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We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The US job market is in a weird place right now. Life is clearly rough for the working class, stuck navigating Kafkaeqsue hiring infrastructure while billionaires devour an…
A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos-and It Wants to Do Mail Order
Today's entry to the ranks of “technologies that are cool in a technical sense but also don't seem like a particularly great idea” comes from London-based startup CipherX, which describes itself as “a biotech start-up…
The many challenges for ISRO: Rise of startups, launch setbacks, attrition
What is the attrition situation at ISRO? A July 14 Department of Space memo, signed by a joint secretary with the Union government, addressed “a spate of requests for voluntary retirement and resignation from Group A scientific technical…
Looking at just the odds isn't enough. How traders gain an edge on prediction markets
Between Polymarket and Kalshi alone, there can be over 100,000 active markets. That's too much for one prediction market trader to juggle on her own. From using AI bots to purchasing an antenna, traders rely on tools and peculiar methods to compete…
What's The Secret Behind Start Up Survival? Vision, Not Just Money
(Original Caption) Illustration of eyes and glasses. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 1693 Last fall, I attended a dinner for the AI startup Infactory where I met founder Brooke Hartley. From our first conversation, she seemed to have a vision to help the…
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn't.
For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or he fails and ends up on the streets. He started coding at 15 in his native Kazakhstan, completed a couple of summer programs in…
Why OpenAI's 80% Price Cut Could Trigger A Race To The Bottom In AI
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The global investment management company held the summit consisting of leaders from government, business, and…
Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. And it's taking a global approach. Here, TechCrunch tracks every one of those moves in one…
DeepSeek is developing massive AI data center in inner Mongolia
China's DeepSeek is planning a massive artificial-intelligence data center in Inner Mongolia, according to people familiar with the matter, an ambitious move in computing infrastructure from the startup that's shown it can compete with the leading…
Maharashtra's AI advantage: Building the future of Indian agriculture
Indian agriculture is entering a new technological phase. The next transformation will depend not only on increasing production, but on improving the quality and speed of decisions. Climate variability, water stress, pest outbreaks, market…
Should you still buy your next smartphone - or subscribe to it instead?
The smartphone industry's next battleground may not be the phone itself, but how consumers get it. As premium devices become more expensive, Apple, Samsung, and others are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can…
4 Ecommerce Niches Worth Building A Side Hustle Around In 2026
Four ecommerce niches worth building a side hustle around in 2026, backed by market data on wellness, pet products, AI tools and resale. About one-third of U.S. adults now have an active side hustle, and more than 70 percent of workers rely on some…
Exclusive: Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays
Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike, which…
Is Vanderbilt's Campus Expansion The Next Big Thing For Universities?
Vanderbilt University's campus expansion strategy is being watched closely by other major universities seeking to gain a larger market presence. Vanderbilt University is charting a new direction, one that other major universities are watching…
China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
Over the past month, a series of advancements in China's artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to…
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