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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defence tech

Databricks raises $4B at $134B valuation as its AI business heats up

Adobe Firefly now supports prompt-based video editing, adds more third-party models

Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor

Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere

Solo VC and Lovable investor Neil Murray raises third Nordic-focused fund

VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power

OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation

I hate that I love Riverside’s AI-driven ‘Rewind’ for podcasters

Disney’s OpenAI deal is exclusive for just one year — then it’s open season

Nvidia bulks up open source offerings with an acquisition and new open AI models

Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid

Ford’s next F-150 Lightning will have a gas generator as it pivots away from large EVs

Creative Commons announces tentative support for AI ‘pay-to-crawl’ systems

Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital

Merriam-Webster names ‘slop’ the word of the year

Google’s ‘dark web report’ feature will no longer be available starting in February

Gift guide: TechCrunch’s favorite things

Threads adds new communities, tests badges for highly engaged members

Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy