A Groundbreaking Venture Fund Led by Native American Women: The Launch of Velveteen Ventures
The firm will look to invest $500,000 to $4 million in 15-20 seed and Series A companies in the healthcare, climate, consumer, and community sectors.
Tech Experts Advocate for Enhanced Monitoring of AI Reasoning Processes
Research leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind are urging tech companies and research groups to monitor AI’s “thoughts.”
The Evolution of AI Coding Tools: A Shift Towards Terminal Interfaces
For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a…
Ukrainian Hackers Allegedly Compromise Russian Drone Manufacturer’s Infrastructure
A coalition of Ukrainian hackers breached and wiped systems belonging to Gaskar Group, a Moscow-based drone maker.
Hands-Free Highway Driving Set to Launch This Month
Lucid Motors joins the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla in offering an advanced driver assistance system that allows for hands-free driving.
Meta’s New Initiative to Combat Unoriginal Content on Facebook
Like YouTube, Meta says it won’t penalize users who are engaging with other people’s content, doing things like making reaction videos, joining a trend, or adding their own takes.
Matt Miller Secures $355 Million for New Venture Fund with Support from Former Firm
Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller has already locked in $355 million for his new fund, Evantic, which is also backed by Sequoia, TechCrunch learned.
Meta’s Shift in AI Strategy: From Openness to Secrecy
Top members of Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab discussed pivoting away from the company’s powerful open source AI model, Behemoth, and instead developing a closed model. This would mark a major…
Innovative Fundraising: A New Approach to Venture Capital by Brian Singerman and Lee Linden
Former Founders Fund GP Brian Singerman and co-founder and managing partner of Quiet Capital, Lee Linden, are seeking over $500 million for a new fund called GPx, three people familiar with their…
Nvidia Plans to Restart Chip Sales to China Amid Regulatory Changes
Nvidia announced Monday that it’s filing applications to restart sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, capping a spasmodic few months