Ram Iyer, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:51:30 +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 Ram Iyer, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible AI agents for marketers https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/kana-emerges-from-stealth-with-15m-to-build-flexible-ai-agents-for-marketers/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:08:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093896 US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/us-ftc-airs-concerns-over-allegations-that-apple-suppresses-right-wing-content-on-apple-news/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:40:03 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092380 Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/uber-to-buy-delivery-arm-of-turkeys-getir/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:07:03 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090949 EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/eu-tiktok-disable-addictive-features-infinite-scroll-recommendation-engine/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:24:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090304 Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/uber-appoints-new-cfo-as-its-av-plans-accelerate/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:15:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089459 Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/linq-raises-20m-to-enable-ai-assistants-to-live-within-messaging-apps/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:16:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088487 Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/nvidia-invests-2b-to-help-debt-ridden-coreweave-add-5gw-of-ai-compute/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:52:55 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3085958 From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/from-invisibility-cloaks-to-ai-chips-neurophos-raises-110m-to-build-tiny-optical-processors-for-inferencing/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:00:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3084949 Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/netflix-revises-offer-to-pay-all-cash-for-warner-bros-to-stave-off-paramount/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:00:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3083741 Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/italy-investigates-activision-blizzard-for-pushing-in-game-purchases/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:02:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3083320 US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/us-senators-demand-answers-from-x-meta-alphabet-on-sexualized-deepfakes/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3083010 India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/india-reportedly-tells-quick-commerce-firms-to-drop-10-minute-delivery-promise/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:27:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3082253 X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/x-restricts-groks-image-generation-to-paying-subscribers-only-after-drawing-the-worlds-ire/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:59:24 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3081409 Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/warner-bros-discovery-rejects-paramounts-bid-again-calls-it-a-leveraged-buyout/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:56:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3080644 Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/italy-tells-meta-to-suspend-its-policy-that-bans-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:40:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3078785 OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/openai-is-reportedly-trying-to-raise-100b-at-an-830b-valuation/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:32:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3077691 Mozilla’s new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:17:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3076837 Databricks raises $4B at $134B valuation as its AI business heats up https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/databricks-raises-4b-at-134b-valuation-as-its-ai-business-heats-up/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:39:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3076375 Nvidia reportedly weighs ramping up H200 production to meet surging demand in China https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/nvidia-is-reportedly-weighs-ramping-up-h200-production-to-meet-surging-demand-in-china/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:28:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3075844 Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/reddit-argues-it-isnt-like-other-social-platforms-in-case-against-australias-social-media-ban/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:51:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3075518