Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B ‘headline’ valuation

Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has…

Ex-Googler’s Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people

Yoodli, an AI-powered communication training startup, has reached a valuation of more than $300 million —…

Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

Pet products and services giant Petco disclosed a data breach on Wednesday in a filing with…

Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity | TechCrunch

The Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit against AI search engine Perplexity on Thursday alleging copyright infringement.…

From the NFL to Startup Battlefield: How Alltroo built a brand that wins

On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get…

Gemini was Google’s top trending search term in 2025

Every year, Google releases a report highlighting the top trending searches, offering a snapshot of what…

Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multibillion-dollar business

Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia’s AI chip dominance? Maybe not. But there…

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

India has backed away from its plan to force smartphone makers to pre-install a government app…

All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025

Amazon Web Services’ annual tech conference AWS re:Invent has wrapped up its first official day of…

OpenAI slammed for app suggestions that looked like ads

ChatGPT’s unwelcome suggestion for a Peloton app during a conversation led to some backlash from OpenAI…