In the debut episode of the Build Mode podcast, host Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Deon Nicholas, co-founder of Forethought AI, to unpack what it really takes to build a lasting company with and for your customers from day one. Build Mode is TechCrunch’s new podcast that pulls back the curtain on how startups actually…
How powerful are Diffusion LLMs compared to classic autoregressive LLMs, once you treat generation as an algorithm with time and space complexity, not just as a decoding trick? A new research paper from a team researchers from Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago and MIT gives a formal answer. This new research compares Auto-Regressive Models (ARM),…
If there’s one thing that VCs agree on when backing AI startups, it’s that AI requires a different investment approach than prior technological shifts. “It’s a funky time,” said Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures, onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. The longtime VC noted that the rules of investing have significantly shifted…
In this tutorial, we build a self-verifying DataOps AIAgent that can plan, execute, and test data operations automatically using local Hugging Face models. We design the agent with three intelligent roles: a Planner that creates an execution strategy, an Executor that writes and runs code using pandas, and a Tester that validates the results for…
Motorola recently expanded its moto g Series lineup in India with the launch of the moto g67 Power 5G, built for endurance and everyday efficiency. The smartphone is aimed at users who value both performance and longevity, bringing together a massive 7,000 mAh battery, a fast Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC, and a 120 Hz…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt — making it the second company to perform such a feat, following Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It’s an accomplishment that will help the new rocket system become an option to…
OnePlus has finally unveiled its most anticipated flagship of the year – the OnePlus 15 in India (and globally). The OnePlus 15 is the latest addition to its premium flagship lineup powered by the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The device brings a new era of intelligent performance with its triple-chip architecture,…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt — making it the second company to perform such a feat, following Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It’s an accomplishment that will help the new rocket system become an option to…
OnePlus has launched its newest flagship smartphone in India – OnePlus 15, the latest addition to its premium flagship lineup, powered by the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. Priced from ₹72,999, the device combines power, performance, and precision engineering, highlighted by its smooth 165 Hz 1.5K AMOLED display, a massive 7,300 mAh…
Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation, among other things. In a video announcing the release, Tyler Denk, the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, said that what makes newsletter platforms powerful is ownership. “Owning your audience, distribution, brand, and even your revenue…
