Category: Startups

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai’s open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a much lower price. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/writer-introduces-new-ai-model-and-upgraded-harness-to-contain-token-costs/

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone’s devices. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alerting-you-to-a-spyware-attack-take-it-seriously/

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works The surveillance company announced it’s making a tool called “Audit Assistance” mandatory for all customers, claiming it’s already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to explain how the tool works in detail,

Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/investors-sue-selena-gomez-alleging-fraud-tied-to-her-mental-health-startup/

Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/databricks-wanted-to-raise-1b-investors-wanted-15b-it-settled-on-5b-at-a-190b-valuation/

MSCA-backed QuBriC brings Alice & Bob into Europe’s quantum error correction push Today sees the expansion of QuBriC, Europe’s first Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network dedicated to quantum error correction (QEC), with the addition of fault-tolerant quantum computing scaleup Alice & Bob. QuBriC brings together 16 universities and seven

Lovable’s valuation doubles to $13.3BN as raises new funds Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable has raised $400m in new funding, at a $13.3bn valuation, more than double its valuation at its last funding round, in a round which was co-led by Europe’s new €5bn investment fund. Lovable, one of Europe’s most prominent

Monzo and Lovable backer Accel raises enlarged $800M early-stage fund The VC giant, which has backed Lovable, Synthesia and other current prominent European startups, has raised an enlarged $800m fund to invest in early-stage startups across Europe and Israel as part of an overall $3.5bn raise to invest in early-stage

Entravel Group secures $7.5M to scale its travel infrastructure platform Traveltech company Entravel Group has raised $7.5 million in funding to expand its white-label travel platform and develop a stablecoin-enabled financial layer for the travel industry. The round was co-led by Ethereal Ventures, chaired by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, and

How research partnerships under the MSCA are driving innovation [Sponsored] Companies that receive funding from the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) can take part in initiatives that have a major impact on innovation – in some instances securing nearly one patent per funded project. Over the past 30 years, the