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Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

Cloud seeding startup Rainmaker is partnering with Atmo, an AI-powered meteorology startup, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. The two operate...

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips following divorce settlement 

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred a portion of his ownership stake and voting power as part of...

The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for...

You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content...

Tomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise

TechCrunch All Stage officially kicks off tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ET at SoWa Power Station in Boston — and that’s...

Elmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemitic posts

In case it wasn’t obvious, no, that’s not the real Elmo that posted racist and antisemitic posts on Elon Musk’s...

Jack Dorsey’s latest app tracks sun exposure

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is on an app-building spree. After releasing a Bluetooth-based messaging app called Bitchat earlier this month,...

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the...

Study warns of significant risks in using AI therapy chatbots

Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI

One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. According to a Wall Street Journal report that...

UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders

The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to...