As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman's eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says | TechCrunch
… Internationally, Tools for Humanity has faced regulatory and ethical concerns . …
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Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation | TechCrunch
… Rapido said the fresh capital would be used to increase its footprint in high-growth markets, strengthen its driver network, and invest in technology and platform efficiency. “We are going deeper into markets where demand exists, but supply remains fragmented,” Rapido co-founder Aravind Sanka said … …
OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic | TechCrunch
… OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion post-money , submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. …
Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026 | TechCrunch
… But concerns about a large investment from Abu Dhabi-based Group 42 mired the IPO in an endless review from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States CFIUS . …
Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago | TechCrunch
… In this case, Maqubela suggested, that’s not an issue for Kindred’s limited partners, nor for Corgi’s other investors, which include Prime Capital, Leblon Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Y Combinator. “LPs really like exits above all,” Maqubela said in a message to TechCrunch. “They discount the valu… …
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers | TechCrunch
… In a statement, French economic minister Roland Lescure described the announcement as a “testament to President Emmanuel Macron’s ambition to position France as a leading destination all along the AI value chain.” In the United States, opposition to data center construction is heating up over envir… …
Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+ | TechCrunch
…If you want to automatically add something to your cart when it goes on sale, you can just tell Alexa, “Add this sunscreen to my cart if the price drops to $10…
The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the 'Deal of the Decade' | TechCrunch
… From DOGE data concerns to Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup and Meta’s acquisition of viral AI agent social network Moltbook. …
Microsoft's AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals | TechCrunch
… As data centers have proliferated, the general public has begun to push back against them , citing concerns over pollution, power prices, and water use. When Microsoft brings its own clean power to a project, it can plausibly say it has addressed two of those concerns. …
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn't take the meeting | TechCrunch
… Instead of another private round, Cerebras tried to go public in 2024, only to wind up stuck in U.S. government scrutiny over national security concerns triggered by a large investment by its only major customer, Abu Dhabi-based cloud provider G42. …