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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ComfyUI-Co-founders-1.png?resize=1200,790″] ComfyUI, a startup that helps creators control image, video, and audio outputs from diffusion models with a node-based workflow, has raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with participation from other investors including Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow. ComfyUI was started…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/twitter-x-musk-graffiti.jpg?resize=1200,675″] XChat, X’s stand-alone messaging app, launched to the public on Friday. Initially available on iOS devices, the new app allows users to connect with their X contacts for messaging, file sharing, audio and video calls, as well as group chats. The company first began publicly testing XChat with a small group of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-2252871842.jpg?w=1024″] Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic and support the AI firm’s growing computing needs, Bloomberg reports. The Alphabet subsidiary is committing to invest $10 billion now, at a $350 billion valuation for Anthropic, with another $30 billion to follow if Anthropic hits certain performance targets, according to Anthropic. …

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tc-backlight-e1689786273147.png?w=1200″] Listen onApple PodcastsListen onSpotify A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CMC_8135.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Overpriced Mac minis are flooding eBay amid shortages of the sold-out machines, which have become a favored tool for running on-device AI models like OpenClaw. This week, reports indicated that the $599 M4 Mac mini base model with 16GB RAM and 256GB of storage is sold out on Apple’s retail website, with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=1200,900″] Nuclear startup X-energy raised $1 billion in its initial public offering yesterday, selling 44.3 million shares for $23 each, a hefty premium above the $16 to $19 per share it was seeking. Initially, the company had hoped to raise around $800 million. The stock is expected to begin trading on Friday on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/android-spyware-malloc.jpg?resize=1200,751″] Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report. On Thursday, Osservatorio Nessuno, an Italian digital rights organization that researches spyware, published a report on a new malware it calls Morpheus. The spyware, which…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tim-cook-glowing-apple-logo-GettyImages-2234517515.jpg?w=1024″] Loading the player… Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/StrictlyVC-NYC-2024.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked roster of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join us to discuss, you guessed it, operating at scale in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_2376-rotated.jpeg?resize=900,1200″] In the last few years, AI-powered dictation tools have taken off. In addition to existing dictation apps like Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Willow, and Monologue, new ones are being launched every week. On Thursday, hardware company Nothing launched a competitive product of its own, called Essential Voice. The core idea is similar to…