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Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code | TechCrunch

On Monday, Anthropic announced a new tool called Cowork, designed as a more accessible version of Claude Code. Built into the Claude Desktop app, the new tool lets users designate a specific folder wh

发布时间:2026-01-11来源:TechCrunch
Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable | TechCrunch

Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, smart … ice cube makers? Sure, why not! AI was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where companies large and smal

发布时间:2026-01-11来源:TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative | TechCrunch

When Meta announced capital expenditure projections last year, the company made it known that it planned to spend big to build out capacity for its AI business. “We expect that developing leading AI i

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Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into drug discovery as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to cut years off R&D timelines and increase the chances of success amid rising costs

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Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness | TechCrunch

When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, finance services, or insurance companies. The compan

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Hands-on with Bee, Amazon's latest AI wearable | TechCrunch

In early tests with a review unit of Bee, we found the device itself was easy to use. It’s just a press of a button to turn recording on or off. In the app, you can configure whether a double press bo

发布时间:2026-01-11来源:TechCrunch
Slackbot is an AI agent now | TechCrunch

Slackbot, the automated assistant baked into the Salesforce-owned corporate messaging platform Slack, is entering a new era as an AI agent. And Salesforce CTO Parker Harris hopes it will be as viral a

发布时间:2026-01-12来源:TechCrunch
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an

发布时间:2026-01-12来源:TechCrunch
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup | TechCrunch

Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years. As a result, model providers have seen increased business, along with investor int

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ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330M ARR last year | TechCrunch

ElevenLabs, the AI voice-generation startup, crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Mati Staniszewski said in an interview with Bloomberg. “Really, what this [growth in ARR] shows

发布时间:2026-01-12来源:TechCrunch
Apple launches 'Creator Studio' bundle of apps for $12.99 per month | TechCrunch

Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in iWork apps, the company announced on Tuesday. The bundle costs $12.99

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Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see | TechCrunch

The robotics company behind the Neo humanoid robot, 1X, has unveiled a new AI model that it says understands the dynamics of the real world and can help bots learn new information on their own. This p

发布时间:2026-01-12来源:TechCrunch
AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A | TechCrunch

Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks. At the same time, cyber defenders are also turning to the technology to fight back. Depthfirst, a security startup positioning itself at the

发布时间:2026-01-13来源:TechCrunch
VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory | TechCrunch

Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice agents had design flaws. Some of these agents were being built

发布时间:2026-01-13来源:TechCrunch
Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won't let your electricity bill go up | TechCrunch

Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts of AI infrastructure in the comi

发布时间:2026-01-12来源:TechCrunch