Hebbia, a startup developing AI-infused search tools, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures with participation from Radical Ventures. Of note, among the investors was Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang (full disclosure: Yahoo! is TechCrunch’s parent company) and Raquel Urtasun, a former head of AI research at…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Y Combinator is back, this time with a slightly smaller batch of startups. Still, the massive accelerator has two days’ worth of upstart tech companies to show off. TechCrunch is tuned in, as always, and in keeping with our historical coverage, we compiled a list of our favorites from the first day’s pitches. For more…
Today was more than hectic. With Y Combinator’s Demo Day taking place during an Apple event, we’ve been hammering away here at TechCrunch all day. You were also likely very busy, doing whatever it is you do for work and trying to stay up to date on the news. So sit back and let me spin our…
Yes, the new Apple Watch Series 8 looks nice. New features like a temperature sensor and crash detection are clever, but let’s be honest, we’re all going to walk away from today’s big event talking about the Apple Watch Ultra. Love it, hate it, even feel generally indifferent toward it, the product stole the show…
Pre-recorded Apple presentations are always a bit strange. These heavily-produced performances feature Apple executives telling us about their newest products as they dash across scenic deserts, or board onto strange, non-existent subways. Today’s presentation felt even stranger, though, perhaps because it was kicked off with a long Apple Watch ad that basically sent the message…
The first AirPods Pro were a revelation. It felt like Apple was finally all in on doing a pair of earbuds right — a big change from the days of those questionable headphones that came in the iPhone box. The sound quality, the active noise canceling and — perhaps most importantly, the comfort level —…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company of brands including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Regent hotels, has confirmed that it has been subject to a cyberattack. In a statement, IHG said it was aware of the situation and promises it isinvestigating “unauthorized access” to its systems. It added that it continues to assess the,…
Android 13 is getting its first update since its August launch by way of a Pixel security patch and a large amount of fixes for Android devices. The September patch will affect several devices in the Pixel 4 series (the 4, 4 XL, 4a, and 4a 5G) as well as those in the Pixel 5…
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Reuters Apple just announced new phones at its annual September event, including the iPhone 14. The iPhone 14 starts at $799 and comes in 5 colors. The colors are different from those available on the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple just introduced the newest iPhone, the iPhone 14 on September 7. Apple The new iPhone 14…