Julie Bort, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:18:40 +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 Julie Bort, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox  https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/a-meta-ai-security-researcher-said-an-openclaw-agent-ran-amok-on-her-inbox/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:57:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095915 With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: At least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic  https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/with-ai-investor-loyalty-is-almost-dead-at-least-a-dozen-openai-vcs-now-also-back-anthropic/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:46:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095823 How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/how-ricursive-intelligence-raised-335m-at-a-4b-valuation-in-4-months/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093032 Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce  https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/former-founders-fund-vc-sam-blond-launches-ai-sales-startup-to-upend-salesforce/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091318 Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/humanoid-robot-startup-apptronik-has-now-raised-935m-at-a-5b-valuation/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091741 VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/vc-masha-bucher-epstein-associate-and-day-one-founder-explains-herself/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:07:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091632 Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/former-github-ceo-raises-record-60m-dev-tool-seed-round-at-300m-valuation/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091363 Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/databricks-ceo-says-saas-isnt-dead-but-ai-will-soon-make-it-irrelevant/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:14:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091141 Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/harvey-reportedly-raising-at-11b-valuation-just-months-after-it-hit-8b/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:21:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091017 Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm  https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/gather-ai-maker-of-curious-warehouse-drones-lands-40m-led-by-keith-blocks-firm/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090538 a16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers  https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/a16z-vc-wants-founders-to-stop-stressing-over-insane-arr-numbers/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:28:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090068 Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/sam-altman-got-exceptionally-testy-over-claude-super-bowl-ads/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:45:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089626 What a16z is actually funding (and what it’s ignoring) when it comes to AI infra https://techcrunch.com/podcast/what-a16z-is-actually-funding-and-what-its-ignoring-when-it-comes-to-ai-infra/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:19:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3089601 Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/epstein-linked-longevity-guru-peter-attia-leaves-david-protein-and-his-own-startup-wont-comment/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:11:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089346 Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop bending the knee to President Trump https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/reid-hoffman-urges-silicon-valley-leaders-to-stop-bending-the-knee-to-president-trump/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:51:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088202 Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, even after launching its own, Nadella says  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/microsoft-wont-stop-buying-ai-chips-from-nvidia-amd-even-after-launching-its-own-nadella-says/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:21:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088004 Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot   https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/satya-nadella-insists-people-are-using-microsofts-copilot-ai-a-lot/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:06:56 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087908 Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/microsoft-earnings-7-6-billion-openai/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:47:24 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087517 AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman, and other big names https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/ai-security-startup-outtake-raises-40m-from-iconiq-satya-nadella-bill-ackman-and-other-big-names/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:18:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087428 Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B-parameter open source LLM from scratch to best Meta’s Llama https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tiny-startup-arcee-ai-built-a-400b-open-source-llm-from-scratch-to-best-metas-llama/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3086608