Rebecca Bellan, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:31:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Rebecca Bellan, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/anthropic-accuses-chinese-ai-labs-of-mining-claude-as-us-debates-ai-chip-exports/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:57:27 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095772 Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/defense-secretary-summons-anthropics-amodei-over-military-use-of-claude/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:19:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095568 Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/google-vp-warns-that-two-types-of-ai-startups-may-not-survive/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094718 Why creators are ditching ad revenue for chocolate bars and fintech acquisitions  https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-creators-are-ditching-ad-revenue-for-chocolate-bars-and-fintech-acquisitions/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:24:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3095237 Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/anthropic-funded-group-backs-candidate-attacked-by-rival-ai-super-pac/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:52:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095184 AI’s promise to indie filmmakers: Faster, cheaper, lonelier https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/ais-promise-to-indie-filmmakers-faster-cheaper-lonelier/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094387 OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/openai-reportedly-finalizing-100b-deal-at-more-than-850b-valuation/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:35:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094399 Google Cloud’s VP for startups on reading your ‘check engine light’ before it’s too late https://techcrunch.com/podcast/google-clouds-vp-for-startups-on-reading-your-check-engine-light-before-its-too-late/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:22:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3094010 World Labs lands $1B, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring world models into 3D workflows https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/world-labs-lands-200m-from-autodesk-to-bring-world-models-into-3d-workflows/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:07:16 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093950 The enterprise AI land grab is on — Glean is building the layer beneath the interface https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/the-enterprise-ai-land-grab-is-on-glean-is-building-the-layer-beneath-the-interface/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093083 Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push, not pull https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/elon-musk-suggests-spate-of-xai-exits-have-been-push-not-pull/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:11:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091919 Cohere’s $240M year sets stage for IPO https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/coheres-240m-year-sets-stage-for-ipo/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:03:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092823 Glean’s fight to own the AI layer inside every company  https://techcrunch.com/podcast/glean-arvind-jain-equity-podcast-own-the-ai-layer-inside-every-company/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:07:28 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3092162 Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/vega-raises-120m-series-b-to-rethink-how-enterprises-detect-cyber-threats/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091004 AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/ai-video-startup-runway-raises-315m-at-5-3b-valuation-eyes-more-capable-world-models/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091124 How AI is helping solve the labor issue in treating rare diseases https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/how-ai-is-helping-with-the-labor-issue-in-treating-rare-diseases/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:29:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090305 ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/elevenlabs-ceo-voice-is-the-next-interface-for-ai/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:41:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089899 Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/exclusive-positron-raises-230m-series-b-to-take-on-nvidias-ai-chips/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:18:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089440 Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/coalition-demands-federal-grok-ban-over-nonconsensual-sexual-content/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088503 SpaceX’s IPO could open the floodgates — and secondaries are booming in the meantime https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/spacexs-ipo-could-open-the-floodgates-and-secondaries-are-booming-in-the-meantime/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:41:25 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088310