Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation

AI firm Anthropic has raised a $13 billion Series F round that brings its post-money valuation up to $183 billion – funds the company says will be used to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.  Iconiq co-led the round with Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners, according … Read more

Tesla’s Dojo, a timeline | TechCrunch

Elon Musk doesn’t want Tesla to be just an automaker. He wants Tesla to be an AI company, one that’s figured out how to make cars drive themselves.  Crucial to that mission was Dojo, a custom-built supercomputer designed by Tesla to train its Full Self-Driving (FSD) neural networks. FSD isn’t actually fully self-driving; it can … Read more

WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool

Web publishing platform WordPress is introducing an early version of an AI development tool, which CEO Matt Mullenweg described as a “V0 or Lovable, but specifically for WordPress” — V0 and Lovable being references to popular “vibe coding” services for building software using prompt-based, AI interfaces. Mullenweg introduced the new WordPress AI tool, called Telex, … Read more

Tesla Dojo: the rise and fall of Elon Musk’s AI supercomputer

For years, Elon Musk has spoken of the promise of Dojo, the AI supercomputer that was supposed to be the cornerstone of Tesla’s AI ambitions. It was important enough to Musk that in July 2024, he said the company’s AI team would “double down” on Dojo in the lead-up to Tesla’s robotaxi reveal, which happened … Read more

Just 4 days and 10 tables left to exhibit at Disrupt 2025

The clock is ticking, and exhibit space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is filling up fast. With just 4 days left to book your table, now’s the time to stop circling the idea and claim your spot on the show floor. Only 10 tables remain — and once they’re gone, they’re gone. No waitlist. No last-minute … Read more

Agentic AI: Promise, scepticism, and its meaning for Southeast Asia

Agentic AI is being talked about as the next major wave of artificial intelligence, but its meaning for enterprises remains to be settled. Capgemini Research Institute estimates agentic AI could unlock as much as US$450 billion in economic value by 2028. Yet adoption is still limited: only 2% of organisations have scaled its use, and … Read more

U.S. and Indian VCs just formed a $1B+ alliance to fund India’s deep tech startups

Eight U.S. and Indian venture capital and private equity firms — including storied investors Accel, Blume Ventures, Celesta Capital, and Premji Invest — have formed an unusual coalition to back India’s deep tech startups, pledging more than $1 billion over the next decade to strengthen U.S.-India tech ties. The alliance addresses longstanding funding concerns. In … Read more

LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M in Series B

Aging demographics, labor shortages, the adoption of GenAI, and the 2023 implementation of e-invoicing are driving companies to automate finance, tax, procurement, and HR in Japan. Yet only 16% of digital transformations succeed, and that’s only 4–11% in traditional industries. The main barriers? Weak leadership commitment, a rigid culture, and a lack of digital talent. … Read more

Volunteer at Disrupt 2025 while you still can

Volunteers are needed, and time is ticking! With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re calling on students, aspiring founders, marketers, and event pros to step behind the curtain and help the TechCrunch events team pull off one of the largest and most anticipated startup events of the year, taking … Read more