Alongside news of its new AI-focused subscription plans, Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now allow AI agents of your choosing to set up and manage WhatsApp Business messaging, the service that allows companies to connect with customers through WhatsApp conversations. As Meta explains, this process was previously a bit more cumbersome, as it … Read more
OpenAI has bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging in a deal worth over $300 million, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The company, founded in 2019 and based in Los Altos, California, had previously raised about $30 million in funding from investors. Glass Imaging was founded by Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, … Read more
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every cohort brings a fresh wave of founders, the startups presenting this week skewed far more toward deep tech than in past years. As we do every quarter, TechCrunch asked early-stage VCs to name the hottest startups in … Read more
Every day, your business generates enormous amounts of data. Customer calls, marketing campaigns, sales pipelines, recruitment funnels: the information is all there. But if your team is still spending hours compiling spreadsheets and waiting on weekly reports, you’re not making decisions based on what’s happening now. You’re making decisions based on what happened last week. … Read more
One of China’s most prominent AI labs, Moonshot AI, believes it can turn its popular open-weight model into serious sales growth. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the lab is targeting $2 billion in annualized revenue by the end of the year, double the company’s reported revenue run rate for August. It’s an aggressive goal that … Read more
Gold remains a popular asset among investors, valued for its ability to hedge against inflation and economic instability, provide portfolio diversification, and maintain its historical importance. Despite the associated risks and costs, gold’s ability to preserve wealth and offer liquidity makes it an essential component of a well-rounded investment portfolio. However, you may not invest … Read more
Apple launched a meeting notetaker on Wednesday for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, one of a series of new audio intelligence features that can listen to sounds through your Apple Watch. The feature, called Siri Recap, uses ambient listening to take high-level notes of your conversations, according to the company. Apple Intelligence … Read more
Business expansion is often synonymous with sleek new offices or relocating to sprawling industrial parks. But what happens when the opportunity lies far from the city centers? Building a facility in remote job sites is a logistical nightmare. You need to spend thousands fighting unpredictable weather and timelines, while exposing your people and assets to … Read more
Telluride just managed one of its best-kept secrets in years, per The Hollywood Reporter. On Sunday night, festivalgoers filed into a 650-seat theater with their phones locked away, having no idea what they were about to see, told only that it ran nearly three hours, hadn’t been shown anywhere, and that its principal creators would … Read more
Is your business safe? Things don’t always go as planned, and problems can show up when you least expect them. It could be a door left unlocked, someone walking in unnoticed, or equipment going missing – and it all can happen very quickly. Waiting for something like that before taking action often leads to avoidable … Read more