Julie Bort, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Julie Bort, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/ai-datacenter-startup-fluidstack-in-talks-for-1b-round-at-18b-valuation-months-after-hitting-7-5b-says-report/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:33:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112415 OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:23:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112057 Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:05:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111806 Nvidia-backed SiFive hits $3.65B valuation for open AI chips https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/nvidia-backed-sifive-hits-3-65-billion-valuation-for-open-ai-chips/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:03:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111572 Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:27:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111432 ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/chatgpt-pro-plan-100-month-codex/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111133 After data breach, $10B-valued startup Mercor is having a month https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:33:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110877 Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:27:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110724 AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/aws-boss-explains-why-investing-billions-in-both-anthropic-and-openai-is-an-ok-conflict/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:09:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110560 Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/databricks-matei-zaharia-wins-acm-computing-prize-agi/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110335 I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/i-cant-help-rooting-for-tiny-open-source-ai-model-maker-arcee/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:35:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110230 Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/firmus-the-southgate-ai-datacenter-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-5-5b-valuation/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:46:55 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110209 Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/uber-is-the-latest-to-be-won-over-by-amazons-ai-chips/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:46:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110079 OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund  https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:54:26 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109755 The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the-reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:23:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108438 Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/yupp-ai-shuts-down-33m-a16z-crypto-chris-dixon/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:01:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108096 Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:08:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107773 Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup  https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/former-coatue-partner-raises-huge-65m-seed-for-enterprise-ai-agent-startup/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:53:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107690 Delve whistleblower strikes again, with alleged receipts about ‘fake compliance’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/delve-whistleblower-strikes-again-with-alleged-receipts-about-fake-compliance/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:26:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107542 Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/anthropics-claude-popularity-with-paying-consumers-is-skyrocketing/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3106809