Tag Archives: TechCrunch

Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Techme101

Alphabet CEO skipped an analyst’s question about Apple on the company’s earnings call.

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The Wayback Machine debuts a new plug-in designed to fix the internet’s broken links problem

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Should a linked web page go offline, the new feature will then redirect readers to the archived versions, so that there is no drop in service. The tool also archives a user’s own posts, helping to ensure their longevity.

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Google’s Gemini app has surpassed 750M monthly active users

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Google revealed a significant milestone for it’s Gemini app, announcing over 750 million monthly active users as it competes with ChatGPT and Meta AI.

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Meet Gizmo: a TikTok for interactive, vibe-coded mini apps

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Gizmo’s app is like a TikTok for vibe-coded mini apps…and it’s a lot of fun.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX company town is getting a police department

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

The new department will have up to eight police officers and could be up and running in a few months.

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A16z just raised $1.7B for AI infrastructure. Here’s where it’s going.

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping ⁠new $15 billion in funding⁠. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its ⁠infrastructure team⁠, the one responsible for some of its biggest, most prominent AI investments including Black Forrest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ⁠ElevenLabs⁠, Ideogram, ⁠Fal⁠ and dozens of others.   A16z ⁠general partner with the infra team Jennifer Li⁠ (who oversees … Continue reading →

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Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Tinder is testing AI recommendations and insight from your Camera Roll for better matches.

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Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

The startup has raised more than $500 million, to date, from investors to build a massive, distributed power plant supported by residential batteries.

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Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

The prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters took responsibility for hacking Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and published the stolen data on its extortion website.

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ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequioia at a $11 billion valuation

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last twelve months.

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