Beste Techcrunch podcasts (2025)

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Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections 3:54

9h ago3:54

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With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer." Lea…

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Alpine Eagle secures funding from European backers for counter-drone tech amid rising threats 5:29

9h ago5:29

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The war in Ukraine has brought drones to the forefront of modern warfare, creating a surge in demand for counter-drone systems. However, legacy solutions to counter drones, such as ground-based defense systems and cyber warfare, often come with a hefty price tag. For German startup Alpine Eagle, these solutions fall short: Learn more about your ad …

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Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations 6:30

2d ago6:30

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Plus - US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers; Russian propaganda is reportedly influencing AI chatbot results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Turing raises $111M at a $2.2B valuation 4:45

20h ago4:45

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As AI companies race to improve the accuracy of large language models (LLMs) and apps built on top of them, a startup that has emerged as a key partner in that effort is announcing a significant round of funding. Turing, which works with armies of engineers to contribute code to AI projects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com…

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DuckDuckGo leans further into GenAI as its AI chat interface exits beta 6:46

20h ago6:46

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Private search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning further into the generative AI opportunity. The non-tracking search engine has been dabbling with expanding the role of AI assistance in its product for the past year, including launching a chatbot-style interface last fall — available at Duck.ai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com…

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Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized by law enforcement operation 3:33

3d ago3:33

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An international coalition of law enforcement agencies seized the official website of Garantex, which has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. and E.U. governments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Ahead of a possible $4 billion IPO, CoreWeave’s founders already pocketed $488 million 4:53

3d ago4:53

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CoreWeave’s initial S-1 document for its upcoming IPO is full of surprises. Backed by Nvidia, CoreWeave runs an AI-specific cloud service from its network of 32 data centers that together have more than 250,000 Nvidia GPUs as of the end of 2024, according to the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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OpenAI’s ex-policy lead criticizes the company for ‘rewriting’ its AI safety history 8:48

4d ago8:48

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Plus - Spotify says it’s fixing the bug that caused Premium users to hear ads; Reddit adds new tools to help users contribute and connect across its platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Anthropic quietly removes Biden-era AI policy commitments from its website 4:43

4d ago4:43

4:43

Anthropic has quietly removed from its website several voluntary commitments the company made in conjunction with the Biden Administration in 2023 to promote safe and “trustworthy” AI. The commitments, which included pledges to share information on managing AI risks across industry and government and research on AI bias and discrimination, were del…

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From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste 10:50

4d ago10:50

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A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in 2019 in London, Epoch Biodesign now a 30+ strong multidisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and software engineers. Learn more about your ad…

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Ryan Breslow is back as CEO of fintech Bolt, after years of controversy 3:12

4d ago3:12

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Ryan Breslow is once again the CEO of Bolt, the fintech company told TechCrunch on Wednesday. Bolt shared a communication that recently went out to investors in which Breslow wrote that “following a challenging few years,” he had been reinstated as Bolt’s CEO with “unanimous approval” of the board of the one-click checkout company. Learn more about…

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Moonwatt secures $8.3M to dial up solar’s staying power with sodium-ion storage 8:36

4d ago8:36

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The drive to decarbonize our economies through electrification and clean energy continues to generate momentum around battery technologies, as storage has a key role to play in enabling the green transition. While renewables are clean sources of energy compared to burning fossil fuels, their power output isn’t always consistent. Learn more about yo…

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YouTube launches an ad-free Premium Lite subscription 6:29

5d ago6:29

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Plus - Prime Video tests AI dubbing for select movies and TV series; Apple adds AI-powered app review summaries with iOS 18.4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Funding to women-founded startups declined 12% in 2024, but that wasn’t far behind the broader market 4:42

5d ago4:42

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Venture investment to startups founded by women in Europe declined 12% in 2024, but it was in line with the 11% decrease in venture investment overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Mach Industries, founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, lands US Army contract, builds weapons factory 4:14

5d ago4:14

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Sequoia-backed Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, landed a contract with the U.S. Army and has plans for its first factory, Thornton told TechCrunch. The factory will be 115,000 square feet in Huntington Beach, California, where Mach’s headquarters is located, CEO Thorton said. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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On a quest to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has created a woolly mouse 3:16

5d ago3:16

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Colossal Biosciences, known for its outlandish goal to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2028, is claiming steady progress. It’s evidence: Genetically engineering mice to have mammoth-like fur. To engineer the woolly mouse, the company’s scientists found mouse versions of mammoth genes and then used CRISPR to edit mice embryos. Learn more about your …

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Flora is building an AI-powered ‘infinite canvas’ for creative professionals 5:02

5d ago5:02

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With just a few words, AI models can be prompted to create a story, an image, or even a short film. But according to Weber Wong, these models are all “made by non-creatives for other non-creatives to feel creative.” In other words, they’re not built for actual creative professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…

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Google still limits how Gemini answers political questions 6:41

6d ago6:41

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Plus - Amazon is reportedly developing its own AI ‘reasoning’ model; OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security 5:42

6d ago5:42

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The software supply chain is notoriously porous: a reported 81% of codebases contain high- or critical-risk open source vulnerabilities. A single vulnerability can have a far-reaching impact on the wider software supply chain, as evidenced by the likes of the Log4Shell exploit that saw millions of applications exposed to potential remote code execu…

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HackerPulse wants to help enterprises spot engineering bottlenecks 4:49

6d ago4:49

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HackerPulse builds dashboards of information pulled from engineering tools to show how and where engineers spend their time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night 4:04

6d ago4:04

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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, posting an unexpected offer of support for newly laid-off federal workers on the social network Bluesky. His message, which quickly gained traction, urged the displaced engineers and designers to turn the upheaval to their advantage. Learn more about your ad…

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Just Move In raises $8M Series A for its home setup service 3:44

6d ago3:44

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Fintech has fragmented into increasingly specialized, cucumber-sliced micro-services, ranging from embedded buy-now-pay-later loans to specialized neo banks to yet more payment processing systems. What opportunities remain for innovators in such a fragmented landscape? One U.K. startup, Just Move In, zoomed out and realised that the home had been o…

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Anthropic raises $3.5B to fuel its AI ambitions 7:47

7d ago7:47

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Plus - Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool; Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor TechCrunch

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