AI startup Hebbia raised $130M at a $700M valuation on $13 million of profitable revenue
Hebbia, a startup that uses generative AI to search large documents and respond to large questions, has raised a $130 million Series B at a roughly $700 million valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Index Ventures, Google Ventures and Peter Thiel. And its funding demonstrates that 50x annual
Read moreNovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets
NovoNutrients has raised a $18 million Series A round from investors to build a pilot-scale facility to prove that its fermentation process works at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreUber for Teens has reignited an old debate over fingerprinting drivers
Seven years ago, Uber and Lyft blocked an effort to require ride-hailing app drivers to get fingerprinted in California. But by launching Uber for Teens earlier this year, the company inadvertently resurfaced the issue. Now a broader debate is underway as startups, Uber, and California regulators hash out when a
Read moreWhataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane
Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. Amid
Read moreGoogle’s dark web monitoring service will soon be free for all users
Illustration: The Verge Since last year, Google has monitored dark web leaks of stolen account information for Google One subscribers, such as phone numbers and physical addresses. But, starting later this month, Google’s dark web reports will be available to anyone with a Google account. According to a Google support
Read moreBumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos
Bumble’s new reporting option arrives at a time when, unfortunately, AI-generated photos on dating apps are common © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTalky social app Airchat gets a major overhaul, making it more like an asynchronous Clubhouse
The concept of Airchat is fun, especially if you're someone who loves to send voice memos instead of typing out long paragraphs on your phone keyboard. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: This is what happens when you shoot down a delivery drone
Florida man is back with a vengeance, and this time, he’s going after Walmart delivery drones. Yes, really. Walmart was demonstrating its delivery drone technology in Clermont, Florida – about twenty-five miles outside of Orlando – and a man allegedly shot the drone out of the sky when it flew
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