How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Kompas VC has developed a regionally‑sensitive strategy to navigate today’s fragmented world, and it is backing that approach with a new €160 million fund $187....
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Kompas VC has developed a regionally‑sensitive strategy to navigate today’s fragmented world, and it is backing that approach with a new €160 million fund $187....
In Brief Posted: 5:40 PM PDT · April 28, 2026 !Imagehttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/a3c4057e7d804c79b4bfb3278f4afced.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits...
!Data center, ChatGPThttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-center-ChatGPT.png?w=1024 Image Credits: TechCrunch, AI generated Amazon expands Bed...
Amazon launched a new AI‑powered feature on Tuesday that lets users ask questions about products and receive conversational audio responses generated in real ti...
Posted: 11:16 AM PDT · April 28, 2026 !The Match Group Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImag...
!Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testifies Before House Judiciary Committeehttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1080946342.jpeg?w=1024 Image C...
Last year, WhatsApphttps://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/whatsapp-says-it-disrupted-a-hacking-campaign-targeting-journalists-with-spyware/ and Applehttps://techcrun...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Chatrie v. United States The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in a landmark case that could reshape digital‑p...
Australia is getting serious about making Big Tech pay for news. The government unveiled draft legislation on Tuesdayhttps://www.pm.gov.au/media/consultation-ne...
!Lovable app on mobile screenhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mobile-launch.avif?w=1024 Apple’s recent crackdownhttps://9to5mac.com/2026/03/30/...
!Image Credits: Lovablehttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mobile-launch.avif?w=1024 Launch Announcement Apple’s recent crackdownhttps://9to5mac.c...
Apple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions Apple is giving App Store developers a new way to attract subscribers with lower‑priced plans tie...
Snapchat announced that it’s rolling out AI Sponsored Snaps, allowing users to interact directly with brands’ AI agents. Sponsored Snaps are ads placed in the a...
!The YouTube logo and letteringhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2242441443.jpg?w=1024 Image Credit: Matthias Balk/picture alliance...
Neurable specializes in “non‑invasive” brain‑computer interface BCI technology, which captures neural signals via EEG sensors and AI‑driven signal processing. U...
On Tuesday, Red Hat principal software engineer Sally O’Malley released a new open‑source tool called Tank OS to make it easier to deploy and manage OpenClaw ag...
AI meeting notetaker apps have realized that transcribing meetings and providing summaries alone is not enough to justify their business models and valuations....
Background The pet food aisle has never been more crowded, which is exactly why Hillary Coles was skeptical when Atomic Labs approached her. Coles co‑founded H...
Snabbit, an Indian on‑demand home services startup, has closed a $56 million Series D funding round, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier report. Co‑led by Susquehan...
!Letterboxdhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Letterboxd025.jpg?w=960 Image Credits: Letterboxd Letterboxd has surged in popularity in recent yea...
!finger pointing to Facebook mobile app displayed on a smartphone screenhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/social-media-icons.jpg?w=1024 Image Cr...
!finger pointing to Facebook mobile app displayed on a smartphone screenhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/social-media-icons.jpg?w=1024 Image Cr...
Ineffable Intelligencehttps://www.ineffable.ai/, a British AI lab founded a few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion a...
A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States and faces over a decade in prison if con...
A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer. Background Las...
Skye — an iPhone app still in private testing — aims to change how people interact with AI on their smartphones. Even before its public launch, the startup has...
Tech companies such as Microsoft and Meta have been rapidly building natural‑gas‑fired power plants to power their data centers. However, the cost to construct...
Background Meta announced in December 2025 that it would acquire Manus, an agentic‑AI startup founded by Chinese engineers and later relocated to Singapore. Th...
!The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2206295463.jpg?w=1024 OpenAI’s Hardware...
American energy technology company Itron has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack in mid‑April and that hackers gained access to some of its systems. In a lega...
Overview After expanding into podcastshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/spotifys-video-podcasts-are-coming-to-netflix-next-year/, audiobookshttps://techcrunch....
Overview Spotify announced its next major category: fitness content. Building on its reputation for energizing workout playlists, the company is expanding to b...
Meta has signed an agreement with the startup Overview Energy to explore beaming infrared light from space to solar farms that power data centers at night. Cont...
Theo Baker is graduating from Stanford this spring with something most seniors don’t have: a book deal, a George Polk Award that he received for his investigati...
In Brief Posted: 2:38 PM PDT · April 26, 2026 !The logo and lettering of global online mail order company Amazon can be seen on the façade of Amazon Germany's...
After 15 years as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will be stepping downhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-apple-ceo-john-ternus-taking-over/ from...
Posted: 8:30 AM PDT · April 26, 2026 !AI sign displayed on a screen and Anthropic logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo.https://t...
I constantly use dictation apps such as Wispr Flow, Willow, or Typelesshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/12/30/the-best-ai-powered-dictation-apps-of-2025/ to reply to...
In Brief Posted: 2:43 PM PDT · April 25, 2026 !AI, startupshttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-88622588.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits: Get...
Posted: 1:57 PM PDT · April 25, 2026 !Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center on Riverport Rd in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025.https://techcrunch.com/wp-...
Background In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcem...
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, have long timelines, and often develop “first‑of‑its‑kind” technologies. A key value proposition—addressing polluti...
Canadian AI startup Coherehttps://techcrunch.com/tag/cohere/ is taking over Germany‑based Aleph Alpha with support from Schwarz Group parent company of grocery...
Every major tech conference has themes. Most are vague enough to mean everything and nothing at the same time. SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026https://sushitech-startup.me...
As Apple races to stay competitive in AI while navigating tariffs and supply‑chain uncertainty, the company’s future is about to shift under new leadership. On...
Funding round details - Valuation: Around $400 million. - Lead investor: Susquehanna Venture Capital. - Target raise: Approximately $50 million, with the possi...
In Brief Posted: 8:30 PM PDT · April 24, 2026 !Pronto branded pack of cleaning supplieshttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pronto.jpg?w=1024 Imag...
Silicon Valley often tolerates founder exaggeration when pitching investors, dismissing it as part of selling a vision. However, some deceptions cross the line,...