolina Grabowska www.kaboompics.com / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Introduction In a Manhattan courtroom, a federal judge delivered a sharp reality check to Elon Musk, dismissing his claims of political persecution. The ruling leaves the Tesla and SpaceX CEO squarely in the crosshairs of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit demanding he return $150 million from his chaotic Twitter acquisition. The decision underscores that…
Introduction Elon Musk’s attempt to invoke a past president as a legal shield has been firmly rejected by a federal judge. The ruling leaves the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to face a high-stakes Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over his 2026 Twitter acquisition, a case seeking over $150 million in penalties. This decision underscores the…
