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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/link-2026-04-30-at-1.04.31-PM.jpg?resize=1200,659″] Financial services platform Stripe is introducing a digital wallet specifically built for the AI era, where autonomous agents can perform tasks that include shopping, paying for reservations, buying tickets, and more. At its annual conference this week, the company introduced an upgraded version Link, its digital wallet that allows you to connect…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bms2e11-featured.png?resize=1200,675″] Surviving the long road to FDA approval isn’t just about building great technology — it’s about keeping your team motivated, finding the right investors, and learning how to operate when timelines are uncertain. This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Robhy Bustami, co-founder and CEO of BioticsAI, a Startup…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Salesforce_logo-e1672835031758.jpg?resize=1200,675″] Artificial intelligence continues to advance at a dizzying clip, forcing enterprises to develop and release new products quicker than ever or risk becoming irrelevant to a faster-moving competitor. Salesforce believes it has found a strategy that allows it to keep up even if it isn’t clear where AI is headed next. The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/uber-lucid.jpg?resize=1200,801″] Uber’s forthcoming luxury robotaxi service with Lucid Motors and Nuro is getting a fourth partner: Hertz. The companies announced Thursday that Hertz will provide “day-to-day vehicle asset management, including charging, maintenance, repairs, cleaning, and depot staffing.” The service, announced last year, is supposed to launch by the end of 2026 in the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1399595760.jpg?resize=1200,675″] VC firm 137 Ventures announced Thursday that it has raised more than $700 million across two new growth-stage funds to back startups “with the potential for significant market impact.”  In the past year, the firm, founded by former Founders Fund investor Justin Fishner-Wolfson, said it has deployed more than a billion dollars…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dentist-office-1252046775.jpg?resize=1200,798″] Practice by Numbers, the developer of a patient management software used in thousands of dentists’ offices, has fixed a security flaw that exposed the private health records of patients on a portal that comes bundled with the software, TechCrunch has learned. One patient, Joseph R. Cox, reported the bug to TechCrunch after…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/X-and-Threads-GettyImages-1763609384.jpeg?resize=1200,832″] Elon Musk’s X is still trying to woo back advertisers — this time with a rebuilt, AI-powered ads platform that started to roll out on Thursday. The tech company initially struggled to grow ad revenue in the first few years of Musk’s reign, leading it to shift its focus to other monetization…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/en-US-VVF-UI-Still.jpg?resize=1200,675″] You’ve heard of Instagram Reels — now get ready for Netflix Clips. Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming. “Think of ‘Clips’ as a personalized highlight reel that helps you decide what…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/S4A_Verified_Header_Ravyn.jpg?resize=1200,683″] As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GettyImages-2194278734.jpg?w=1024″] Meta doesn’t come up much in discussions of the top AI products these days, but its products are still benefiting from the ongoing surge of interest in the technology. The company’s business AI tools facilitated about 10 million conversations per week as of late March, up from 1 million in the beginning…