Beste TechCrunch podcaster (2025)

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Academics accuse AI startups of co-opting peer review for publicity 4:27

1h ago4:27

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There’s a controversy brewing over “AI-generated” studies submitted to this year’s ICLR, a long-running academic conference focused on AI. At least three AI labs — Sakana, Intology, and Autoscience — claim to have used AI to generate studies that were accepted to ICLR workshops. At conferences like ICLR, workshop organizers typically review studies…

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Factorial snaps up $120M from General Catalyst to boost its HR sales and marketing 5:13

1h ago5:13

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While Rippling and Deel duke it out in the field and in the courtroom alleging illegal sales and marketing tactics, here’s another way to boost business growth: pick up a massive sum of cash to expand your operations in those areas. Factorial, the Barcelona-based “unicorn” startup that provides an all-in-one HR platform. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers 6:58

14h ago6:58

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The Citizen Lab said it believes several governments may be customers of spyware maker Paragon Solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Arcade raises $12M from Perplexity co-founder’s new fund to make AI agents less awful 4:06

14h ago4:06

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Arcade, an AI agent infrastructure startup founded by former Okta exec Alex Salazar and former Redis engineer Sam Partee, has raised $12 million from Laude Ventures. Laude is the new fund launched in 2024 by Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski, the UC Berkeley computer scientist who also co-founded Databricks. This isn’t the only check Laude has c…

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Nvidia acquires synthetic data startup Gretel 7:28

18h ago7:28

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Plus - Elon Musk’s X reportedly bounces back to $44B valuation; Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Waymo’s milestone SFO mapping permit comes with strings attached 3:54

1d ago3:54

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Waymo has been given permission to map roadways at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via a temporary permit — the first step in the Alphabet company’s bid to unlock a potentially lucrative use case for its robotaxis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Rippling sues Deel, Deel denies ‘all legal wrongdoing’, and Slack is the main witness 7:19

1d ago7:19

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It’s gloves off in one of the more tense rivalries in the world of startups. HR company Rippling Monday morning announced a lawsuit against Deel, another big player in the same space. The dramatic 50-page complaint alleges racketeering, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, unfair competition, and aiding & abetting breach of fid…

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This app limits your screen time by making you literally touch grass 4:12

1d ago4:12

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If you’ve ever spent way too long scrolling through endless feeds about nothing, you may have been advised to touch grass. It’s a tongue-in-cheek suggestion, basically telling you to log off and go outside. But one developer took the concept to the next level. Rhys Kentish launched an iOS app last week called Touch Grass, Learn more about your ad c…

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Flexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startup 2:58

1d ago2:58

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Flexport accuses Freightmate of being the product of "theft, not ingenuity" in its lawsuit against the startup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Nvidia announces Groot N1 6:21

2d ago6:21

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Plus - Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search; Intel could be in for significant changes as Lip-Bu Tan takes on CEO role Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Bluesky users debate plans around user data and AI training 3:40

2d ago3:40

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Social network Bluesky recently published a proposal on GitHub outlining new options it could give users to indicate whether they want their posts and data to be scraped for things like generative AI training and public archiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Photo calorie app Cal AI, downloaded over a million times, was built by two teenagers 4:43

2d ago4:43

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Cal AI has generated over 5 million downloads in 8 months, it says. Founders Zach Yadegari and Henry Langmack are just 18. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works 6:24

3d ago6:24

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We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the GPS glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AI, which is building a low-cost GPS alternative, says that’s because the current technology is limited by its reliance on satellite positioning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Meta takes aim at ex-employee’s memoir ‘Careless People’ 5:10

3d ago5:10

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Meta won a legal victory this week against Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former employee who recently published a memoir of her time at the company titled “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Google and Muon Space launch a new satellite to battle wildfires 6:49

3d ago6:49

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Plus - Texas man faces prison for activating ‘kill switch’ on former employer’s network; Bumble heightens safety measures with new ID verification feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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US urges UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public; SoftBank buys old Sharp plant for OpenAI collab in Japan 5:45

3d ago5:45

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U.S. bipartisan lawmakers say the U.K. order gagging Apple from disclosing the demand is unconstitutional. Also, SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/…

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Bria lands new funding for AI models trained on licensed data 4:22

3d ago4:22

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AI-powered image generators, which are at the center of a number of copyright lawsuits against AI companies, are frequently trained on massive amounts of data from public websites. Most of these companies argue that fair use doctrine shields their data scraping and training practices. But many copyright holders disagree. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy 4:17

4d ago4:17

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Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace Cheersy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Could deeptech serve as Europe’s path to autonomy from the US? 3:48

4d ago3:48

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Amidst geopolitical tensions and volatile markets, the question of Europe’s ability to weather the storms ahead, especially as President Trump seems intent on having his pound of tariffs from the continent, is looming large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start ‘foodome sequencing’ 4:06

4d ago4:06

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In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder behind the Don’t Die movement – wants to start “foodome” sequencing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Omni raises $69M to design tools that help companies better analyze their data 4:18

4d ago4:18

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Employees at many companies today are expected to make decisions through careful data analysis, but the tools they need to do it are clunky, slow or — in some cases — don’t exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation 3:38

6d ago3:38

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Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation. Flock makes computer vision-enabled video surveillance technology used by law enforcement as well as businesses, property management companies, and so on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…

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iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other 5:57

6d ago5:57

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Plus - Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy; US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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UiPath is looking for a path to growth in agentic AI with its Peak.ai acquisition 5:59

6d ago5:59

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A rush of agentic AI solutions is hitting the enterprise market, and now one of the bigger players in automation has scooped up a startup in the space in hopes of taking a bigger piece of that business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAv TechCrunch

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