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The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-07-19 16:00:00

Most founders eventually have to pitch venture firms in hopes of raising capital. Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, took the stage at TechCrunch’s All Stage event in Boston to answer how to craft the perfect one. “I like to think of a VC pitch as your initial way for assessing founder-investor fit,” she told the crowd before diving into her presentation. One of the most important slides to have in a pitch is “The What,” she said, meaning, “‘The What’ are you building.” That’s followed by “The Why

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Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-07-19 19:21:29

Greptile, an AI-powered code review startup, is in the process of raising a Series A. Sources familiar with the deal tell TechCrunch it’s for $30 million at a $180 million valuation led by Benchmark partner Eric Vishria. But one person says that the deal hasn’t closed and terms may change. Founded by Dasksh Gupta after he graduated from Georgia Tech in 2023, the startup went through Y Combinator in the winter of 2024 cohort, and raised a $4 million seed round led by Initialized Capital after co

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The Israeli "art student" mystery (2002)

news.ycombinator.com Christopher Ketcham 2025-07-20 09:55:40

In January 2001, the security branch of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency began to receive a number of peculiar reports from DEA field offices across the country. According to the reports, young Israelis claiming to be art students and offering artwork for sale had been attempting to penetrate DEA offices for over a year. The Israelis had also attempted to penetrate the offices of other law enforcement and Department of Defense agencies. Strangest of all, the “students” had visited the homes of n

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code — without telling users

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-07-20 09:04:34

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan. Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and given a time (typically within a matter of hours) when the limit will reset. But with no explicit announcement of a change in limits, many users have concluded that the

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lsr: ls with io_uring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-21 10:40:41

lsr ls(1) but with io_uring Installation lsr uses the zig build system. To install, you will need zig 0.14.0. To install for the local user (assuming $HOME/.local/bin is in $PATH ), run: zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSmall --prefix $HOME/.local which will install lsr and the associated manpage appropriately. Replace $HOME/.local with your preferred installation directory. Usage lsr [options] [path] --help Print this message and exit --version Print the version string DISPLAY OPTIONS -1, --o

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code without telling users

news.ycombinator.com Russell Brandom 2025-07-22 11:09:51

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan. Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and given a time (typically within a matter of hours) when the limit will reset. But with no explicit announcement of a change in limits, many users have concluded that the

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-07-22 11:04:34

Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan. Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and given a time (typically within a matter of hours) when the limit will reset. But with no explicit announcement of a change in limits, many users have concluded that the

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Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-07-22 23:16:15

Investors are continuing to rally behind the call to reindustrialize American industry, this time by building out a $260 million war chest for automated manufacturing startup Hadrian to scale its factory footprint and make even more machine parts. Hadrian’s aim is to modernize American manufacturing by leveraging advanced automation to deliver mass-produced parts for aerospace and defense companies at a fraction of the time. It’s a huge change to the status quo: a manufacturing industry that’s

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Confident Security, ‘the Signal for AI,’ comes out of stealth with $4.2M

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-07-23 11:00:00

As consumers, businesses, and governments flock to the promise of cheap, fast, and seemingly magical AI tools, one question keeps getting in the way: How do I keep my data private? Tech giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, and others are quietly scooping up and retaining user data to improve their models or monitor for safety and security, even in some enterprise contexts where companies assume their information is off limits. For highly regulated industries or companies building on the

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Boulevard raises $80M to power self-care boom driven by Botox and GLP-1 surge

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-07-23 11:29:46

The beauty industry has seen an explosion of offerings recently. Customers can now access treatments far beyond basic hair and nail care, from wrinkle-smoothing Botox and fillers to permanent laser hair removal and even weight management through GLP-1 medications. Riding this wave of industry growth is Boulevard, a provider of scheduling and payment software for the self-care sector. The nine-year-old Boulevard just raised $80 million in Series D funding, valuing the business at nearly $800 mi

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Slack bolsters search with AI, adds transcriptions and summaries for huddles

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-07-23 23:00:00

As the race to bake in AI features into productivity apps intensifies, Slack is bolstering search on its app with AI features, adding transcription and summaries for huddles, and a way to see recaps of channels and threads. Using AI, Slack now lets you search across channels as well as connected apps (like Google Drive, Salesforce and Teams) to surface relevant files and conversations. This feature will be available on Slack’s Business and Enterprise plans. Image Credits: Slack The company is

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Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launch

