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Google, Accel India accelerator choses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers'
Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models. But as the AI model makers add more features, investors are wary of startups that could become so easily…
Accel, Google AI Futures Fund Invest in AI Startups: What it Means
Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund are investing in five AI startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, providing funding and resources to develop innovative solutions in enterprise, voice, and industrial AI. Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have…
Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The use of AI in Hollywood has turned into a lightning rod, especially as ongoing contract negotiations between major studios and the Writers Guild of America drag on. Earlier this…
I followed the Chinese playbook for success, then quit Meta for startup life. It feels like being on-call 24/7.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yuhao Xu, a former engineer at Facebook and the cofounder of Kuse, an AI-powered visual workspace. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his…
Lovable exec says 'big boys and girls' like OpenAI and Anthropic worry her more than other vibe coding startups
Other vibe coding players are not the biggest competition, says one Lovable exec. 'I always worry about the big boys and girls in the world,' Lovable's head of growth Elena Verna said on a Sunday episode of the '20VC' podcast. 'So, OpenAIs…
California Startup Starts Drilling World's First Underground Nuclear Borehole
Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Deep Fission, a California-based nuclear energy startup, started drilling the world's first underground nuclear borehole March 10 in Kansas, taking a major step forward in building…
AI writes buggy code. A Silicon Valley startup wants to fix it.
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google In January, a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University published a study analyzing the use of artificial intelligence technologies that can generate their own computer code. The study…
Startup Kadapa Building Likely To Be Completed Next Month
Kadapa: District collector Dr Sreedhar Cherukuri said efforts are being made to complete the Startup Kadapa building by next month to support young entrepreneurs and skilled youth. Addressing Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) through a video conference…
The AI tsunami that is engulfing D2C startups
A quiet revolution is underway, impacting D2C startups. For over two decades, digital commerce was based on a simple business flow. Potential shoppers searched on Google, landed on a website and purchased stuff. This three-step flow has been the…
Five startups to join Accel Atoms and Google's AI Futures Fund AI Cohort 2026
Venture capital firm Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund on Monday announced the five startups joining the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort to build new solutions in enterprise, voice, and industrial AI. Selected from over 4,000 applicants, the five startups…
AI puts India's office market back to work
Companies such as Tesco, SAP, Walmart, and Airbus are increasingly using their India centres to develop AI-driven solutions and support global innovation, a trend expected to continue as AI adoption accelerates worldwide. Office lease sizes ranging…
I built an open-source 'focus group simulator' that spawns 1,000 AI customers to roast your startup idea
Every founder has been there: you spend 3 months building something, launch it, and... crickets. Nobody wants it. User interviews cost time. Landing page A/B tests cost money. Survey panels cost both. What if you could get brutally honest feedback…
TechCrunch Mobility: Travis Kalanick's return proves it really is 2016 again
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! This newsletter was wrapped and ready to…
Wiz investor unpacks Google's $32B acquisition
Google closed its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz this week — the biggest acquisition in Google's history, as well as the largest ever acquisition of a venture-backed startup. On the latest episode of TechCrunch's Equity…
From foundations to fluency: why upskilling is the key to Europe's AI future
There is no question that for many Europeans, work will look different in the coming years. We've seen this “ripple effect” with every major technology shift, from computers to the Internet. And while research suggests that far more…
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