<p>At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, the spotlight is on the future of artificial intelligence and the startups shaping it. This high-energy event brings together founders, investors, and technologists to explore how AI is transforming industries — from the pitch deck to full-scale deployment. We’re proud to spotlight our partners — not just for their support, but [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Heron Power is developing solid-state transformers, which promise to be more compact and responsive than the century-old analog models. </p>

<p>On Thursday, Anduril and Meta announced news that feels like a fairy tale ending for Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey. The two companies are working together to build extended reality (XR) devices for the U.S. military, Anduril announced in a blog post. “I am glad to be working with Meta once again,” Luckey is quoted as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We’re on the final stretch! TechCrunch Sessions: AI kicks off in just seven days. Main stage and breakout sessions feature AI leaders from Google Cloud, Anthropic, OpenAI, Twelve Labs, and more. It’s your moment to connect, learn, and network at high velocity. Now’s the time to move — lock in your ticket and save $300, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, &#8220;Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?&#8221;&nbsp; For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork. Sometimes, all you need are a few [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the construction industry, managers can easily become disconnected from what’s happening on-site. Among the many tasks to juggle are staying apprised of costs, communicating with all stakeholders, and assessing risk related to aspects like contractor billing and performance. Buildots wants to change all of that through AI and computer vision. Founded in 2018 by [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Home services in India — whether it is cleaning, dishwashing, or laundry — have traditionally been offline and informally run. This has often resulted in delays and uncertainties for consumers, as well as inconsistent pay and job insecurity for workers. Recently, however, startups have begun viewing this area as ripe for transformation, leveraging technology to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA led the round, according to two people familiar with the deal. One person said that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Karat Financial, the company known for its credit cards for creators, is launching a creator-focused business banking product. </p>

<p>Over three and a half years after family locator app Life360 acquired lost item tracker Tile for $205 million, the two services are finally fully integrated. On Wednesday, Life360 announced that the item-finding capabilities of Tile, a competitor to Apple&#8217;s AirTag and other Bluetooth-based trackers, are now available from inside its main app. The update [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Rillet directly pulls data from their customers&#8217; banks and platforms to generate financial statements, including the balance sheet and income statement.</p>

<p>We were blown away by the incredible interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco.  After a thorough review, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 standout finalists — 10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now it’s your turn to decide. Audience Choice voting is open [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A familiar problem is facing new entrants in the AI industry: How do you break through when the incumbents are so entrenched? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. We’re not just offering answers — we’re bringing insights from top experts like [&hellip;]</p>

<p>TechCrunch Sessions: AI takes over UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall in just one week — join us June 5 for a full day of networking, learning sessions, satellite events, and more. And we’re adding another excellent speaker to our already packed lineup: Tkxel founder and CEO Umair Javed, who will be exploring the potency and potential [&hellip;]</p>

<p>All Thibault Launay and his wife, Simi, wanted nearly five years ago was to build a dream home in Portugal, where they both now live.  But what they encountered instead was a broken system. “Fourteen months of delays, 20% budget overruns, and endless stress managing over 10 subcontractors,” Thibault recalled. They bought the land in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates.&nbsp;&nbsp; While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Mark your calendars: June 18 just became a can&#8217;t-miss event. We&#8217;re thrilled that Ali Partovi and Russell Kaplan will be joining us for what&#8217;s shaping up to be a fantastic night of ideas and conversation in the heart of Silicon Valley at our next StrictlyVC evening, taking place in Menlo Park. Partovi, the longtime investor [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We&#8217;re absolutely thrilled to announce that Eunice Kim, chief product officer of Netflix, will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt&#8217;s 20th anniversary celebration this October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco! As we mark two decades of TechCrunch Disrupt, there&#8217;s perhaps no better embodiment of transformative growth than Netflix&#8217;s journey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There’s no shortage of APIs, models, or hype in the current AI ecosystem. But for early-stage founders, the real question is: How do I turn this firepower into a product that actually works…and sells? That’s where Hao Sang, from OpenAI’s Startups Go-to-Market team, comes in. At TechCrunch Sessions: AI next week — June 5 at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The idea of becoming a real estate investor for as little as $5 may seem too good to be true. And for many users of Landa, a proptech company that promised just that &#8212; it has been. Landa emerged from stealth in August 2022, announcing a total of $33 million in funding and a pledge [&hellip;]</p>