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-07-23 23:11:21

Fast-growing Swedish AI vibe coding startup Lovable has become Europe’s latest unicorn. Only eight months since its launch, the startup has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation. Like Cursor and other platforms that help developers write code and build apps by harnessing the coding and reasoning abilities of large language models, Stockholm-based Lovable helps people use natural language to create websites and apps. The startup’s trajectory so far has cha

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Uber makes multi-million-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-23 23:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

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Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare-earth element trade talks

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-07-25 05:57:25

Rare-earth elements appear to be behind Nvidia’s stance on China. After announcing in June plans to essentially withdraw from the Chinese market, the semiconductor chip and AI giant reversed course and said it was filing an application to restart sales of its H20 AI chip to China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Nvidia’s plans to start selling its H20 AI chips are tied to ongoing trade discussions with China regarding rare-earth elements, according to reporting from

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Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare earth element trade talks

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-07-25 10:57:25

Rare earth elements appear to be behind Nvidia’s stance on China. After announcing in June plans to essentially withdraw from the Chinese market, the semiconductor chip and AI giant reversed course and said it was filing an application to restart sales of its H20 AI chip to China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Nvidia’s plans to start selling its H20 AI chips are tied to ongoing trade discussions with China regarding rare earth elements, according to reporting from

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GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-07-25 11:19:29

Sales of Tesla’s Cybertruck have plummeted from their peak last year, to the point that the hulking (and expensive) GMC Hummer EV outsold the polarizing steel-clad curiosity in the second quarter. Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks in the second quarter, just shy of the 4,508 Hummers that GMC moved in the same period, according to new data from Cox Automotive. Both were beat by Ford’s F-150 Lightning, which once again became the best-selling electric truck in the U.S. in the first quarter, beat

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Rex Salisbury’s Cambrian Ventures raises new fund, bucking fintech slowdown

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-07-25 23:43:29

Rex Salisbury, the solo GP behind Cambrian Ventures, fondly recalls the time he fell in love with fintech. The year was 2015, he had recently left his job as an investment banker to try his hand on engineering at a mortgage startup in San Francisco. “That’s when you had companies like Stripe, Plaid, Credit Karma, Wealthfront starting to scale,” he told TechCrunch. “Lending Club had just done their IPO, and was trading really well.” Investors’ excitement for fintech grew exponentially in the fo

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AV startup Pronto acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-25 13:00:57

The Venn diagram of engineers who know a little bit about AI, self-driving, and mining has a small intersection. Pronto CEO Anthony Levandowski wants as many of those people as possible. And an acquisition is helping him achieve that goal. The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed a self-driving system designed for haulage trucks and other off-road vehicles used at construction and mining sites, has acquired competitor SafeAI, TechCrunch has learned. Terms of the deal have not been

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Texas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate or embarrassing’ to release

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-30 15:31:30

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is refusing to release months’ worth of emails sent to Elon Musk and his companies under public records laws, according to a joint report from ProPublica, The Texas Newsroom, and The Texas Tribune. After initially agreeing to an information request, the governor’s office argued that the emails are covered by a law that pre

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ISRO successfully conducts hot tests of Gaganyaan propulsion system

news.ycombinator.com Authors 2025-07-31 01:19:04

ISRO has successfully conducted two hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at the space agency's Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri on July 3. The short-duration tests, lasting 30 seconds and 100 seconds respectively, were aimed at validating the test article configuration, ISRO said in a statement on Wednesday (July 8, 2025). Also read: What will Gaganyaan change for India? | Explained "The overall performance of the propulsion system during these hot tests was no

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Where AI meets design: Runway co-founder Alejandro Matamala Ortiz takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-02 15:45:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is the epicenter where 10,000+ startup and VC leaders gather to explore the future of innovation — and this year, two AI Stages bring the intersection of design and machine learning into sharp focus. We’re thrilled to welcome Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, co-founder and chief design officer at Runway, to one of the AI Stages at Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 in San Francisco. As part of a can’t-miss panel conversation, Ortiz will share how design principles are gui

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Get your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-05 22:00:00

Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts. Learn more and grab your table here before your competitor does. Maximum exposure for your startup For three full days, you’ll put your innovation directly in front of an eager, influential audience. Expand Your Reach: Showcase your solutions in the bustling

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Pinecone founder Edo Liberty explores the real missing link in enterprise AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-06 03:30:00

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI conversation goes deeper than just the latest models. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in the field — that raw intelligence alone is enough. With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders expected in San Francisco from October 27–29, this fireside chat and presentation is one of the must-attend moments for anyone building AI systems that actually work in the rea

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Exploring the future of voice AI with Mati Staniszewski at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-08 15:45:00

We’re excited to welcome Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, to the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 in San Francisco. In a featured fireside chat, Staniszewski will dive into how AI-powered voice technology is transforming digital communication and interaction. Takeaways that blend technical depth with business impact ElevenLabs is leading innovation in audio AI, building tools that make synthetic voices more natural, expressive, and accessible.

