Confirmed: AI vision startup Metropolis acquires Oosto (formerly known as AnyVision) for just $125M

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January 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1164 words · Connor Richards

Friend delays shipments of its AI companion pendant

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January 20, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · John Perez

Here are the types of AI companies enterprise VCs want to back in 2025

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Getty Images Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:Getty Images Cloud Computing Department of Commerce Crypto go-ahead EVs Fintech fund-raise Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram layoff Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft privateness Robotics surety Social Space startup TikTok transferral Venture More from TechCrunch outcome Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us The AI startup market is straggle , from companies seem to build up unexampled chips , to those using AI to progress robots , to others look to use AI to create niche solutions for industry - specific workflows ....

January 20, 2025 · 4 min · 784 words · Caitlin Taylor

How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoint’s unicorn exit

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Oui Capital Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:Oui Capital Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto endeavor EVs Fintech fund-raise Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics protection Social blank space Startups TikTok DoT Venture More from TechCrunch event Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard meet Us At a late investor confluence , former - stage African investorOui Capitalinformed limited partners that it had return its $ 4 million debut fund follow the sales event of some parcel in the patronage banking platformMoniepoint ....

January 20, 2025 · 5 min · 912 words · Allen Michael

OpenAI’s agent tool may be nearing release

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January 20, 2025 · 4 min · 802 words · Anthony Acevedo

RedNote, Flip, Clapper, and Likee claim the top of the App Store as TikTok comes back online

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January 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1123 words · Timothy Turner

US safety regulators expand Ford hands-free driving tech investigation

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January 20, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Dorothy Rush

AI benchmarking organization criticized for waiting to disclose funding from OpenAI

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January 19, 2025 · 4 min · 796 words · Sarah Curtis

From recruiting for Palantir to landing a plane on Highway 85: meet defense tech’s wildest power broker

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January 19, 2025 · 12 min · 2426 words · Brian Charles

Meta announces a new CapCut rival called Edits

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January 19, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · April Lewis

The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

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January 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1256 words · Amy Stokes

TikTok goes dark in the US

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January 19, 2025 · 5 min · 854 words · John Rodriguez

TikTok is restoring service in the US

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January 19, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · William Lewis