SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown | TechCrunch
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ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push | TechCrunch
… He added that the partnership combines ServiceNow’s enterprise workflow platform with BusinessNext’s banking expertise. …
This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car | TechCrunch
… The company was bootstrapped in the beginning, and while it got some early traction, he admitted he had to ban one of the platform’s largest dealers. “At that time, he was the only one that bought so many cars, and so he felt like he could get away with haggling or low-balling,” Yan said. “It hurt … …
Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal | TechCrunch
… The transaction combines Fox’s news and sports channels, along with its free ad-supported streaming service Tubi, with Roku’s connected TV platform. …
Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects | TechCrunch
… Here’s how the platform works: A company signs up to the platform, and then Cascade uses AI tools to determine which projects they have the best chance of winning. …
Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app | TechCrunch
… The Y Combinator-backed startup began as a vibe-coding platform letting users spin up apps for mobile, web, Slack, browser, and more. It later rebranded as Bud, an agent platform that can access various services, browse the web, and write code to automate tasks. …
Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research | TechCrunch
… According to Nvidia, the two companies will also collaborate on advancing Nvidia’s current and future compute platforms, relying on SSI’s tech and “unique insights into the future of AI.” SSI also partnered last year with Google Cloud to power its research. …
Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it | TechCrunch
… The order includes Lucid’s upcoming mid-sized platform . …
Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet | TechCrunch
… The Saga AI platform pulls it all together, determining how those vehicles are used, routed, and charged. …
Recursive Superintelligence signs $410 compute deal with Amazon | TechCrunch
… Today’s announcement is “likely going to be one of the smallest compute deals we’re going to sign in the next few years,” Socher said. …