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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MuselyPharmacyBox.png?resize=1200,673″] Musely, a direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform, has secured over $360 million in non-dilutive capital from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). The company specializes in compounded treatments for skin, hair, and menopause care. Musely co-founder and CEO Jack Jia told TechCrunch that when CVF investors reached out to him last year, he wasn’t…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2195752979.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, the social media giant said. “We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier of robotic intelligence designed to enable robots to understand, predict, and adapt to human behaviors in complex and dynamic environments,” a Meta spokesperson…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Modular_Data_Center_2.jpg?resize=1200,675″] Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital and hedge funds, has a new plan to generate bigger returns on AI beyond its sizable stakes in Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and data center companies like Singapore’s DayOne and CoreWeave. It has launched a venture called Next Frontier to buy up land near…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/musk-court-2273245544.jpg?resize=1200,801″] Listen onApple PodcastsListen onSpotify Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1292192586.jpg?resize=1200,900″] After landing agreements with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday that it has signed deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI that allow it to deploy their AI tech and models on its classified networks for “lawful operational use.” “These agreements accelerate the transformation…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ubuntu-failed-update-ddos-attack.png?resize=1200,751″] Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public-facing infrastructure of popular Linux operating system distribution Ubuntu, as well as Canonical, the company that develops and maintains the software. The attack began on Thursday, and affected services that Ubuntu users rely on. “Canonical’s web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border attack and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GettyImages-2213399157.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Loading the player… Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/reddit-ipo-v2.webp?resize=1200,674″] After being harried by complaints that its search function needed improving, Reddit has in the last few years invested in its search engine, and has even added AI features to help its users find what they’re looking for. It appears that investment is finally paying off: The company has seen a 30%…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/chatgpt-india.jpg?resize=1200,800″] India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0 since its launch last week, OpenAI said on Thursday. However, third-party data reviewed by TechCrunch points to a more measured global response, with limited overall growth alongside sharp spikes in select emerging markets. ChatGPT Images 2.0, OpenAI’s latest image-generation upgrade,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tim-cook-iphone-GettyImages-2234563479.jpg?w=1024″] Apple reported a record quarter on Thursday. Yet outgoing CEO Tim Cook warned of some gathering storm clouds in the form of memory chip supply issues that could impact business in the near future. “Today Apple is proud to report our best March quarter ever, with revenue of $111.2 billion and double-digit…