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Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)
With all the talk about how AI might one day kill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created "crash-test dummies" to solve that.
TechCrunch4 min read
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Clay’s Kareem Amin on the rise of the GTM engineer
Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.
TechCrunch5 min read
Less than 24 hours to apply for a Side Event at Founder Summit 2026
The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. Applications close tonight at midnight PT. Connect with the Boston startup ecosystem through November 1–7 by hosting your own Side Event.
TechCrunch3 min read
Where’s the Party? Zero-Party Data Basics for Small and Growing Businesses
Ask and you shall receive — zero-party data is the fastest way to build a business your customers actually trust.
Salesforce Einstein + Agentforce Blog6 min read
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Almost All About AI
This week’s list of the largest U.S. startup funding rounds was pretty much all about AI. That includes the biggest financing — a $1 billion round for Instinct, a developer of AI assistants for everyday tasks — as well as most of the rest of the Top 10.
Crunchbase News - AI4 min read
Your Investors Can Make Or Break Your Startup. Here’s Who Founders Actually Need On Their Cap Table
For startup founders, the goal shouldn’t be assembling a cap table filled with whoever was willing to invest, but rather intentionally constructed around investors who bring different forms of value.
Crunchbase News - AI6 min readNautical And Marine Startups See Stepped-Up Funding
Over the past year, venture backers have poured close to $3 billion into good-sized rounds for marine-related startups in sectors ranging from defense tech to clean energy, per Crunchbase data.
Crunchbase News - AI4 min read
Reporter’s Notebook: Europe’s Sovereign AI Push Needs Customers As Well As Capital
Crunchbase News Research Lead Gené Teare moderated panels and spoke with leaders building Europe and the Middle East’s AI ecosystems at HumanX in Amsterdam. Here we share a snippet of her conversation with Axelera AI CEO Fabrizio Del Maffeo and AI71 CPTO Mehdi Ghissassi.
Crunchbase News - AI5 min read
Seattle voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly known as Fixie, acquired by Inworld
Inworld has acquired Seattle-based AI startup Ultravox for an undisclosed sum to enhance its real-time voice technology. Founded in 2022 as Fixie, the startup previously raised $17 million to build speech models capable of handling conversational turn-taking and interruptions. Read More
GeekWire2 min read
Calling robotics startups: Submissions for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar close soon
Submit now to be part of the Robotics Startup Radar, which brings together some of the most promising robotics startups. The post Calling robotics startups: Submissions for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar close soon appeared first on The Robot Report.
The Robot Report2 min read
Vinod Khosla trashed a portfolio company — and the startup world has thoughts
Vinod Khosla's blunt comments about Factory drew backlash from some founders and tech VCs as the AI coding startup feuds with rival Cognition.
Business Insider - AI4 min read
I saw the Elizabeth Holmes doc. Shhhhhh I can't tell you about it.
"You Can See Everything" is a shocking and funny look at Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' life. Here's what I can share without spoiling it.
Business Insider - AI4 min read
Nokia, Iceye to Launch Sovereign Satellite Service for Defense
Nokia Oyj and satellite startup Iceye are planning to build secure European communication systems in orbit for defense and security matters, taking advantage of the growing urgency on the continent for sovereign services.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
NoBroker Seeks First Profit in Decade by Using AI to Curb Hiring
Startup NoBroker is using AI to cut tasks previously handled by people, putting the Indian real estate company closer to profitability.
Bloomberg Technology1 min read
Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.
TechCrunch2 min read
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.
TechCrunch5 min read
Founder-led Sales Strategies: The Startups and Small Business Edition
What’s the fastest path to product-market fit? Try these sales strategies.
Salesforce Einstein + Agentforce Blog6 min read
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