Monthly Archives: January 2025

Someone bought the domain ‘OGOpenAI’ and redirected it to a Chinese AI lab

A software engineer has bought the website “OGOpenAI.com” and redirected it to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab that’s been making waves in the open source AI world lately. Software engineer Ananay Arora tells TechCrunch that he bought the domain name … Continue reading

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Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC’s extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware following the recent launch of its Android XR platform. The deal involves transferring some of … Continue reading

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LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI

The lawsuit alleges LinkedIn tried to conceal its actions but the firm says the claims are false.

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Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not see a dime from $1B sale

The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to leave some shareholders without a payout, according to sources familiar with the deal.  The terms — and Divvy’s journey from buzzy startup to acquisition … Continue reading

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How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

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Raymond Tonsing’s Caffeinated Capital seeks $400M for fifth fund

Caffeinated Capital, a San Francisco venture firm started by a solo capitalist Raymond Tonsing, is raising a fifth fund of $400 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm, an early investor in software company Airtable and defense startup Saronic, … Continue reading

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SK Hynix fourth-quarter profit soars to a record high, beating expectations on AI boom

South Korea’s SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers supported by strong sales of high bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative AI.

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Ati Motors raises $20M as India’s robotics industry grows

Ati Motors, an Indian startup building AI-powered autonomous mobile robots, has raised $20 million in a Series B round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft’s head of venture has resigned

Chris Young, Microsoft’s head of of business development and its venture unit, M12, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad

Under Donald Trump, the United States Digital Service is morphing into Elon Musk’s cost-cutting machine.

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