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This Tiny Sony Travel Speaker Is 45% Off, Amazon Isn’t Making a Dime on Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-10 03:25:03

Prime Day is where you head to shop at Amazon with record-low prices on nearly the whole range. This is especially the case on portable audio where you can now grab the Sony SRS-XB100 Bluetooth speaker at a price that’s simply impossible to beat. This little travel speaker is a best seller and it is now available for just $33, down from its regular price of $60, which is a staggering 45% discount. This deal isn’t limited to Prime members: anyone can snap it up when it’s live. See at Amazon Com

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New Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks may give first real look at Samsung’s slimmer foldable

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-13 16:56:52

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been given the thinner, sleeker glow-up we expected, if leaked hands-on photos are any indication. The trio of images posted by leaker @Jukanlosreve seemingly show what the next-gen Galaxy foldable will look like in the real world from a few different angles. The new photographs mostly line up with what we’ve seen in previous renders, including the larger, slimmer chassis that’s reported to be around 4.5mm thick when open. That’s slimmer than its 5.6mm Gal

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Wonder Dynamics co-founder Nikola Todorovic joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-15 22:10:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is back at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders to dig into what’s next in tech. And when it comes to artificial intelligence, the conversations aren’t just technical — they’re creative, cinematic, and boundary-pushing. That’s why Nikola Todorovic is headed to the AI Stage. A visual effects veteran turned AI entrepreneur, Todorovic is the co-founder of Wonder Dynamics, now an Autodesk company. Alongside actor

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Elon Musk's X goes down for some users

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-16 19:17:37

The X logo appears on a phone, and the xAI logo is displayed on a laptop in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elon Musk's social media platform X was hit with an outage on Wednesday, leaving some users unable to load the site. More than 15,000 users reported issues with the platform at around 9:53 a.m. ET, according to analytics firm Downdetector, which gathers data from users who spot glitches and report them to service. The issues appeare

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Elon Musk's X is down for some users

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-17 15:40:30

The X logo appears on a phone, and the xAI logo is displayed on a laptop in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elon Musk's social media platform X was hit with an outage on Wednesday, leaving some users unable to load the site. More than 15,000 users reported issues with the platform at around 9:53 a.m. ET, according to analytics firm Downdetector, which gathers data from users who spot glitches and report them to service. The issues appeare

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Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-08-20 15:45:29

AppsForBharat, the Indian startup behind the Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $20 million in a new round — just over nine months after securing $18 million — as the app continues to attract not only devotees but also strong investor interest. Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital led the Series C round with participation from existing investors, including Indian billionaire and tech veteran Nandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum Partnership, Elevation Capital, and Peak XV Partners. Religious devo

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Latest Tech News

The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions

Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say

The Israeli "art student" mystery (2002)

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code — without telling users

lsr: ls with io_uring

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code without telling users

Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts

Confident Security, ‘the Signal for AI,’ comes out of stealth with $4.2M

Boulevard raises $80M to power self-care boom driven by Botox and GLP-1 surge

Slack bolsters search with AI, adds transcriptions and summaries for huddles

Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launch

Uber makes multi-million-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare-earth element trade talks

Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare earth element trade talks

GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

Rex Salisbury’s Cambrian Ventures raises new fund, bucking fintech slowdown

AV startup Pronto acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

Texas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate or embarrassing’ to release

ISRO successfully conducts hot tests of Gaganyaan propulsion system

Where AI meets design: Runway co-founder Alejandro Matamala Ortiz takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Get your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Pinecone founder Edo Liberty explores the real missing link in enterprise AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Exploring the future of voice AI with Mati Staniszewski at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

This Tiny Sony Travel Speaker Is 45% Off, Amazon Isn’t Making a Dime on Prime Day

New Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks may give first real look at Samsung’s slimmer foldable

Wonder Dynamics co-founder Nikola Todorovic joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Elon Musk's X goes down for some users

Elon Musk's X is down for some users

Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows

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